U.S. - Middle East University Partnerships Program

Application Checklist

Please use this checklist to ensure completeness of the application:

____Title Page (HED form with all required signatures)

____Table of Contents

____Abstract (3 pages typed double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins). The abstract should contain a summary of the narrative, workplan and budget.

____Narrative (20 pages type – excluding appendices – double-spaced, one-sided, 12-point font, 1-inch margins)

____Appendices (Attachments beyond the appendices below will not be read or taken into consideration.)

• Annual Workplan (use HED form)

• Summary Budget and Three Annual Budgets (4 total forms, use HED form)

• Budget Detail with explanation of costs (use HED form)

• Résumés (not to exceed 2 pages per person)

• Signed Letters of Support

• Signed Letter from Official at Applicant Institution

Applicants should submit the original application plus seven (7) hard copies of the complete application package containing title page, abstract, table of contents, narrative, and appendices (all on loose-leaf paper, clipped together — no three-ring binders, staples, or plastic bindings), and a diskette or CD (with files saved as Microsoft Word/Excel for PC) containing the entire application, including all budget forms, budget narrative, and other appendices.

MEPI and USAID program representatives may share abstracts with U.S. Embassy and USAID Mission officials for opinion in advance of the peer review process. One additional copy of the abstract should be attached separately.

NOTE: HED has a new mailing address. Applications should be sent to:

2006 Request for Applications: MEPI
Higher Education for Development
1331 H Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005

Deadline: Receipt at HED by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), June 30, 2006
Faxed and electronic applications will not be accepted. All elements of the application must be received by the deadline. Faxed copies of the application title page and letters that include all necessary signatures may be used as a placeholder in the application, provided signed originals are received at HED within seven (7) calendar days of the deadline.

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