The WEE-DiFine Initiative will now consider proposal submissions on a rolling basis.

Step One
New proposals must submit an expression of interest (EOI) via this form. Please complete the questions below and include a 6-page study description and draft budget using the templates available on the WEE-DiFine webpage here.

After receipt of an EOI, our team will revert back to the submitter within 10 business days with one of the following responses:
  • Full proposal requested, no comments
  • Full proposal requested, with comments
  • Full proposal not requested, with comments

Proposals will be reviewed by our advisory board at quarterly intervals throughout the year. In order to be considered during a given review period, a full proposal must be received 8 weeks in advance of the advisory board vote, which will be conducted in February, May, August, and November annually.

  • February consideration deadline = December 15 at 11:59 pm Bangladesh Standard time (BST)
  • May consideration deadline = March 15 at 11:59 pm BST
  • August consideration deadline = June 15 at 11:59 pm BST
  • November consideration deadline = September 15 at 11:59 pm BST
Advisory board decisions will be communicated within one week of the board vote.

Step Two
Teams that meet the following criteria may skip step 1 and proceed directly to step 2:
  • Your proposal has been formally incubated by the WEE-DiFine team.
  • You submitted a full proposal to WEE-Connect, and were requested to instead submit to WEE-DiFine.
  • You previously submitted the same proposal to WEE-DiFine, received feedback from the WEE-DiFine team, and are now resubmitting the same, albeit revised, proposal.
If you are unsure whether you should submit an EOI or full proposal, please reach out directly to the WEE-DiFine team at wee_difine@bracu.ac.bd.

Please email your full proposal to wee_difine@bracu.ac.bd with the subject line "WEE-DiFine Proposal Submission" by the aforementioned deadlines. Your proposal package should include the following (all templates are available on the WEE-DiFine webpage here):

Proposal cover letter
Technical proposal
Budget and budget narrative
Letter(s) of support
Up to five page CVs of each Principal Investigator

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* 1. Submitter's name

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* 2. Submitter's email address

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* 3. Submitter's institution

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* 4. Submitter's designation

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* 5. In which country(ies) will your study be based?

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* 6. Which funding category(ies) do you plan to submit to?

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* 7. Please upload your 6-page study description, following the template provided on the WEE-DiFine webpage.

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* 8. Please upload your draft budget (in the WEE-DiFine template).

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