Opportunity
This Call for Project Proposals is designed to build on established relationships between you and your colleagues at an institution of higher education in a developing country. The existing knowledge, networks,and trust between you and the people with whom you have worked contributes to sustainable change.
Eligibility
Partner University Eligibility Criteria
•The partner institution must be a public or private, nonprofit institution of higher education accredited by a national agency in a country listed in the low or medium categories of the UNDP Human Development Index (see AppendixI) that is willing to enter into a partnership with AWB.
•The project must be a priority for the partner institution and the institution must be willing to be an active collaborator on the project.
•The initiative must contribute to sustainable institutional development.
•The partner institutions must cover the costs of their staff, laboratory and or classroom space and equipment, office expenses, and publication necessary for the project’s success.
•The partner institution is expected to provide accommodations, local transportation,and, if possible, a stipend to cover local costs for the volunteer(s). AWB will consider waiving this requirement only in exceptional cases where the inability to cover these costs is clear.
•IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications will not be considered in a country or a region of a country for which the Government of Canada has issued a travel advisory urging “Avoid all travel” or “Avoid non-essential travel”–see https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories.
Project Eligibility Criteria
•The project must align with the vision, mission, and objectives of AWB, which are available on AWB’s website.
•The first stage proposal must be submitted by one or more working or retired faculty, staff, or administrators from an AWB Network university or college.
•The initiative will build on and strengthen a relationship between the person submitting the proposal and his/her counterparts in the partner institution.
•Central to the project must be capacity building at the partner institution and there must be a clear indication of how the project’s activities and outcomes will be sustained and evaluated.
•The proposal may include a component for involvement of students from the applicant’s institution. However, all student involvement must be self-funded, add value to the project,and will require the explicit agreement of the partner institution.
•The proposal must be cost effective.
Volunteer Eligibility Criteria
•Required academic qualifications and experience for academics, staff and non-academic professionals are outlined on our website: https://www.awb-usf.org/volunteers/
•The volunteer(s) must be willing to spend the time at the partner institution to realize the goals of the project. The minimum posting is three weeks except under exceptional circumstances, but most projects require longer time on site and some require the volunteer to be willing to return to the partner institutions for several postings.
•The volunteer(s) must be willing to be contractually engaged as an AWB volunteer and to follow all AWB policies and procedures.
Funding Available
All expenses directly related to the AWB project are covered by AWB or the partner institution in the developing world, including: economy air travel, airport transfers, medical and travel insurance, visa, necessary vaccinations and medications, in-transit costs for hotels and meals, and stipend for living expenses. AWB does not cover the cost of equipment or books and does not provide a salary or honorarium for its volunteers.
Useful Links
- For further details about funding categories, eligibility criteria and deadlines, click here.
Deadlines
| Internal Review | Please contact Carlos Vargas-Pedoza |
| cuResearch Approval Form | March 4, 2019 |
| Submission to Sponsor | March 11, 2019 |
Submitting Your Application
- Applications must be submitted via cuResearch, through which Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
- More information on cuResearch can be found here.
Internal Contacts
If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact Carlos Vargas-Pedoza.