Joint White Paper Award Application

The Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC), through funding from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, invites faculty from eligible institutions in the United States, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to apply for a joint white paper award.

This opportunity supports collaborative teams from accredited institutions in the United States, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to co-develop white papers that explore areas of shared academic, research, or policy interest in health-related topics.

Applications should promote mutual understanding, build institutional connections, and lay the foundation for future academic collaboration or research partnerships. Selected white papers will contribute to TIEC’s Global Innovation Hub, the program’s virtual community platform, and may be highlighted in Community of Practice webinars or other programmatic activities.

Selected proposals will receive a total award of $4,000 USD per white paper team. Funding will be disbursed as follows:

$1,000 upon acceptance of the proposal

$2,000 upon submission of the final white paper to TIEC

$1,000 upon publication submission or public dissemination

Only one award will be issued per accepted white paper team. Funds are intended to support collaborative development, research, and writing.

Lead Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Name of Institution

Job Title(s)

Department/Unit

Residing Country

You will be asked to upload a brief CV (2-3 pages Word or PDF) at the end of this application. Failure to do so will disqualify your application. Do you understand?

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Partner Institution Information

Co-Author First Name

Co-Author Last Name

Co-Author Institution

Co-Author Email

Co-Author Job Title(s)

Co-Author Department/Unit

Co-Author Residing Country

Additional Co-Authors

Please include the CV's of any additional co-authors in the attachments section below

White Paper Details

Title

Abstract

(Max 300 words)

Thematic Focus

Relevance to institution(s) or region(s)

Intended Outcomes

Collaborative Process Description

How do you intend to work with the co-author to produce this paper?

Anticipated Timeline

Supporting Documents

Letter of interest or support from your partner faculty member
CVs for both faculty members (Lead and Partner Faculty; 1–2 pages each

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