Opportunity
Academics Without Borders (AWB) is a Canadian nonprofit organization. Its mission is to help
low and middle-income countries improve their universities so that they can train their own
experts and conduct research to assist in their countries’ development. AWB’s projects are
involved in the full range of university activities from expanding and improving existing
institutions and programs to helping create new ones. AWB fulfills its mission through volunteers
who collaborate on projects that originate in and are owned by institutions in low and middle
income countries (LMICs).
AWB is looking to develop and support projects that enable volunteer experts to engage in
capacity-building activities at institutions of higher education in low or middle-income countries
(LMIC’s).
Full application details are available here.
Eligibility
Applications may be submitted by a faculty or staff member at one of the universities and
colleges in the AWB Network in collaboration with a partner institution of higher
education in a low or middle-income country.
Funding Available
Expenses covered by AWB may include:
● Economy air travel, airport transfers, in-transit costs for hotels and meals
● Medical and travel insurance
● Visa fees
● Required vaccinations and medications
● A stipend for the volunteer’s living expenses
● Other costs may also be considered to facilitate volunteer involvement with the project,
especially for projects implemented virtually.
Deadlines
● First Stage Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026
● First Stage Decision: Monday, March 23, 2026
Submitting Your Application
- The process is in two stages.
1. Submission of a first stage application – for details and application form, click here
2. If the proposal meets the eligibility requirements, it moves to a second stage in which AWB
contacts the partner institution and invites a more fully developed project proposal.
For more details on the application and for the application form Click HERE
Please submit project proposals to Corrie Young at cyoung@awb-usf.org.
Contacts
Corrie Young
Associate Executive Director – Projects & Network
cyoung@awb-usf.org