Implemented by:
German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa
Application Form – Fast Access Mode
Fast Access Mode
Please download the Guidelines here.
Funding from the German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa (BACKUP Education) is available for activities related to the
application or implementation of grants
from the Global Partnership for Education
(GPE). BACKUP Education aims to
strengthen and develop the capacities of
partners.
You may send a short outline or summary
of your proposed activity to backupeducation@giz.de before you complete the
application form. We will provide feedback
on your proposal and guide you through
the application process.
Funding through the Fast Access Mode is
available for participation in professional
training courses, conferences or workshops.
BACKUP Education provides up to €20,000
in support for the participation in trainings (max €10.000/person). For applications
above €20.000 and more than two participants, this will be considered a PROJECT
MODE. In this case, please use this form
and consult a BACKUP technical advisor at
backup-education@giz.de
Instructions
Please consult the BACKUP Education
Guidelines to prepare your application.
The guidelines are essential to a successful
completion of the application form and include a glossary with the terms and definitions used in this form. They provide advice
on activities that are eligible for funding
from BACKUP Education and for which
mode to apply.
Before you submit your application to
BACKUP Education, please notify the Local Education Group/Coordinating Agency about the request in order to ensure coordination and transparency.
Your application will be considered only if
the application form is complete and includes the required supporting documents.
Submission
Send an electronic version of the application form to backup-education@giz.de:
The BACKUP Education team will then
contact you regarding further procedures.
SECTION 1: RELEVANCE OF THE PROPOSED MEASURE FOR GPE COUNTRY LEVEL PROCESSES
1.
Title of measure:
2.
Name of country:
3.
Name of applicant organisation/ institution:
or
regional organisation/institution
Website link:
4.
Please provide a summary of the main components of the proposed measure (max. 150 words):
5.
Name of Training Institute and training brochure/training objectives/website link (if applicable):
6.
Number of persons who will participate in the measure:
7.
Expected start date of training/conference/workshop (dd/mm/yy):
of whom
are women
Expected end date of training/conference/workshop (dd/mm/yy):
8.
The proposed measure supports:
The preparation of the application for a GPE Grant
The implementation and monitoring of a GPE Grant
Not applicable
9.
Please justify the need for the proposed measure? (max. 250 words)
10. The need for the proposed measure has been identified in one or more of the following documents:
Latest Joint Sector Review Report
Capacity Gaps Assessment
Capacity Development Strategy
Country Status Report
Appraisal report of education plan
Minutes of LEG meeting
Donor Implementation Progress Report
Other:
Not applicable
Please attach or send web link to the relevant document and indicate the respective page/chapter.
11. Please state what the persons chosen for the training can do in their respective positions to strengthen
GPE country level processes.
In order to answer this question, please provide details of relevant GPE grant(s) (amount in US$ and
date/year of (planned) approval, grant period, main activities, etc.).
Please explicitly state how participation in the proposed training/workshop or conference will relate to the
GPE grant(s) in your country
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12. If you are applying from a regional organization/institution please specify how the measure will con-
tribute to improving GPE/education sector processes at the national level.
13. BACKUP Education encourages joint-funding with other partners. Have other donor partners been
contacted to support this measure?
Yes
No
If yes, who and what was the response?
If no, why not?
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SECTION 2: INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ ORGANISATION/INSTITUTION
APPLICANTS’ ORGANISATION/INSTITUTION
14. Type of organisation/institution
Government institution
(e.g. Ministry of Education)
Member organization of the national education
coalition of CSOs
Regional network of CSOs for education
GPE Africa constituency
National education coalition of CSOs
Other regional player
15. Your organisation/institution has engaged in the following:
Country Level
Regional/ Global Level
Preparation of the ESP
GPE Board of Directors constituencies
Implementation of the current ESP
Other GPE groups:
Joint Education Sector Reviews
Not applicable
Meetings of the Local Education Group
Please explain your role and contribution:
Development of a national education policy
Other relevant sector engagement:
Not applicable
Please explain your role and contribution:
16. Is your organisation a member of the Local Education Group (LEG)?
Yes
No
Not applicable (if regional request)
Represented through:
17. Please provide your contact with the coordinating agency:
Name:
Email:
Title:
Not applicable (if regional request)
CONTACT PERSON FOR APPLICATION
 If you apply for support to participation in training, please provide the information of the supervisor
below. Participants’ information is requested in section 5.
