QIF Primary Categories of Grants

Applications for QIF grants will be welcomed from the following primary grant categories:

1. Development of Pre-service Teacher Education Programs
   Timeframe for projects: 26 months
   Funding ceiling per approved project if involving two partners (one local and one international consultant/institution) in addition to the project leader: 400,000 USD.
   Funding ceiling per approved project involving two or more local partners in addition to the international consultant/institution and the project leader: 600,000 USD.
   
   Innovative proposals which are directly related to: (a) two or more of the core areas of the teacher education curriculum (i.e. Mathematics Education, Science Education, Technology Education, Social Science, Language Arts [reading, writing, speaking], Foundation Disciplines [Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology of Education], Practice Teaching, Classroom Teacher [for Grades 1-4], and Physical Education); (b) the teaching of those areas to student teachers; (c) and the upgrading of the TEIs teacher education programs in line with the recommendations of the Teacher Education Strategy. It is envisaged that each selected cluster will provide the venue (s) for and work with a selected international consultant institution in the planning and delivery of intensive professional development courses in their chosen areas of expertise to all teacher education lecturers involved in those areas. Proposals should concentrate on:
   
   - Establishing and/or improving Teacher Education Diploma Programs for teachers of upper basic schools (grades 5-10) or of secondary schools (grades 11-12) 
   - Improving the existing Bachelor of Arts in Education Programs for teachers as per the recommendations of the Teacher Education Strategy.
   - Enhancing existing Master of Arts in Education programs so that they meet the conditions specified in section 2.3 of the Teacher Education Strategy for the preparation of teachers.
   
   A concept note for the Pre-Service Teacher Education Development Program is provided in Appendix 6 and presents further details and conditions pertinent to this category.
    
2. Programs of Relevance to Labor Market and Social Needs. NOT APPLICABLE
   Timeframe for projects: 2 to 3 years.
   Funding ceiling per approved project: 250.000 USD
   Funding ceiling per approved project involving consortia or partnerships: 350.000 USD.
   
   Proposals which develop new programs, or improve existing ones, leading to an increase of graduates in fields designated as high domestic needs. Provisionally, and based on data and recommendations from related sectors including the Ministry of Labor, this Manual assumes the following priority fields for Tertiary education in Palestine:
   
   • Computer Science/Engineering and IT related studies.
   • Natural sciences, (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
   • Engineering (both short-cycle and long-cycle programs),
   • Financial and general management,
   • Agriculture,
   • Vocational programs (Tourism, System Analysts, Social Work, etc.).
   • English language
   
   Funding can be applied to curriculum development processes, hiring of specialized teaching, administrative and support staff, teaching improvement programs, design and development of new learning materials, on-line student support systems, purchase of materials and equipment
    
3. Human Resource Development and Institutional Capacity Building. NOT APPLICABLE
   Timeframe for projects: 6 months to 18 months.
   Funding ceiling per approved project: 75.000 USD
   Funding ceiling per approved project involving consortia or partnerships: 125.000 USD.
   
   Proposals which develop or improve institutional units and programs in the areas of
   
   - Governanceo Participation in national and international professional development opportunities. 
   - Institutional Management [If applying in this category, include a complete description of management, including organizational charts and a 3 year plan of how the institution plans to manage itself.]
   - Financial Management and Planning [If applying in this category, include a 3 year financial plan]
   - Student Services, including Counseling and/or Career Guidance
   - Fund-Raising (Development)
   - Pedagogical Capacity Building of teacher educators through twining arrangements with prominent international Teacher Education Institutions
   - Program modernization of teacher training institutions through two or three additional rounds of funding of quality improvement proposals
    
4. Improvement of Information . NOT APPLICABLE
   Timeframe for projects: 6 months to 18 months
   Funding ceiling per approved project: 100.000 USD
   Funding ceiling per approved project involving consortia or partnerships: 150.000 USD.
   
   Proposals, which will develop or improve data gathering and analysis on strategic issues:
   
   • Analysis and planning related to institutions and their programs,
   • Graduate tracer studies,
   • The relationship of higher education to the labor market,
   • Other areas in which better information may be needed for the institution and its programs.