EduCanada has launched the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program (FMPBP) for the 2025-26 academic year.
About the program
The FMPBP program, offered by Global Affairs Canada, provides Canadian faculty with opportunities to create or expand partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean institutions through short-term teaching and/or research activities.
The primary objective of the program is to create new institutional collaborations and/or strengthen existing agreements between Canadian and non-Canadian post-secondary institutions eligible under the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP). The FMPBP supports Canada’s education relations and engagement in the ELAP region by advancing institutional partnerships in the areas of research, student mobility, joint programming, and capacity building.
The maximum grant value per candidate is CAD $7,000. Recipients may seek additional funding from other sources (private or public). The duration of the mobility is three (3) weeks minimum and eight (8) weeks maximum. Successful candidates may extend their stay with funds from other sources. Successful candidates can travel no earlier than April 1, 2025. All funds provided by Global Affairs Canada related to the project must be expensed by March 31, 2026; however, the actual project end date may extend beyond March 31, 2026.
Eligibility
Candidates must be full-time faculty members at Canadian post-secondary institutions. Grant recipients must teach or conduct research in eligible ELAP countries in the Caribbean, Central, North and South America.
How to apply
To be considered for the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program, UBC must apply on behalf of the candidate by completing and submitting the EduCanada online application form. UBC’s Office of Global Engagement will review each application for completion, and submit all of UBC’s completed applications by the EduCanada deadline of November 19, 2024.
All completed applications must be submitted to global.partnerships@ubc.ca and must include the following:
- Completed Application Form
- NB: UBC’s Office of Global Engagement can support applicants with responses to Question 6: Mobility alignment with the objectives of the Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program. Please contact global.partnerships@ubc.ca with enquiries for information about specific partners and/or regions related to question 6 as needed.
- Completed Budget Form
- Completed Privacy Notice Statement
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the candidate, six pages maximum
- Letter of invitation from the host institution
For questions related to this opportunity, contact global.partnerships@ubc.ca.