United Religions Initiative
Bowes Award 2008

Uplifting Innovations in  Interfaith Cooperation

Submit an Application

INSTRUCTIONS

It is important that all applicants submit complete proposals following the instructions in this guide.  Applicants may submit complete proposals to the global office until midnight, April 30, 2008.

Responses to the questions contained on the form must be limited to the space alotted.  The complete proposal cannot exceed 10 pages.  Please be concise and thorough when describing the project you propose and your qualifications to undertake it. Following these instructions will help the reviewers to fairly evaluate and compare proposals.   Using this form (download) or copy and paste the text below into your own document.

Page 1: About the Applicant

1. •Name of the CC or CCs submitting the proposal
   

2. •Region and Country
   

3. •Postal Mail Address
   

4. •E-mail address
   

5. •Phone number(s)
   

6. •Fax number
   

7. •Names and contact information for  other individuals or organizations involved with the project
   

8. •First name and last name of the CC representative signing this form
   

9. •Signature and date
   

Page 2: Project Title and Abstract

1. •Provide a title for your project.
   

2. •Provide an abstract of the project.  The abstract is very important and should report the basic elements of the proposal clearly and succinctly.  The abstract should be is separated into 4 parts: 1) what you want to accomplish, 2) why you want to accomplish it, 3) how you plan to accomplish it and the timeline, and 4) how you plan to evaluate the impact of the project. 
   

Page 3: Budget

Provide a detailed budget, which shows the types of individuals, items and activities to be covered as well as assumptions or explanations that will help the reviewers, using US dollar amounts.  Common budget categories include:

1. ✓personnel costs
   

2. ✓communication
   

3. ✓travel
   

4. ✓printing and reproduction
   

5. ✓supplies
   

Page 4: Other Financial Information

1. •Show the annual costs for the project (for the duration of the project up to 3 years)
   

2. •Describe how will the US$5,000 award would be used
   

3. •List all other existing sources and potential sources of funding that will balance the project budget (if applicable).
   

 

Pages 5-10: Project Details

1. •Demonstrate a good understanding of what you want to accomplish and why you want to accomplish it.  Describe the questions, interests or needs that your project will address and the larger context of the issues.  What strengths do you have and what opportunities do you see that will help your project to be a success at this time.
   

2. •Provide a detailed description of how you plan to accomplish the project.  Show awareness of any potential weaknesses or external threats to your project.  How do you plan to move the project forward and deal with obstacles.  The regional review team will be paying attention to the processes and methods that you will use for the project.  Show that you have identified resources that will be able to help the project move forward.  Be realistic.  Is the scope of the project significant but unachievable? How much of the project work, if any, will you have already completed by the start of the award, and how much remains to be done? Can you complete the project? Does your project require special skills—such as knowledge of a other faith traditions—that you possess?  What other qualifications do you bring to the project?   Will the project result in concrete products—such as articles, a manual or a book? Projects designed to be replicated or otherwise shared with other groups have a good chance of success.  What is the timeline for the project?
   

3. •Describe how you plan to evaluate the impact of the project.  It is important that your project describes how you will determine whether the completed project succeeds or fails to achieve its goals.  Projects with well-designed evaluation components are more likely to be received well.  Integrate evaluation into your project, starting with its planning phase, throughout its implementation, and following its conclusion.  Whenever possible, include members of the community served by the project as part of the evaluation process.  Be sure to consider the following: who will be served by the project and who will not; what tools will you use to evaluate the project, and who will conduct the evaluation?
   

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL BY APRIL 30, 2008

It is best to send complete applications to Mark Mancao directly

by fax to +1 (415) 561-2313 or by e-mail to mmancao@uri.org

Applications may also be sent postal mail, using the following address.

Be sure to also send an e-mail to let us know that your application was mailed.
United Religions Initiative

PO Box 29242

San Francisco, CA 94129

USA

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