1. Please complete the following question before starting your application form:

1.1 Where are you applying to?

1.2 Programme ID

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Laureus Sport for Good

Our Vision: We use the power of sport to end violence, discrimination and inequality for children, young people and their communities. We prove that sport can change the world. Our Mission: We fund, support and develop and implement programmes and initiatives that use sport to create equality, access and opportunity.

Our commitment to Safeguarding:

As a key player in the sport for development field, Laureus Sport for Good funds and supports a global network of community-based sports projects impacting the lives of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The key beneficiaries of sport for good are children, young people and vulnerable adults. Hence it is imperative that robust policies and procedures are in place to ensure that Laureus Sport for Good manages and mitigates risks in relation to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults around the globe.
Laureus Sport for Good recognises that the welfare and interests of all participants in programmes and activities supported and endorsed by Laureus Sport for Good are paramount in all circumstances. As part of this recognition, Laureus Sport for Good has taken the pledge in favour of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport: “We are committed to working towards safer sport for children, young people and vulnerable adults. To support this, we will promote and advocate for safeguards through our networks and commit to embedding them in our work”.
Our commitment stretches to also include young people and vulnerable adults.
As part of this commitment, and if your application is approved, Laureus Sport for Good will expect you to join us in this effort by signing our Safeguarding Policy upon signature of the Grant Agreement, following its guidelines and recommendations.
You can find our Safeguarding Policy here: Safeguarding | Laureus

Global Commitment

Our Commitment to the Environment

According to the United Nations, climate change is the defining issue of our time, and we are at a defining moment. Evidence of climate change is already apparent in the hotter global mean temperature, rising sea level, warming ocean (which is making storm activity, such as hurricanes and typhoons, more frequent and severe), extended droughts, wildfire activity, and more.
The scientific community reached a near consensus on human-induced climate change in the early 2000s, and the consensus has grown since.
In recognition of the urgency and importance of addressing climate change across all sectors, Laureus Sport for Good has committed to doing its part, and has signed on to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Sport for Climate Action Framework. This framework includes five principles:

Undertake systematic efforts to promote greater environmental responsibility
Reduce overall climate impact
Educate for climate action
Promote sustainable and responsible consumption
Advocate for climate action through communication

As part of this commitment, and if your application is approved Laureus Sport for Good will expect you to join us in this effort by signing this Framework upon signature of a Grant Agreement and following its guidelines and recommendations.

You can find the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Sport for Climate Action Framework Laureus launches Sport for Good Environmental Action Toolkit | Laureus

Our Commitment to Gender Equality and Gender Justice:

We believe in gender equality, and we believe that all our programmes and grants, research and influencing work should be designed and implemented in a way to promote gender equality.
Our vision for gender equality is one where women and men, girls, and boys, as well as non-binary children and young people, have equal access to opportunities and are equally empowered to engage with them and to become champions of and have power over their own lives.
For this to happen and recognising the engendered power structures that currently hold women and girls in disenfranchisement, we wish to strengthen our efforts at empowering young women and girls by changing attitudes, ideas, and beliefs about gender relations, increasing young women and girls’ engagement with the programmes we support, and supporting them to become leaders in their communities, influencing the conditions of their lives on equal terms.
Gender mainstreaming is one of the two strategies we use to promote gender equality, the other being the Social Focus Area “Women and Girls”. We will mainstream gender concerns to ensure that all our work across all social focus areas contributes to gender equality.
We advocate for the rights and safety of survivors of gender-based violence, ensuring their well-being, while collaborating with local organisations to create and maintain safe spaces which are free from violence.
As part of this commitment, we expect any application for funding to clearly reflect the following minimum requirements:

That women and men, girls and boys, as well as children and young people who self-identify outside of the gender-binary, are consulted and their different needs and perspectives considered at all stages of the programme and grant cycle
That they can equally and equitably participate in and benefit from Laureus Sport for Good supported programmes
That the programme does not harm or exclude women and girls, neither child nor young people who self-identify outside of the gender-binary
That they help to redress existing gender imbalances and injustice when possible

Guidance for Completing this Application

T This form is for all organisations applying for funding from Laureus Sport for Good.

