
March 11, 2025
Call for Proposals May 2025 – April 2026 Academic Year
We invite proposals for programs for the 2025–26 year due by April 11, 2025, including but not limited to:
- Community engagement and public outreach projects aligning with the Ho Centre’s mission
- Support for students
- Research workshops, lectures and retreats
- Language training/workshops
- Scholarly or public conversations, whether through digital media such as podcasting or videos, or physical media such as engaging with material culture and exhibitions
Please submit your proposal in one document that includes the following 5 items by April 11, 2025 to SeungJung Kim and copy Sam Keravica.
Proposal Format
- Program description (including names of organizers and dates)
- Program category (language training; research workshop/lecture; teaching support; podcast series; public outreach; other)
- Projected audience type and anticipated numbers
- Budget requested of HCBS*
- Other funding sources or co-sponsorships
We encourage the submissions of proposals that demonstrate how it will foster diversity, equity, and inclusion, center on anti-colonial/de-colonial practices, or contribute to greater global sustainability and development through environmental literacy.
*If you are proposing to offer an honorarium to a visiting speaker, or hire work-study student/instructor, etc., please contact us for guidelines about the appropriate amount.
HCBS invests in carbon offset projects to help mitigate environmental effects of speaker travel through supporting environmental or sustainability initiatives (via Less, at www.less.ca) in Gold Standard-Certified International Carbon Emission Reduction projects in Southeast Asia, which include the development of Solid Waste Facilities in Vietnam and the development of Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Thailand. Other practices may include prioritizing low-waste catering, reusable dishware, and the use of video-conference meetings instead of travel.
If you would like to discuss your ideas with us in advance, please get in touch! We look forward to hearing your ideas and working with you over the next year.