Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)

APPLICATION FOR FIELD ATTACHMENT AWARDS (FAPA)1

The Field Attachment Program Award (FAPA) is a competitive grants program designed as graduate student internship to link
thesis research findings and recommendations to application and use at community level. However, feedback from the FAPA
grantees has shown that many of them would wish to translate their research and innovations into enterprises in working with
communities. Accordingly, the FAPA grant has now diversified with a track for Innovations, Products to Markets (IPM-FAPA).
This call targets graduate students that are focused on advancing Innovations, Products to Markets for the IPM-FAPA. The
purpose is to realise young graduate entrepreneurs with knowledge driven enterprises that have potential for growth and
employment creation. The grantees will provide learning opportunities for universities and development partners in ensuring
knowledge translation into enterprises. Applications for this IPM-FAPA are called for from students supported by the TAGDev
programme in the TAGDev programme implementing universities. Applicants should submit their applications online by creating
an account on http://rims2.ruforum.org. If you have any questions please email: cgs@ruforum.org

[Please note that you will submit your names and personal details via the online system. You will then attach this application form
to your online application.]

1. Business status

2.1 Business name kuza kilimo

2.2 Business address include telephone, postal address, email and website

2.3 Business registration status

2.4 Business partners if any (please do provide name, contact and role in business)
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2.5 Number of current employees (you can categorise by employee type category; full time or part time)
a. Full time employees:
b. Part-time employees:
2.6 Projected number of employees to be added in 12 months (2 marks)

2.7 Summary of business (include prototype success documented; 50 words maximum) (3 marks)

2.8 Financial status summary (provide a summary of your business for 12 months financial snapshot financial
projection including expected sales/revenue, cash, assets, book value. For ease of computing some of these

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For more information about the FAPA:

Please refer to the Competitive Grants System (CGS) Grants Manual General Information and Guidelines which are available at:
http://repository.ruforum.org/documents/ruforum-competitive-grants-system-manual

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 if not familiar with, you can access smart sheets on https://www.smartsheet.com/free-startup-
templates) (25 marks)

2. IPM-FAPA PROPOSAL

3.1 Business Overview (500 words) (15 marks)

Describe your business opportunity/innovation/business concept. This should include your potential and/or
existing product/service, vision, mission, and business model.

3.2 Enterprise Innovativeness (300 words) (15 mark)

Describe what makes your business enterprise and/or concept innovative and distinguishes it from your
other competitors

3.5 Company Background/Genesis (300 words) (5 marks)

Describe how you discovered the business opportunity and/or potential innovation-one paragraph

3.6 Technology/Proprietary Rights (150 words) (5 marks)

Describe the factors that provide your enterprise with significant competitive edge to overcome barriers.

3.7 Sales, Marketing, and Customers (500 words) (10 marks)

Describe characteristics of your market. Who are your potential/top customers (current and/or projected -
be very specific)? What is your value proposition (suggested scheme or plan of action) to these potential or
others?

3.8 Competitive Landscape (300 words) (8 marks)

Who are your primary/potential competitors and what is/will be your key competitive position/advantage?

3.9 Management Team (100 words) (2 marks)

Indicate how you and/or your team can capitalize on the opportunity discussed in the business description?

3. FIELD ATTACHMENT (FA) LOCATION

4.1 Provide full address of proposed FAPA

location
4.2 Provide full address of one supervisor for your
six months Field Attachment Programme
(FAPA)

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 4. TIMELINE / WORK PLAN (10 marks)

Guided by your outlined objectives prepare a six-month work/activity plan. The activities should be specific and their attainment
should be easily measured. Therefore depending on your objectives you should indicate the number of meetings to be held;
number of farmers and or stakeholders to be reached (do not be too ambitious here); number of trainings/demonstrations;
among other things.

Period Milestone / Activity Expected Outputs