What is the process for reviewing the proposals?
The proposals will be reviewed in a two-stage process. As a first step, all submitted proposals will be screened to ensure eligibility. Proposals will then be reviewed by international and diaspora business and development experts. Following Stage 1, a limited number of applicants will be selected as “Finalists” and invited to submit full business plans using a standard ADM format. In the second stage, full business plans will be reviewed by a jury of distinguished business experts and development practitioners from the international and diaspora communities. Finalists will then participate in “one-on”one” jury interviews with ADM judges in Washington, DC. The winners will be announced at the ADM Awards Ceremony to be held in December 2009.
