CEDIL original call for proposals

CEDIL original call for proposals

Please note: this call is no longer open. For more on the projects that have been or are currently funded through CEDIL, see the Funded projects page.

The Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for research projects to contribute to the Centre’s strategic agenda on impact evaluation and evidence synthesis.

This announcement follows on from the early notification published in December 2018.

Commissioning themes and project types

CEDIL will commission projects under three thematic programmes of work (PoW), which reflect our current priorities for innovation in impact evaluation and evidence synthesis for international development. These are:

  1. Evaluating complex interventions
  2. Generalising evidence through middle range theory
  3. Enhancing the use and usefulness of evaluation findings

The three call specification documents (links below) set out the requirements and objectives of each programme of work.

Within each of these programmes, CEDIL aims to deliver a range of short- and longer-term knowledge outputs that will advance the field and generate useful products and tools for policy makers, implementing agencies and evaluation practitioners. We are therefore commissioning four types of projects to deliver results throughout the lifetime of the Centre. The types of project invited under each programme of work are summarised in the table below:

Call documentation

If you intend to submit a project proposal, please download all the documentation below. Note, some documents are not yet available and will be published in late March / early April. We will notify all applicants who have confirmed their intention to submit a proposal of these updates by email.

  1. CEDIL call overview document (updated 29th March 2019)
  2. Call specification for programme of work 1: Understanding complex interventions
  3. Call specification for programme of work 2: Generalising middle range theory
  4. Call specification for programme of work 3: Enhancing the use and usefulness of evaluation findings
  5. Selection criteria
  6. Application guidelines
    1. Call 1, large projects, expressions of interest (updated 2nd May 2019)
    2. Call 2, small projects, full proposals (updated 1st May 2019)
    3. Guidance on process for matchmaking with DFID programmes
  7. Copy of the online application forms – for application preparation only
    1. Call 1, large projects, expressions of interest (updated 1st May 2019)
    2. Call 2, small projects, full proposals
  8. Budget guidelines (updated 15th April 2019)
  9. Budget template (updated 25th April 2019)
  10. Note on DFID priorities
  11. Frequently asked questions (last updated 7 May 2019)
  12. Contract terms and conditions

Confirm intention to submit proposal

If you intend to submit a proposal, you must confirm your intention by completing this registration form. The deadline for confirming intention to submit is 11 April 2019. Please note, we will use the email address provided in the form to send updates relating to the CEDIL calls.

Application process and forms

Evaluation and secondary data analysis projects will be selected through a two-stage process. Applicants for these project types should first submit an Expression of Interest of no more than 1000 words, not including a short budget summary. These will be shortlisted by CEDIL and selected teams will be asked to submit full proposals.

Evidence synthesis and exploratory projects will be selected through a single-stage process, with applicants submitting full proposals of up to 2000 words plus supplemental information in the first instance.

Applicants should follow the links below to access the application forms:

 

Full guidance on how to apply is provided in the application guidelines above

Questions?

If you have questions relating to the calls and the application process, please refer to our FAQ document (last updated 7th May 2019) in the first instance. If the answer to your question is not in there, please send an email to cedil.commissioning@opml.co.uk. Please note, the deadline for submitting questions is 12pm BST, Friday 03 May 2019.

Application submission deadline

Expressions of interest for large projects (evaluations and secondary data projects) must be submitted by 11.59pm BST (GMT+1), 14 May 2019. (This deadline has been updated from 08 to 14 May 2019).

Full proposals for small projects (evidence synthesis and exploratory projects) must be submitted by 11.59pm BST (GMT+1), 14 May 2019

Supplier engagement events

In March 2019, CEDIL held three supplier engagement events, the purpose of which was to explain more about CEDIL’s research agenda and the call for proposals, respond to queries, and give participants an opportunity to meet and network. Please click on the links below to see the recording and presentation slides from the webinar on 27 March 2019:

 

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What is CEDIL?

The Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning is a new international research centre, established to innovate in and improve methods to undertake and maximise the value of impact evaluations and evidence synthesis in international development.

The centre consists of two parts: a directorate, whose role is to set the research agenda for the centre, manage its delivery and ensure quality outputs; and the programme, which will be established through CEDIL’s ommissioning process and which will consist of a portfolio of research and evaluation projects that aim to deliver the directorate’s research agenda.