Please refer to the Criteria and Recommendations or email grace.veys@laureus.com or david.groves@laureus.com if you have any questions regarding this form.

B Please note that by proceeding with your application you are accepting to share information with Laureus partners by default as part of our application assessment process.

Supporting Documents

Please provide the following in support of this application

Governing Document: for your organisation (for example, a constitution, trust deed or memorandum and articles of association) (mandatory)
Safeguarding Policy: safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults’ policy (mandatory)
Annual Accounts: all organisations that would like to collaborate with us must have sound financial procedures in place and must produce annual accounts. You must submit a copy of your most recently approved accounts, signed and dated by your chairperson, secretary or treasurer and by your auditor or independent examiner where appropriate (mandatory)
Budget Sheet Template: complete and attach it as part of this application (mandatory)

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2.1 Lead Organisation Contact Details

2.1.1 Legal Name of lead Organisation

2.1.2 Date the lead Organisation was established

2.1.3 Is the lead organisation registered in the country where the programme will be implemented?

2.1.4 Which languages does your organisation operate in (to a working proficiency with no translation support)?

EnglishFrenchPortugueseNone of the above

If you selected "None of the above", please identify which languages you operate in:

2.1.5 Lead Organisation Address

2.1.6 Post Code / Zip Code

2.1.7 Country

*to select more than one country please hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard*

2.1.8 Telephone Number

2.1.9 Website Address (if available)

2.1.10 Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, X, others.. etc)

2.2 Lead Applicant Organisation Contact Person Details

Please tell us whom we should be contacting for further information related to this application.

2.2.1 First Name

2.2.2 Last Name

2.2.3 Job Title

2.2.4 Email

2.2.5 Telephone Number

2.2.6 Contact ID

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3. Lead Applicant Organisation General Information

Please note that this section is only to be completed by the lead organisation.

3.1 Are you eligible to receive funds from the UK?

3.2 Please select your sector

3.3 Within your sector, please specify your organisation type:

3.4 Are you a registered organisation in the country where the programme will be implemented?

3.5 Organisation’s Legal Registration Number, company number, or other appropriate legal registration identification:

3.6 Is the lead organisation a branch of, or related to a larger organisation?

3.6.1 What is the name of your parent organisation?

3.6.2 Please tell us more about the relationship between your organisation and the parent organisation.

For example:
- Does your parent company have governing powers over your organisation?
- Are any of your staff members employed by the parent organisation?
- Will Laureus Sport for Good funds be paid into the parent organisation's account?

Please note, if you answered yes to any of these questions, you will need to provide your partner organisation's documentation as part of the due diligence.

3.7 Briefly tell us about the background, mission and vision of the lead organisation

3.8 Please share a link for your organisational video here (optional):

3.9 Please attach the Governing Document for the lead organisation

3.10 Collaborating Partner(s)

Please provide details of each collaborating partner. You can add a new partner by selecting "Add a new collaborative partner" at the bottom of this box.

3.10.1 Legal Name of Organisation

3.10.2 Type of organisation

3.10.3 Legal registration number, company number or other appropriate identification

3.10.4 Website

3.10.5 Social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, etc.)

3.10.6 Is this a new collaboration?

Please briefly explain any previous and/or current collaborations with this partner:

3.10.7 What is the expertise of the partner and how does their expertise align with the programme objectives:

3.10.8 Is the partner happy for Laureus Sport for Good to conduct due diligence on the partner organisation?

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4. Safeguarding Children and Young People

All children and young people have the right to participate in sport in a safe and enjoyable environment and their rights are enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). For the purposes of safeguarding, Laureus Sport for Good adopts the UNCRC’s definition of a child – anyone under the age of 18. However, we encourage organisations to also include young people within their safeguarding policies to ensure organisations are providing the level of protection required to vulnerable young people over the age of 18 too.

4.1 Does the lead applicant have a child protection/safeguarding children and young people policy in place? If yes, please attach this below.

