WHICH SUBJECT AREAS CAN BE FUNDED?
Proposals are expected to cover a wide range of topics including scientific and technological research with a particular focus on local issues, health, education, gender equity, infrastructure, water, fisheries, agriculture, and information communication technology. Proposals in any subject area will be considered as long as the applicants can clearly demonstrate how the project will result in outputs and outcomes which will strengthen HEI capacity and impact more widely in ways which work to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development. All projects should demonstrate a fundamental commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.

The DelPHE portfolio is currently under represented in several countries; for DelPHE round five we are particularly interested in applications from the following:

Countries: Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Yemen.

Applications from other DelPHE countries are welcome but will be given lower priority at selection. Similarly projects in the health sector are a low priority given that health currently represents the greatest proportion of all DelPHE projects.

WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS CAN BE FUNDED?
A variety of partnerships models is possible; each of the models offers scope for cross-country and cross-regional collaboration and knowledge sharing. Partnerships may be formed not only with institutions in the UK but also with any HEI from across the globe; projects between other focus and non-focus countries in the global south are particularly encouraged. HEIs who wish to develop South - South (developing - developing) partnerships for DelPHE are encouraged to contact the ACU for S-S proposal development advice. Please contact: delphe@acu.ac.uk

The country combinations will depend upon the activity being undertaken but one or more of the DFID bilateral focus countries must always be involved. All partnerships must involve at least two countries. For further detail on partnership models please refer to Annex two of the Guidance notes (MS Word).

WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITY CAN BE FUNDED?
Funding will be for a maximum of three-years and is expected to vary from £15,000 per annum for a bilateral project to up to a maximum of £50,000 a year for complex larger-scale projects involving a number of-institutions or countries. Projects are usually awarded between £15,000 and £30,000 per year and it may be that the funding awarded is less than is requested. The scheme  provides 'seed funding' primarily for travel and subsistence, to facilitate joint research, new courses, networking and exchange of ideas, workshops, professional development, improved training of education and health workers and policy development. No staff time or costs for permanent members of staff can be funded.

For more information please download the DelPHE financial guidelines (MS Word). The guidelines explain the maximum amounts available for different types of partnership, the types of activity that can and cannot be funded and includes a table of recommended accommodation and subsistence rates.