{"id":26950,"date":"2026-02-02T14:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/?p=26950"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:35:10","slug":"academics-without-borders-call-for-project-proposals-feb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/2026\/academics-without-borders-call-for-project-proposals-feb-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics Without Borders &#8211; Call for Project Proposals (Feb 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\">Opportunity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Academics Without Borders (AWB) is a Canadian nonprofit organization. Its mission is to help<br \/>\nlow and middle-income countries improve their universities so that they can train their own<br \/>\nexperts and conduct research to assist in their countries\u2019 development. AWB\u2019s projects are<br \/>\ninvolved in the full range of university activities from expanding and improving existing<br \/>\ninstitutions and programs to helping create new ones. AWB fulfills its mission through volunteers<br \/>\nwho collaborate on projects that originate in and are owned by institutions in low and middle<br \/>\nincome countries (LMICs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">AWB is looking to develop and support projects that enable volunteer experts to engage in<br \/>\ncapacity-building activities at institutions of higher education in low or middle-income countries<br \/>\n(LMIC\u2019s).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Full application details are available <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U8O8_IQwrtq52pkpp4e3QDHrYYJ33Y4W\/view\"><span class=\"s1\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Eligibility<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">Applications may be submitted by a faculty or staff member at one of the universities and<br \/>\ncolleges in the AWB Network in collaboration with a partner institution of higher<br \/>\neducation in a low or middle-income country.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Funding Available<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Expenses covered by AWB may include:<br \/>\n\u25cf Economy air travel, airport transfers, in-transit costs for hotels and meals<br \/>\n\u25cf Medical and travel insurance<br \/>\n\u25cf Visa fees<br \/>\n\u25cf Required vaccinations and medications<br \/>\n\u25cf A stipend for the volunteer\u2019s living expenses<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf Other costs may also be considered to facilitate volunteer involvement with the project,<br \/>\nespecially for projects implemented virtually.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Deadlines<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u25cf First Stage Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026<br \/>\n\u25cf First Stage Decision: Monday, March 23, 2026<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Submitting Your Application<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The process is in two stages.<br \/>\n1. Submission of a first stage application &#8211; for details and application form, click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U8O8_IQwrtq52pkpp4e3QDHrYYJ33Y4W\/view\">here<\/a><br \/>\n2. If the proposal meets the eligibility requirements, it moves to a second stage in which AWB<br \/>\ncontacts the partner institution and invites a more fully developed project proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more details on the application and for the application form Click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1B-8Be5fDgjNHyBkysxl1cFFBc02wPYui\/edit\"><span class=\"s2\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Please submit project proposals to Corrie Young at &#x63;&#x79;&#x6f;&#x75;&#110;&#103;&#64;aw&#x62;&#x2d;&#x75;&#x73;&#102;&#46;org.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Contacts<\/h3>\n<p>Corrie Young<br \/>\nAssociate Executive Director &#8211; Projects &amp; Network<br \/>\n<a title=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;you&#x6e;&#x67;&#x40;&#x61;&#x77;&#98;&#45;&#117;sf&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;\" href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;to&#x3a;&#x63;&#x79;&#111;un&#x67;&#x40;&#x61;&#119;&#98;-&#x75;&#x73;&#x66;&#46;&#111;r&#x67;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-outlook-id=\"32510856-62a2-4e33-8a0a-810b4e7bc246\">&#x63;&#121;o&#x75;&#110;&#103;&#x40;&#x61;&#119;b&#x2d;&#117;s&#x66;&#x2e;&#111;r&#x67;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunity Academics Without Borders (AWB) is a Canadian nonprofit organization. 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