Apply for funding through the International Partnership Programme: Satellite-Enabled Data Services: Public Policy Course
The UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme is running a call for proposals to select 1 successful bid (that can include multiple organisations) to deliver a “satellite-enabled data services for public policy” course.
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Closing date: 23:59 (GMT) 19 April 2020. Proposals to be submitted to IPP@ukspaceagency.gov.uk
We strongly suggest reading the Guidance before completing the Application Form. All enquiries should be addressed to IPP@ukspaceagency.gov.uk
Due to COVID-19 we have decided to extend the deadline for the Satellite-enabled data services: public policy course until midnight 19 April (just over two weeks extension). This allows more time for applicants who are facing difficulties due to the new working situations, but enables us to still be able to deliver within our tight timescales. Note that all application documents will continue to show the 2 April as these cannot be updated, but we will be accepting proposals up to midnight 19 April. Please continue to send questions to IPP@ukspaceagency.gov.uk - our team are working as normal (remotely).
The UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP) is a £30 million per year programme, which uses expertise in space-based solutions, applications and capability to provide a sustainable economic or societal benefit to emerging nations and developing economies. IPP is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF): a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government, which supports cutting-edge research and innovation on global issues affecting developing countries. The GCRF forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment.
‘Satellite-enabled data services: public policy course’ is a call for bidders to develop a course which will increase the knowledge and confidence of DAC list country Public Administrators to improve and exploit satellite data services as a policy delivery tool within their departments. It would do so by addressing possible uses of satellite data, the underlying techniques, the programmatic, fiscal and operational consequences and the types of policy improvements that could be measured and delivered. The course must build confidence through trusted advice about practical and meaningful examples and outlining evidence of opportunities and challenges. This IPP funding call will consist of a 10-month Discovery Phase running from May 2020 – March 2021. The proposal you submit for this call, is only for the Discovery Phase. The purpose of the Discovery Phase is to undertake an in-depth scoping, design and test period with the output from this Phase to be a proposal for a fully functional course to be delivered via the Operational Phase.
We expect all IPP projects to be sustainable (once the grant ends, the impacts of the project should live on), therefore please consider this carefully within your proposal. The FAQs document will be uploaded with general questions useful to all, approximately each week. We will be holding an information and collaboration event on the 25th February 10.00 – 13.00, directly to discuss this Call, and to allow links between organisations to be developed. Please register your interest for this event by contacting the IPP team: IPP@ukspaceagency.gov.uk