Applying for Scholarships
IPDET is grateful to a number of bilateral donors and development cooperation agencies who support the participation of worthwhile individuals from Southern governments and NGOs.
There are limited scholarship funds available each year. Sponsors pay only for the direct costs associated with each individual participant: tuition, transportation, accommodation, and visas. The amount of scholarship funding is subject to decisions by donor countries and varies from year to year.
Eligibility
IPDET will only consider scholarships for those who come from a developing country, can stay for the entire four-week program, and are not employees of U.N. agencies, development banks, or other financial institutions. Employees of private sector companies and private consultants are also ineligible.
In some cases, IPDET is more easily able to find funds for a partial scholarship. Applicants are strongly encouraged to mobilize alternate sources of funding and to make a partial contribution, where possible, to the overall costs of attending.
Selection criteria
IPDET uses multiple criteria for awarding scholarships:
- Individual works in a priority country for donor capacity development or meets specific criteria identified by a donor (e.g. involved with a mine action program or working on a donor-funded project).
- Individual holds a position of influence that is likely to foster wider adoption of monitoring and evaluation practices.
- Individual is willing to attend all four weeks of the program. Transportation is a large part of the expense, and so all else being equal, priority goes to those who can commit to attending all of the program.
- Individual has direct evaluation responsibilities. Involvement in evaluating the country’s PRSP is an additional factor in favor of scholarship receipt.
- Gender balance.
- Individual holds a position of influence within a recognized and legitimate non-government organization (NGO). NGO representation has historically enriched the evaluation perspectives brought to IPDET, and the program recognizes the resource constraints facing most NGOs.
- Individual has not attended prior IPDET programs and/or has not received prior scholarship assistance.
- Individual is from a country where there has been limited prior IPDET attendance, where he or she is likely to disseminate lessons learned at IPDET or to mobilize resources within the organization on behalf of improved evaluation practice.
Selection process
Each applicant is considered on a case-by-case basis. The Selection Panel consists of the two core faculty, as well as the program manager from Carleton University.
Decisions are made on “batches” of scholarship applications, generally three times during the registration period. Early applications are encouraged as the last review may exclude those who need long lead time to obtain visas.
How to Apply
There is no separate scholarship application form.
To apply for a scholarship, first register on our website and then complete the on-line application form. This form contains a section where applicants must indicate if they are requesting full scholarship, partial scholarship or no scholarship funding.
Required Additional Documentation
If you request scholarship support, you will be asked to describe briefly how attending IPDET would benefit your organization. In addition, you must provide the following documents with your application:
- Curriculum vitae (CV) limited to a maximum of two pages
- Letter in support of your application from your employer or institution detailing how your participation in IPDET would assist the organization to better meet its vision and mission.
Detailed instructions for submission of the documents are contained within the on-line application form. Without these additional elements, scholarship applications will be considered incomplete and will not receive consideration for funding.
Submission Deadline
Applications for scholarship funding will be accepted up to and including March 19, 2010.