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The activity will be more useful for all participants if they too have seen the
project proposals prepared by other groups.
Arrange the chairs and tables so that the selection panel sits slightly apart, behind
a table. In front of the table there should be two or three chairs for representatives
of the group being interviewed.
Materials
For part 1: copies of application forms and background information (one for each
group)
For part 2: copies of the project proposals – if these have been done on flipchart paper
you can allow half an hour at the beginning of the session for people to
walk around and look at them
Instructions
Part 1
Explain that the purpose is to help participants to submit successful applications to
funding organisations. Tell them that the activity will be in two parts: in the first part,
groups will draw up a proposal for a Euro-Mediterranean project; in the second part,
the project proposals will be assessed by a selection panel.
Divide participants into groups of four to six people.
Hand out application forms and background information. Tell them they have
1½ hours before the deadline for applications, at which time they should submit
their proposal.
Part 2
The selection panel should consider each project proposal in turn.
The panel should give a brief summary of the project.
They may ask clarifying questions from members of the applicant group concerned.
They should finish with a brief summary of their considerations.
Explain that the discussion will now move on from the specific projects designed by
the participants. Give them the opportunity to ask general questions of members of
the selection panel, and then move on to debrief the activity as a whole.
Debriefing and evaluation
Did you find the activity helpful? What was particularly helpful (or unhelpful)?
How did you work in your groups: do you think that everyone was given the
same opportunity to influence or contribute to your project?
What was the most difficult part of this process?
Do you feel more confident about designing and submitting project proposals
for funding?
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