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Expressions of Interest: Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa – Collaborating Technical Agencies

This Call aims to select collaborating technical organizations (such as research institutes, university research and academic centers, think tanks, NGOs, science academies, and stakeholder organizations with a legal corporate registration) to oversee and deliver capacity-strengthening activities for science granting councils in sub-Saharan Africa.
Deadline: August 31, 2015 by 10:00 (10:00 AM) (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Contact: All additional questions should be addressed to SGCSSA@idrc.ca

Call for Applications: Visiting Scholars Programme – Unleashing the Potential of African
Rural Economies through Green Growth
Institution: The United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA)
Deadline for applications: 15th September 2015
Contact information: Please e-mail visitingscholar@unu.edu

Call for concept notes: The Human Smuggling Envelope (HSE) of the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program (ACCBP)
Institution: The Anti-Crime Capacity Building Program of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development About the Human Smuggling

Envelope: Programming under the HSE has focused on the provision of training, technical assistance and equipment to law enforcement and border integrity officials. The HSE will continue to support such activities and also welcomes concept notes in other areas, for example to develop legislation against people smuggling or technical systems for the collection and sharing of information on suspected human smuggling networks. Priority will continue to be given to countries that are, or are likely to become, transit points for maritime smuggling operations aiming to reach Canada.

Deadline: Concept notes should be submitted by email to Batoul Hussain at batoul.hussain@international.gc.ca by August 14th, 2015

Contact information: Nancy MacKay-Dietrich ( nancy.mackay-dietrich@international.gc.ca).

Concept notes should provide an overview of objectives, the activities proposed and results anticipated; indicate the estimated amount of time required to deliver these; and an estimate of funds required per year. Please see attached template.

Gloria Lihemo
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Development Research Centre Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa
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