Call for bids: British Embassy Beijing’s International Programme Fund 2020/21

All project bids must aim to promote, protect, and improve human rights and the rule of law in China. Issues on which we welcome bids include – but are not limited to – the below:

Rights-protection, fairness, and effectiveness in China’s legal and judicial system, including on reducing death penalty

Freedom of religion or belief and cultural rights

Freedom of expression, including media freedom and academic freedom

Civil society

Human rights defenders

We welcome bids from organisations based in China and internationally. Projects do not have to implement inside China.

Selection criteria

Bids will be assessed against the following criteria:

project impact: delivering sustainable, meaningful change to human rights in China

project viability: including the capacity of implementing organisation to deliver outcomes

project design: there must be clear links between the proposed activity and the project outcomes

risk management: robust analysis of key risks, and a plan of action to manage and mitigate those risks

value for money: including the number of direct beneficiaries and the scale of achievable outcomes

We draw your attention to the below key points:

Proposals should be between £5,000 - £10,000 (44,000RMB – 88,000RMB)

The entire project must begin and complete in the period 01 January 2021 and 31 March 2021.

All funding must be activity-based (ie: not for general staff costs, office rental etc.).

Process

Project proposals must be received by 23:59 (GMT) on Monday 14 December. Late proposals will not be considered.

Proposals must be submitted using the attached forms only (Project Proposal Form and Activity Based Budget), which must be completed in English.

Proposals must be submitted to: Based Budget (ODS, 10.3KB)

For projects above £10,000 (MS Word Document, 81.1KB)

For projects up to (and including) £10,000 (MS Word Document, 73.9KB)

Guidance

ABB Form - Guidance (ODT, 30.3KB)

Project Proposal Form - Guidance (ODT, 15.6KB)