1. AFD Regional Grant linked to ACE Impact
PartNER for Impact: Additional program of 6M€ (Grant)
in support of STEM, Environment and Education
ACEs
Emerging centers
College of Engineering
Including Host Institutions (DLI 7)
Component 1 Technical Assistance
25%
Component 2 Regional Networking
75%

2. Component 1 « Technical Assistance »
Supply-driven Technical Assistance
– Request of a center or CoE
Technical Assistance missions tailored to the specific needs
Focused on ACE Impact objectives (DLI achievements)
In particular DLI 5
Relationships with the private sector/research lab design/revenue generation
In particular DLI 7
Host Institution: regional strategy/ quality management for international accreditation/data management
Long-term Technical Assistance
Support for Action Design and Implementation
On a 2 to 3 year period, 3 week-long on-site mission hrs e-support/mentoring
2 missions/CEA-CoE
1 for the ACE
1 for the host institution

3. PartNER CALENDAR February 2019: PSC Presentation
March 2019: PSC endorsment
Early July 2019: AFD Board approval
September (PSC workshop): detailed presentation to centers and start of the program
From December 2019: expression of interest to ask for Technical Assistance