4.1.1 Child protection / safeguarding children and young people policy:

4.1.2 If yes, when was it last updated?

4.1.3 Has it been signed off by your board?

4.1.4 When is your safeguarding policy due for a next revision?

4.2 Please describe how you communicate the principles, code of conduct and processes of your safeguarding policy (if you have no policy please talk about safeguarding in general) to your participants, parents, carers, and all collaborating partners:

4.3 Can you confirm that all collaborating partners have read and agreed to the lead organisation's safeguarding plan?

4.4 Please confirm that you agree to the following statement:

The lead organisation will be responsible to ensure that all collaborative partners sign the lead organisation's safeguarding agreement before any receipt of funds. If the safeguarding agreement has not been signed then the collaboration will not be eligible for funding.

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5. Governance

Please note that this section is only to be completed by the lead organisation.

In this section we focus on governance in relation to the make-up of the board of governors/trustees of your organisation. The main role of a board is to establish policies, make significant and strategic decisions and to oversee the organisation’s activity.

5.1 Do you have a board of governors / trustees that oversee your charity?

5.1.1 Who is responsible for overseeing your organisation’s governance?

5.1.2 How often does your board of governors / trustees meet?

5.2 Please fill in the below table to clarify the make-up of your board of governors / trustees. *see guidance notes

Board Member

Board Member Full Name

Roles and responsibilities

Skills and expertise

Gender Identity

Age Bracket

With a disability

Representative of target communities/ groups

5.3 From 1 to 5, how representative (inclusive of but not necessarily limited to demographics and lived experience) is your board of the community(ies)/ groups you serve?

5.4 Staff chart of your organisation: this refers to the people working in your organisation, not only the staff that will work in the programme you are applying for funding for.

	Boys/Young Men/Men	Girls/Young Women/ Women	Transgender /Non-binary/Gender expansive	With a disability	Under the age of 25	Representative of target communities and groups
Full-time Staff
Part-time Staff
Volunteers
Totals by Group

Total Staff:

Total Full Time:

Total Part Time

Total Volunteers

5.5 From 1 to 5, how representative (inclusive of but not necessarily limited to demographics and lived experience) is your staff of the community(ies)/ groups you serve?

5.6 Please describe here who are those community(ies) / groups that your board and staff represent (this could be the Black community, people with disabilities, refugees, young people, etc) and explain your selected rating in the questions above.

5.7 Do you have a Gender Equity Policy?

5.7.1 If yes, please attach your last updated policy:

5.8 Please fill in the table below to show the total number of direct participants your organisation reached last year.

	Total	Boys/Young Men/Men	Girls/Young Women/Women	Transgender/Non-binary/Gender expansive	Of the direct participants identified, how many have a disability
Aged 14 years old or under
Aged between 15 and 24 years old
Aged 25 years old and above
TOTAL number of direct participants reached

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6. Finances

Please note, this section is only to be completed by the lead organisation.

All organisations that would like to partner with Laureus Sport for Good must have sound financial procedures in place and must produce annual accounts. In this section we ask about your financial procedures/practices.

6.1 Does your organisation have qualified personnel dedicated to finance management and control (e.g. qualified accountant or any similar qualification)?

6.1.1 Provide details about the expertise of your financial personnel, including qualifications and years of experience. If your accountant is outsourced, please name and describe the accountancy company instead (e.g. how many years of experience, how many years you have been working with them, what are their key areas of expertise, etc.)

