Apply for Grant - Cycle 4

Call for Proposals

The Data and Research in Education — Research Consortium (DARE-RC) is pleased to invite proposals for Research Studies and Scoping Papers/Evidence Syntheses from eligible organisations.

The DARE-RC welcomes applications from:

Universities (Public and Private), Research Think Tanks, research-focused NGOs, and consulting firms

Public or private sector entities with a track record of education research

Joint ventures involving local and international collaboration

Timelines and Budgets

Research Studies

06 to 08 months

PKR 18 to 25 million

Scoping Paper/
Evidence Syntheses

04 to 06 months

PKR 08 to 11 million

DARE-RC Online Q&A Session

Friday 05th December 2025 (3:00pm to 4:00pm Pakistan Standard Time-PST)

Geographical Scope

The geographical scope for these research studies and scoping papers/evidence syntheses includes;

Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

Sindh

Islamabad Capital Territory

Gilgit-Baltistan

Submission Deadline

Submission Deadline: 17th December, 2025 (11:59 pm PST)

Submit filled technical proposal, financial proposal and supporting documents to grants@rcdare.org. Proposals must be submitted to the above-mentioned address within the deadline stated above. For more details, please review “Call for Applications – Cycle 4” and other downloadable documents shown on this page.

Notes:

For any complaints regarding cycle 4, please email complaints@rcdare.org

The deadline for submitting queries is Friday 12th December 2025 (11:59pm PST); to be sent to info@rcdare.org. Any queries received after this deadline will not be responded to