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Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research ( PEER)

Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research ( PEER) TWAS Science Diplomacy Short Course June, 2014. Rachel Parker, PhD Senior Research Advisor U.S. Global Development Lab. USAID.

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Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research ( PEER)

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  1. Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) TWAS Science Diplomacy Short Course June, 2014 Rachel Parker, PhD Senior Research Advisor U.S. Global Development Lab

  2. USAID • The United States Agency for International Development is an independent U.S. government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential • USAID works in over 100 countries to: • Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; • Strengthen democracy and good governance; • Protect human rights; • Improve global health; • Advance food security and agriculture; • Improve environmental sustainability; • Further education; • Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts; and • Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters.

  3. The U.S. Global Development Lab USAID is spearheading a bold, new approach to discover, test, and scale solutions to help people lift themselves out of poverty. The U.S. Global Development Lab (The Lab) will accelerate the application of science, technology, innovation, and partnerships to solve some of the most complex development problems more cost-efficiently and effectively.

  4. The Approach Collaborate with host-country counterparts, entrepreneurs, world-class experts from corporations, NGOs, universities, and science and research institutions to solve development challenges more cost-efficiently and effectively The Lab will: • Source, discover, and scale new technologies and innovations; • Build partnerships to co-design new solutions and take them from pilots to global impact; • Inspire, strengthen, and link the brightest young minds in America with those in our partner countries; and • Improve USAID’s development impact by supporting scientific and innovative approaches to strategic decision making, procurement, and program design

  5. The Lab Focus Areas • Food Security & Nutrition • Modernizing Food Assistance • Ending Preventable Child & Maternal Deaths • Energy Access • Water Solutions • Child Literacy • Financial Inclusion • Rights, Participation, and Accountability • Humanitarian Response

  6. The Lab Builds on Success • The Lab builds on the work of the former offices of Science and Technology and Innovations and Development Alliances, which produced a record of success, including: • Five Grand Challenges for Development • Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program • PEER Program • Seven HESN Development Labs • Over 1,500 public-private partnerships with more than 3,000 unique partners • New partnership with U.S. government agencies – NASA, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of State, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture

  7. PEER Science • Launched in July 2011, PEER Science is a joint program between USAID and the National Science Foundation (NSF), administered by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) • PEER Science awards grants to developing country scientists conducting development-oriented research in collaboration with NSF-funded scientists • Collaborations can be new or existing, but the NSF partner does need to have funding at the time the PEER proposal is submitted PEER VIDEO

  8. Overlay of PEER collaborations on top of Bornmann, Mutz, Stefaner, and Moyadata visualization available at: http://www.excellencemapping.net/about.html.

  9. The PEER Model PEER Science is a USAID-funded competitive grants program to support research and capacity-building activities for developing country scientists who are working in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of importance to USAID (e.g., water, climate, biodiversity, disaster mitigation, renewable energy). 4 1 PEER Science proposal reviewed for feasibility and development impact 3 2 U.S. scientist receives merit-reviewed NSF award Developing country scientist applies to PEER Science for support to facilitate collaboration U.S. and developing country scientist form collaboration based on complementary interests + 5 PEER Science award made to developing country scientists to address local and global development challenges through outstanding science

  10. U.S. Government Partnership USAID and NSF have different mandates but mutual areas of interest • Congressional mandate is foreign assistance • Primary clients are developing countries • Funding flows to implementing partner,often a U.S. institution • Highly decentralized strategy and funding decisions are made in the USAID Missions • Congressional mandate is scientific research • Primary client is the U.S.science community • Funding is allocated to U.S. institutions • Merit review for research proposals is fundamental USAID NSF MOU

  11. Benefits of PEER United States Developing Country Funds research towards scientific innovation Links into international research community Develops science diplomacy Realizes development objectives Informs policy and practices Provides data for evidence-based programs Incorporates new technologies • Increases global scope and fosters international collaborations • Bolsters research effectiveness • Accesses local knowledge • Accesses resources • Facilities • Unique ecosystems • Geological formations • Hydrological regimes

  12. PEER Awards to Date • 2011: 1st Application Cycle • 488 proposals from 63 countries • 41 grants, $5.5 million to support projects in 25 countries • 2012: 2nd Application Cycle • 237 proposals from 54 countries • 54 awards, $7.5 million to support projects in 32 countries • 2013: 3rd Application Cycle • 258 proposals from 50 countries • Decisions to be made by June 2014 • Single institution awards: from $30,000 to $60,000 per year • Multiple institutions and/or countries: up to $110,000 per year

  13. PEER Science Awards Overview

  14. PEER Eligibility • Developing country PIs must be: • Affiliated with and based at an NGO, academic, or government-managed research institution in a USAID mission-presence country or an approved country served by a regional mission • Partnering with an NSF-funded U.S. researcher who is a PI or co-PI on an active NSF award • We encourage proposals involving multiple institutions and/or regional collaboration between eligible countries

  15. Tips for a successful proposal Is your research question well articulated? Are the objectives clear? Is your project feasible? Have you conducted a literature review of previous work? Is your expertise appropriate to carry out the work? What about your US partner? Is the timeline appropriate? Are there clear development impacts? Do they fit USAID priorities in your country? Does the project have broader impacts? Is there a training component? How many students? How many female participants? Are local communities engaged? Is there an outreach/dissemination component?

  16. PEER Science Review Process Eligible PEER Science proposal is reviewed by panel of science experts with development experience Highly competitive and competitive proposals are sent to USAID Missions for assessment of specific country relevance of development topic proposed NSF verifies the good standing of the linked NSF award for those PEER Science proposals being considered for funding With above information and consideration of PEER Science portfolio, final PEER Science award decisions will be made by USAID, with grants disbursed by NAS

  17. Example PEER Awardees Determining sources and health impacts of particulate matter in Ulaanbaatar City to aid and assess current air pollution mitigation efforts PI: SereeterLodoysamba, National University of Mongolia Renewable Energy: Desktop Learning Module for Gasification Processes Co-PIs: Abdulazziz Atta, IdrisBugaje, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) Investigation into persulfate/peroxymonosulfate oxidation of micro-contaminants towards water sustainability: mechanism, kenetics, and implementation PI: Antoine Gauch, American University of Beirut Temperature Profile of the Ocean Seabed, from the City of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, and Preliminary Design for a Commercial Exploitation of Cold Water to Supply for a Central Air Conditioning System. PI: Eduardo Sagredo, Universidad Tecnologica Santiago Biodiversity and adaptations of CYP enzymes in the Amazon Loricariidae fishes Co-PIs: Mauro RebeloThiagoParente, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

  18. To learn more • http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer • www.nsf.gov/awardsearch • For more information: peer@nas.edu; usaidpeer@usaid.gov

  19. To Learn More: Visit us at: www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab Facebook: www.facebook.com/GlobalDevLab • Twitter: www.twitter.com/GlobalDevLab • Public inquiries: • thelab@usaid.gov • Newsletter: • Text TheLab to 42828 to receive the Lab Insider

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