Project Funding Initiative
General Criteria
The Project must demonstrate consistency with ISOC mission and goals.
In addition, preference will be given to projects that fall within the Board-approved ISOC Major Strategic Initiatives:
- Enabling Access
- Technical Capacity Building
- Policy, Regulation & Access Environment
- Enabling Access in the Underserved Community
- InterNetWorks
- Common & Open Internet
- Global Addressing
- Security & Stability
- and Trust & Identity
- Architecture & Trust: Emerging Research
- Operationalizing Trust
- Identity: Managing Trust Relationships
Project Evaluation Criteria
All applications will be evaluated by the Project Funding Committee who will use the following evaluation criteria, in addition to the above Value Criteria, to select the successful Projects.
The Committee will not evaluate incomplete applications. Please complete the application to the best of your abilities while considering the Criteria. The Committee is providing these criteria to facilitate the application process with the expectation of receiving quality submissions. Criteria are considered strong preferences of the Committee.
Not all Criteria will be applicable to all Project methodologies.
Questions regarding any portion of the Application, should be addressed to projects@isoc.org.
Project Objectives
The Project objectives should be well defined and relevant to the ISOC mission and goals.
The Project involves the development or application of electronic networking (Internet) technologies; ICT policy; work on policies in technology or in the application of technology.
The Project objectives are reasonable and concise, with clearly defined outcomes.
Demonstrated Capacity
The application sufficiently describes and demonstrates why the Chapter or Individual Member, along with additional key individuals, are the most capable to successfully conduct the proposed project. The description includes relevant qualifications and experiences of the principal players.
Similarly, the implementing Chapter or Individual Member has the capacity (or it will develop the capacity through this project) to undertake its responsibilities within this project.
Collaboration
To promote collaborative relationships in the ISOC member community, preference will be given to multi-chapter projects, then to chapter projects and then to individual member projects.
Methodology
Preference will be given to projects and research over events, unless the proposed event leads to a higher-level goal/outcome or clearly contributes to a Major Strategic Initiative (see above). An example of an outcome-focused event would be a meeting of technologists within a specific community with the goal of reaching a consensus for regional technology standards, including a plan for dissemination.
Coherence and Consistency
The application includes a complete project schedule.
Methodology, budget and deliverables are consistent and related to the project’s objectives.
Capacity Building
The Project provides substantial capacity building in the development of the Internet in the fields of technical, educational or policy capacity building.
Outputs
The Project has clear outputs, such as reports relating to the primary project objectives, or useful new technologies, techniques, information or educational benefits.
The Project’s benefits to the Internet community are cleared stated.
Key project phases are identified with metrics to review progress/success.
Dissemination
The Project includes a clear description ofhow the results will be disseminated, or the outputs are produced in a form which can be readily disseminated.
Dissemination plans are verifiable for Project reporting requirements.
Replicability
As a result of the Project, the outcomes are replicable in other situations or environments.
Outputs are formulated in such a way as to be useful elsewhere to other ISOC members or Chapters.
Access
The Project improves access to the Internet (technologies and/or information) and it develops or defends the principles of an open and accessible Internet.
Technical Soundness
For those projects that are technical, the Project is technically sound, in terms of its research and/or development methodologies.
The technical scope and objectives are realistic within the requested funding.
Sustainability
For projects which involve ongoing activities, it is clear that the proposed activities will continue after the grant is expended.
For other projects, the Project outputs will assist the sustainability of those who use them.
Local Contribution
No less than 50% of the total Project budget is provided by sources other than ISOC funds. These matching funds are to be raised by the implementing Chapter and/or project partners.
Funds can be cash or in-kind.
Budget & Financials
The Project budget is complete & reasonable, including details of co-funding and local/partner contributions. A budget template may be found here (.XLS).
Sources of Support are clearly identified, including contact information.
Documentation to verify sources of support are included in the submission.