6.2 Please describe how payments are authorised in your organisation, who is involved and what their role is

6.3 Please describe how budgets are designed and approved in your organisation, who is involved and what their role is

6.4 How frequently are your bank accounts reconciled, who is involved in the reconciliation and what their role is?

6.5 Does your organisation have a reserves policy?

6.5.1 Please describe:

6.6 Please state how many months of free reserves / unrestricted income you have in place at the time of this application:

6.7 Does your organisation hold insurance such as public indemnity, protection of assets?

6.7.1 Provide further details on which type of insurance your organisation holds*

6.8 Please break down - as best possible - your income profile for the last financial year in the following areas:

6.8.1 When your last financial year ended

6.8.2 Local Currency

6.8.3 Self-generated income (e.g. selling merchandise, doing external consultancy, renting out your premises, etc.)

6.8.4 Public funding coming from governments (national, regional, local…). This is tax-payers money.

6.8.5 Funding from private businesses (small or large and international companies)

6.8.6 Trusts & Foundations (private organisations such as Laureus Sport for Good)

6.8.7 Other

6.8.8 Total Income

6.9 Please indicate - as best possible - your annual expenditure in the last financial year in the following areas:

6.9.1 Human resources (all related costs to salaries to staff in the payroll of your organisation)

6.9.2 Office and admin costs (day to day running costs of your organisation)

6.9.3 Travel cost

6.9.4 Equipment and supplies

6.9.5 Other costs

6.9.6 Total Expenditure

6.10 Please attach your latest two years of audited accounts and add any relevant comments or clarification.

6.11 Is the bank account receptor of funds in the same country where the programme is implemented?

If no, please indicate:

6.11.1 Total funds you are requesting in this application

6.11.2 Total funds that will be sent to the country where the programme is implemented

6.11.3 Please indicate how you send funds to your partner organisation (e.g. bank transfer, by cash, via cash transfer agencies, etc.)

6.12.1 Are you implementing your programme through a local branch of your same organisation?

6.12.2 Are you implementing your programme through an independent implementing partner?

6.12.3 If yes, have you carried out a due diligence to your implementing partner organisation?

If yes, please submit the due diligence report.

If this application is approved, you will be required to submit a signed copy of the sub-granting agreement with your partner.

7. Bank Details

Please provide full details of the bank account into which funds will be transferred if awarded (complete as appropriate for your payment processes). This must be the lead organisation submitting this application.

7.1 Bank Name

7.2 Bank Address

7.3 Account Name

7.4 Account Number

7.5 Swift Code

7.6 Sort Code

7.7 IBAN/CLABE/CBU Number

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Section 8: Programme Funding Request

In this section we ask for details on the work for which you are requesting funding, this includes a summary of the programme, why it is needed, what activities will be run and for whom, who is running the programme, how it was designed and details of any existing partnerships. We also ask for a short assessment of the risks involved in the programme.

8. Programme Summary

In this first section we ask you to provide some programme information based on where it is running, the social focus area it contributes to and what resources will be allocated to the programme.

8.1 Programme Name

8.2 Programme Location - Country(ies)

*to select more than one country, please hold down the Ctrl button on your keyboard*

8.3 Please identify the city(ies), town(s), or area(s) where your programme will be implemented:

8.4 Please enter the total amount of funding you are requesting for your programme. Grants of between 70 000 and 100 000 USD are available.

8.4.1 Amount

8.4.2 Currency

8.4.3 Will the lead applicant transfer part of the funds to the implementing partners?

If yes, what processes would be used to transfer funds to coalition partners?

What processes would be implemented by the lead partner to ensure good use of funds?

8.4.4 Please confirm that the length of your programme equals to 12 months starting January 2025 and ending in December 2025:

Please explain the time-frame for this project and why it is not 12 months:

8.5 Please enter the % of Laureus Sport for Good contribution to the total cost of this programme

8.5.1 If Laureus Sport for Good is not covering 100% of the total cost of this programme, have you already secured the rest of the funding you need?

8.6 Please upload a copy of the budget template completed for your programme here:

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9. Programme Design

9.1 Please provide a brief description / elevator pitch of your innovative idea on how sport can be used to promote positive outcomes related to sustainable livelihoods for young people in Africa (200 words):

9.2 The need for your innovative approach/idea (WHY is your programme relevant?): Please summarise the specific need for your innovative approach or idea on how sport can be used to promote positive outcomes related to sustainable livelihoods for young people in Africa (750 words): Please make sure you include: (i) the current educational and employability challenges that your target group is facing (ii) the local context where they live (e.g. political, socioeconomic, affected by conflict or violence, etc.) (iii) the different challenges faced by boys, girls, and/or transgender or non-binary young people for this programme; (iiii) challenges faced by any other stakeholders relevant to you and your intervention.

