IMPORTANT DATES
- Round 1 - July 2017 to February 2019
- Round 2 - July 2018 to February 2020
- Round 3 - June 2019 to March 2021
Impact Evaluation Mentoring for Governments in East & West Africa
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March 2019 - June 2021
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Round 1 (2017-19) | Round 2 (2018-20) | Round 3 (2019-21)
Round 1
MPIA and PMMA projects
Next due dates and milestones for projects selected for PEP support in 2017
N.B. Timetables for CBMS and PIERI-RCT projects are determined on a case-by-case basis
| July 15, 2018 | Deadline to submit revised final research report, updated technical report and revised dissemination strategy. |
| July 31, 2018 | Approval of revised final research report, updated technical report and dissemination strategy - conditions for release of third grant payment. |
| September 15, 2018 | Submission of working paper for external review Note: it is expected that the team’s mentor will participate as a co-author at this stage |
| Teams informed individually via email | Deadline to submit national policy conference proposal/grant application Note: The deadline is four weeks from when you receive confirmation the working paper has been sent for external review. |
| November 31, 2018 | Approval of working paper for publication and submission of draft policy brief - conditions for release of final grant payment. |
| October 2018 - February 2019 |
Publications (working paper, policy brief, preparation of journal submission) and dissemination (incl. organization of PEP national conference) |
Round 2
MPIA, PMMA and PIERI (Field experiment) project proposals
Next due dates and milestones for projects selected for PEP support in 2018
| July 17, 2018 | Deadline to submit revised proposal (MPIA only) |
| July 24, 2018 | Deadline to submit revised policy context analysis and initial technical report |
| October 15, 2018 | Deadline to submit interim research report, updated technical report and study visit application. |
| November 15, 2018 | Approval of interim research report, updated technical report and study visit application - conditions for release of second grant payment |
| January - March 2019 | Three-week study visits for up to two team members |
| March 30, 2019 | Deadline to submit draft final report and technical report update |
| April 18, 2019 | Invitations to present results at PEP annual conference (if draft final report considered satisfactory by mentor) |
| May 16, 2019 | Deadline to submit conference version of final report and draft dissemination strategy |
| June 2019
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PEP annual conference- Presentation of final research report, training in research communications and individual meetings with PEP resource persons. Note: Dates and venue of the 2019 annual conference to be confirmed. Find out more about PEP annual conferences. |
| July 15, 2019 | Deadline to submit revised final research report, publication strategy, updated technical report and revised dissemination strategy. |
| July 31, 2019 | Approval of revised final research report, updated technical report and dissemination strategy - conditions for release of third grant payment. |
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September 15, 2019
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Deadline to submit working paper for external review, and draft policy brief
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| October 16, 2019 | Deadline to submit national policy conference proposal/grant application |
| November 31, 2019 | Approval of (edited) working paper for publication, updated technical report and revised policy brief - conditions for release of final grant payment. |
| February 28, 2020 | Deadline to complete "funded" dissemination activitives (e.g. organization of PEP national conference) |
Round 3
MPIA and PMMA projects
Next due dates and milestones for projects selected for PEP support in 2019
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| June 10, 2019 | Deadline to submit proposal |
| July 10, 2019 | Shortlisted teams invited to revise proposals (comments provided) and attend September conference |
| August 10, 2010 | Deadline to submit revised proposal |
| Start of September 2019 | PEP conference: Presentation and selection of revised proposals. Training workshops (Dates and venue to be confirmed). |
| September 15, 2019 | Deadlne to complete 1st technical report - GRANT PAYMENT |
| Mid-Sept to end Nov 2019 | Online courses |
| November 15, 2019 | Deadline to submit draft Policy Paper PART 1 |
| December 15, 2019 | Deadline to submit study visit application |
| January 31, 2020 | Deadline to submit interim research report and for approval of Policy Paper PART 1 |
| February 15, 2020 | Approval of interim research report and study visit application |
| Deadline to complete 2nd technical report update - GRANT PAYMENT | |
| March-May, 2020 | Three-week study visits for up to two team members |
| June 30, 2020 | Deadline to submit draft final research report |
| July 15, 2020 | Deadline to submit full draft of Policy Paper, report on uptake/dissemination strategy and 3rd technical report update |
| Deadline to complete 3rd technical report update | |
| INVITATION to present results at PEP annual conference (if draft reports considered satisfactory by mentors) | |
| August 15, 2020 | Deadline to submit conference version of final reports and revised Policy Paper |
| Start of September 2020 | PEP conference - Presentation and discussion of final reports. Training workshops (Dates and venue to be confirmed). |
| September 21, 2020 | Deadline to submit final Policy Paper, draft Policy Brief and revised uptake/dissemination strategy |
| October 15, 2020 | Deadline to submit revised final research report and publication strategy |
| October 31, 2020 | Approval of revised final research report and publication strategy |
| Deadline to submit national policy conference proposal/grant application and | |
| Deadline to complete 4th techical report update - GRANT PAYMENT | |
| November 30, 2020 |
Deadline to submit publishable versions of working paper for external review. Note: it is normally expected that the team’s mentor will participate as a co-author of the working paper at this stage. |
| Approval of Policy Brief for publication | |
| January 31, 2021 | Approval of working paper for publication |
| Deadline to complete 5th technical report update - GRANT PAYMENT | |
| November 2020 to March 2021 |
Dissemination activities (national policy conferences, etc.), journal submissions and participation in international conferences - payment of related additional grants upon delivery/reporting |
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28-Jan-19 |
Launch call for EOIs in Benin. |
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15-Mar-19 |
Deadline to submit EOI template. |
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2-April-19 |
Notification of selected EOIs and request for full proposals. |
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2-April-19 |
Start of period of ongoing technical consultation with PEP mentor and research team to revise proposal. Applicant teams must be available for consultation during this period. |
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8-April-19 |
Two-week online course in experimental methods used in Impact Evaluation studies. |
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6-May-19 |
Deadline to submit revised proposal. |
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29-May-19 |
Presentation of final proposals in AGM and announcement of winning proposals. |
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July / August (TBD) |
Impact Evaluation School. |
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August 2019 |
Start of period of ongoing technical consultation with PEP mentor and research team to design questionnaire and define sample size. |
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December 2019 |
Baseline data collection must be completed by end of month. |
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January 2020 |
Intervention roll out must be completed by end of month. |
| March 1, 2020 | Deadline to submit draft Policy Paper PART 1 |
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July 17, 2020 |
Deadline to finalize Research progress report and Endline survey questionnaire |
| August 21, 2020 |
Deadline to submit Interim research report and draft Journal publication strategy |
| Sept 1-4, 2020 | Participation in PEP Conference, to present progress and initial results |
| Sept 21, 2020 | Deadline to start endline data collection |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Deadline to submit revised (full) Policy Paper and draft Policy Brief |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Deadline to submit draft working paper |
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January 2021 |
Deadline to submit national policy conference proposal |
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March 2021 |
Deadline to finalize working paper for publication |