The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), a joint endeavour with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities through its two latest calls for proposals!  

Call #1: Knowledge and innovation for supporting teacher professional development, agency, and well-being 

This call is seeking proposals for applied research projects to generate and mobilize evidence and strengthen the capacities of relevant stakeholders in support of contextualizing and scaling the impact of promising or proven innovative approaches to strengthen teacher professional development, agency, and well-being in GPE partner countries.  

A recent scoping study identified two interrelated sub-themes as priorities: 

• Improving the quality and scope of teacher education and development 

• Supporting teacher agency and well-being  

Selected proposals will be awarded grants between CA $300,000 – CA $2,000,000, depending on the type of grant. Full details of grant types and eligibility criteria are outlined in the call document.

To learn more about this funding opportunity and to apply, click here. You can also register here for the FAQ Webinar for this call taking place from 7:30-8:30am EST on November 28, 2023. 

Call #2: Knowledge and innovation for inclusive early learning and school readiness

This call is seeking proposals for applied research projects to generate and mobilize evidence and strengthen the capacities of relevant stakeholders in support of contextualizing and scaling the impact of innovative approaches to strengthen inclusive early learning and school readiness in GPE partner countries.   

A recent scoping study identified two interrelated sub-themes as priorities:  

• Inclusive early learning pedagogy  

• Foundational skills for smooth transition and school readiness

Selected proposals will be awarded grants between CA $300,000 – CA $2,000,000, depending on the type of grant. Full details of grant types and eligibility criteria are outlined in the call document.

To learn more about this funding opportunity and to apply, click here. You can also register here for the FAQ Webinar for this call taking place from 7:30-8:30am EST on November 29, 2023. 

Please address any questions about either call to kixcalls@idrc.ca before November 21, 2023. 

The deadline to submit proposals to each of these calls is January 15, 2024.