18. Surname
First Name
19. Position/title
20. Email address
21. Skype
22. Telephone
23. Full postal address
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SECTION 3: PROPOSAL DETAILS
PROPOSAL PREPARATION
 Please note that a transparent communication and consultation on the proposal with key stakeholders
is a requirement for the application.
24. Who identified and proposed participation in the training?
individual staff
supervisor
others:
25. Is the proposed training/workshop/conference included in the human capacity development plan or
strategy of your organisation/institution?
Yes
No
26. Has this proposal been discussed with the Local Education Group (LEG)?
Yes
No
Not applicable (if regional request)
If yes, summarise the feedback:
If no, explain why not:
Supporting documents
Attached
Not attached
Brochure of the training programme or website link
(if applicable)
CV of participant(s)
Letter of support from the employer/supervisor
Letter of acceptance by training institute (if applicable)
Human capacity development plan/strategy of organization/institution
Other:
SECTION 4: SUSTAINABILTY AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
27. Participants in training measures are expected to share their newly acquired skills and knowledge with
colleagues and, if possible, with the Local Education Group and other national stakeholders (including
CSO’s). Please describe how, with whom and when you plan to share and disseminate the knowledge
and products of this measure (max. 150 words).
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SECTION 5: PARTICIPANT DETAILS
 You are now requested to provide the information below for each selected/proposed participant in a
training course, in-country or abroad. You may need to copy the table below.
Participant Information
Last Name (as indicated in the passport)
Prenames (as indicated in the passport)
Sex
Date of birth (dd/mm/yy)
Email
Telephone
Current position within organisation
Role and responsibilities in current position. Please specify if you hold management (including supervision of staff) and
leadership responsibilities and explain
them.
Academic qualifications
type, level)
(institution,
Visa application status (if participating in
event outside home country)
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SECTION 6: IMPACT MEASUREMENT
 You will be required to submit a report evaluating the success of your measure.
28. Please describe the learning goals for each person participating in the training/workshop/conference
in relation to country level processes.
Participant 1:
Participant 2:
Add more participants if needed.
29. Please describe how you will evaluate:
a)
The successful application of learnt knowledge in the work of each participant.
In the case of group participation in trainings this can be described collectively.
b) The successful application of learnt knowledge as a contribution to education sector processes in
your country.
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SECTION 7: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
 Find further explanations on the cross-cutting issues and how to identify and describe them regarding your proposed participation in training/workshop/conference in the Guidelines. You may find
the Resource List useful in answering these questions.
30. Use the table below to identify the extent to which the proposed measure will consider the following
cross cutting issues.
Cross-cutting issue
The proposed training/workshop/conference…
a.
is entirely directed towards improving this cross-cutting issue
in the education sector.
b.
partly addresses this cross-cutting issue in the training content
c.
Not applicable
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Gender equality
Conflict/
crisis sensitivity
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SECTION 8: BUDGET
 Please list all cost items related to their implementation, including training fees, travel costs, per diems, insurance, accommodation, visa fees, training material
etc. Please indicate which expenses will be covered by your employer and/or another development partner. Please note that rates and contracting are handled by
GIZ.
Cost item
Unit cost
Amount
(in EURO)*
Total
(in EURO)*
Own
resources
(in EURO)*
Requested
financing
from BACKUP
Education
Other
co-financing
Name source of
co-financing
(in EURO)*
(in EURO)*
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Total amount:
*Exchange rate used / date (dd/mm/yy):
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SECTION 9: PROJECT MODE
 If you are applying for more than 20,000 euros (max 10,000 euros/person), this application is then considered as a PROJECT MODE. In this case we would expect follow-up knowledge sharing and a greater
impact on national processes. In some cases a results matrix, work plan and budget may be required.
Please consult a BACKUP technical advisor before proceeding with this section.
31. How will you use the learnt knowledge as a team?
32. What is the added advantage of supporting teams or groups from your organisation/institution to
attend international trainings/conferences/workshops
a.
at the organisational/institutional level?
b.
at the country level?
33. Please describe how you will ensure that the collective learnt knowledge will be used further to contribute to a sustainable change?
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Published by:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5
65760 Eschborn, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 6196 79 3267
Fax +49 (0) 6196 79 80 3267
backup-education@giz.de
www.giz.de/backup-education
In cooperation with
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
On behalf of
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
BMZ Bonn
Dahlmannstraße 4
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 228 99 535 -0
Fax +49 (0) 228 99 535 – 35 00
BMZ Berlin
Stresemannstraße 94
10968 Berlin, Germany
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Fax +49 (0) 30 18 535 – 2501
poststelle@bmz.de
www.bmz.de
November 2015
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