9.3 The objectives of your programme (WHAT are you aiming to achieve?): Considering the social issues you have identified in your needs analysis, what are the 3 key changes your programme will bring about?

9.3.1 Change 1

9.3.2 Change 2

9.3.3 Change 3

9.4 Your methodology (HOW are you planning to do it?) Please provide a description of your idea, making sure you include, at least: (i) a description of your methodology and the activities/outputs you will deliver; (ii) the role of sport and how you use it as a tool for social change:

9.5 Describe your plan to collaborate including the role of each partner and the scope of their work:

9.6 We are interested to know who within the collaboration will be involved in the project.. In particular, we are interested to know how many coaches (gender disaggregated), social workers, educators, programme managers, finance managers, Monitoring and Evaluation managers, researchers, professionals etc….)

9.7 Please provide a link to a short video presenting/explaining your programme (optional)

9.8 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: We assume that your idea is open to all. Here we would like to know what specific strategies you have in place to ensure that your programme is accessible for to people of any gender, sexual orientation, disability, faith, race? Please explain your actions and plans to ensure no one has been left behind.

9.9 What potential risks or barriers you think could prevent your innovative idea from being successful and what are you doing to mitigate them?

9.10 What idea/plans do you have to ensure sustainability of the project after the grant?

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10. Programme Activities (Outputs)

10.1 In this section we would like to know about the exact activities / outputs you will deliver in your programme and when they will happen throughout the year.

**You can select multiple quarters in the table below by holding down the control button on your keyboard.**

Name of the activity. Please make sure it matches with the activities you described in the question about your methodology.	Who is attending this activity?	How often is this activity delivered?	When are you delivering this activity (select all relevant options	Where is the activity delivered?	Which partner(s) is/are responsible for the activity?

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11. Programme Target Audience

11.1 Please provide a brief explanation of your intended target audience and the beneficiaries of your innovative approach/idea?

11.2 Does your idea have any participants? Laureus Sport for Good would define a ‘participant’ as someone who has direct, regular and sustained engagement with the programme. This could, for example, be girls that attend at least 80% of coaching workshops across the year.

11.2.1 Please provide a brief explanation on how you define ‘participants’

Laureus Sport for Good would define a ‘participant’ as someone who has direct, regular and sustained engagement with the programme. This could, for example, be girls that attend at least 80% o coaching workshop across the year. We acknowledge the definition of regular and sustained engagement may vary – however, we encourage you to define what level of engagement is required for your programme to have a meaningful influence on participants

11.2.2 Participants Data

In this subsection, we want to understand the engagement you will have with the participants your programme is targeting with this specific funding. This is the important data that you will need to report against throughout the Laureus Sport for Good grant cycle.

The numbers below should represent your annual participant targets that you will report against at the end of the Laureus Sport for Good grant year.

	Total	Boys/young men/ men	Girls/young women/women	Transgender, non-binary, gender expansive	Of the participants identified, how many have a disability?
Under 15 years old
15-24 years old
25 years old or older
Total

From the participants above please identify parents/teachers and coaches

	Total	Boys/young men/ men	Girls/young women/women	Transgender, non-binary, gender expansive	Of the participants identified, how many have a disability?
Parents/teachers
Coaches
Total

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12. Measuring Change

12.1 Do you have plans for how you will measure the impact of your idea?

12.1.1 Do you have a measurement framework for your idea? A logical framework or a set of objectives and indicators that you are already using for this idea or across the organization?

12.1.2 Please describe how you plan to measure the impact of your programme. If you do not have anything in place and need some support, you are welcome to fill in the Laureus Sport for Good MEL Template and upload it above. Your application will not be assessed based on the quality of this framework, but it will help you and us to better understand what you are trying to achieve

12.2 MEL Framework Upload

13. GOALs

The following questions are related to the GOAL framework. Please refer to this document to select the appropriate responses.

