Proposal Format

·       No more than four pages (8.5” X 11” or A4)

·       12 point, Times New Roman font, single space

Students should submit proposals that describe their expected travel, issue(s) or problem(s) of interest, and photographic subjects or activities.

Proposals must include:

·       A cover sheet including:

o   Applicants’ personal contact details, academic year, university name and academic department. Use your academic email address. 

o   The names and contact information of at least two faculty or staff who could serve as references.  

·       Thematic focus

·       Motivation for doing this work (½ to 1 page)

·       Planned activities over a minimum 2-month period

·       Specific plans and deliverables for media (film, podcasts, photography, radio, etc.)

·       Target media for publication

·       A letter of recommendation signed by the student’s supervising professor

·       Timeline

·       Budget

Applicants are also permitted to include links to samples of their previous work in their proposals.

Submission Instructions

·       Proposals should be submitted to smgp@condev.org with “SMGP: [Name of Student, Target Country]” as the subject line. Only one proposal can be submitted per student.

Selection Criteria

·       Thematic Focus:

o   Is well thought out and provides a clear thematic focus and/or issue to be chronicled

o   Proposes innovative use of media to chronicle chosen issue

o   Has clear goal that is related to the issue

o   Is pulled from a variety of sources

·       Motivation for Work:

o   Provides at least 1 page of statement of motivation for work

o   Motivation is clearly focused in an organized and thoughtful manner

o   Information is constructed in a logical pattern to support the theme and/or issue to be chronicled

·       Planned Activities over 2 Month Period:

o   Planned activities span a two-month period

o   Provides plans for media/publication/blogging

o   Provides clear deliverables

·       Budget and Travel Plans:

o   Provides well-structured budget and requests amount under the $5000 limit

o   Provides high leverage to project with external funds (not required, but encouraged)

o   Provides clear travel dates

o   Majority of requested budget is spent conducting project in the field