Applications for BCDI2030: Institutional partnerships in Tunisia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal- Now Open!

The call for proposals to the Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 (BCDI 2030)- Stream 2: Institutional Partnerships are now open.  Details of the call are available under the OIA’s funding opportunities page.  

The working languages of the proposed partnerships are French (Tunisia, Senegal) and Portuguese (Guinea-Bissau). However, regardless of the partner country’s working language, the narrative and financial reports submitted to the CICan/UnivCan consortium must be in either French or English, based on the working language of the Canadian college or university overseeing the project. 

For this call, the 5 institutional partnerships, codified under the following terms of reference detailed below, will aim to support technical and university teaching establishments located in Tunisia, Guinea- Bissau and Senegal:

The Office of International Affairs (OIA) will coordinate the McMaster submission in collaboration with the International Strategic Advisory Committee (ISAC). Interested McMaster full-time faculty members/staff who are interested in this grant should follow the next steps:

• Concept note submission deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025, to Adelina Sylaj (sylaja@mcmaster.ca) (Concept Note template). 

• Adjudication and selection of one application: OIA, in collaboration with the International Strategic Advisory Committee (ISAC) will adjudicate concept notes. OIA will communicate results with applicants on Friday, April 18, 2025.  

• Internal application submission deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025, to Adelina Sylaj (sylaja@mcmaster.ca) (Application components, Budget Template and Grant Approval Application Form).  
• External submission deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025, at 3:00 pm EDT. Application will be submitted by the OIA in collaboration with the main applicant. 

Kindly reach out to Adelina Sylaj in the Office of International Affairs (sylaja@mcmaster.ca) for any further assistance.