Every organisation applying to Laureus Sport for Good is required to select 2 Social Focus Areas and subsequently 2 x GOAL indicators.

For this application your Primary Social Focus Area must focus on Employability or Education.

Primary SFA

The following questions are related to the GOAL framework. Please refer to this document to select the appropriate responses.

13.1 Which of the following Social Focus Areas will your programme contribute to?

Education Objectives

Education Indicator

Employability Objectives

Employability Indicator

Secondary SFA

13.2 Which of the following Social Focus Areas will your programme contribute to? This must be different to the Primary Social Focus Area you selected above.

Health and Wellbeing Objectives

Health and Wellbeing Indicator

Education Objectives

Education Indicator

Gender Equity Objectives

Gender Equity Indicator

Employability Objectives

Employability Indicator

Inclusion Objective

Inclusion Indicator

Peacebuilding Objectives

Peacebuilding Indicator

13.3 Would you like to add an additional GOAL?

YesNo

You will need to report against this additional GOAL at the end of the year if you select one but it is not a mandatory requirement to apply for funding. Additional GOALs can also be added by your grant manager throughout the year.

13.4 Additional GOAL

Which of the following Social Focus Areas relates to your selected additional indicator?

Health and Wellbeing Objectives

Health and Wellbeing Indicator

Education Objectives

Education Indicator

Gender Equity Objectives

Gender Equity Indicator

Employability Objectives

Employability Indicator

Inclusion Objective

Inclusion Indicator

Peacebuilding Objectives

Peacebuilding Indicator

14. SESLA Project

Beyond grant funding, the SESLA project offers training, peer learning opportunities and research with the aim of leveraging the power of sport to empower young people to create more sustainable futures for themselves and their communities. The questions in the following section will not affect your eligibility for a grant but rather help us inform the need for wider SESLA research.

Does any of the organisations in this partnership have a toolkit/curriculum/guidebook which uses sport as a tool for education or employability?

Would that organisation be interested in a review of the current toolkit/curriculum/guidebook?

Would any of the organisations in this partnership be interested in taking part in wider research on how sport can be used as a developmental tool for education and employability in Africa?

Would any of the organisations in this partnership be willing to take part in interviews or focus group discussions within the SESLA project?

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Please Review!

Please carefully review all of the questions and responses you have entered throughout the form. Make sure you have also submitted all the required documents!

We would also appreciate any feedback you may have on the form or application process which you can provide here.

14. Supporting Documents

You have already provided the following documents throughout the application:

Governing Document: for your organisation (for example, a constitution, trust deed or memorandum and articles of association) (mandatory)
Safeguarding Policy: safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults’ policy (mandatory)
Audited Accounts: all organisations that would like to collaborate with us must have sound financial procedures in place and must produce annual accounts. You must submit a copy of your most recently approved accounts, signed and dated by your chairperson, secretary or treasurer and by your auditor or independent examiner where appropriate (mandatory)
Budget Sheet Template: complete and attach it as part of this application (mandatory)
MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) Framework: please attach the MEL framework for your programme, if you have one (optional)
Due Diligence Report: if you have a partner implementing the delivery of your programme, you might be required to submit a due diligence /risk assessment report if grant is approved (optional)
Gender Equity/ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy: feel free to attach the policy if you have one (optional)

Please also provide these additional supporting documents, or any others you think are important to provide information for your application:

Local Needs Analysis: please submit the needs assessment for your local programme (optional)
Risk Assessment: feel attach the risk assessment for your programme if you have one (optional)
Research: documents or links to any external evaluations or research into the social impact of your activities that has been conducted in the last 3 years (optional)
Additional Documents: any other available and relevant documents you may wish to attach (optional)

Please do not upload any videos directly but instead upload links to videos in the space provided.

Supporting Documents

14.1 Is there another document you'd like to add?

YesNo

14.1.1 Additional Document

14.2 Additional Links

1. Please complete the following question before starting your application form:

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14. SESLA Project

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Please carefully review all of your responses before submitting!