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Education Fund: Digital Inclusion

Ceibal Foundation, ANII and British Embassy will finance research projects

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Knowledge is GREAT

The , through it鈥檚 new education fund, and , will finance research projects that provide new data on the already existing knowledge, related to social and/or educational aspects of Plan Ceibal. Any eligible projects with a UK connection will be funded by the British Embassy.

Support will be via co-financing: the fund will cover 80% of the expenses, while those who apply will have to cover the remaining 20%. The projects should last between 6 and 12 months, although they could extend up to 18 months.

Five priority research lines and areas are raised by Plan Ceibal:

  • Social uses of ICTs and Digital Culture
  • Resources and Platforms
  • New ways of knowing, learning, teaching and assessing
  • Extended achievements in learning
  • Digital Age Educators

Applications can be submitted until 7 October at 14:00 h.

More information and documents can be found .

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Published 20 August 2015