HEIAS Annual Grant
Each year the IAU reserves a budget to cover one of the HEIAS programmes for one IAU Member HEI. The grant will cover the full fee of the service; the institution will only have to cover the travel and subsistence costs (accommodation and meals) of the members of the expert panel.

Eligibility criteria

 In order to be eligible, a university applying for this unique grant must be:
 An IAU Member in good standing.
 Located in a low-income country according to the IAU membership criteria or able to demonstrate that they are facing a particularly difficult financial situation.

Application criteria

 The application may be submitted by any individual working at the institution, but it must be endorsed by the academic leadership and submitted on behalf of the whole institution. A letter signed by the head of the institution demonstrating this commitment is required.
 In order to apply, institutions must complete the online application from.
 The deadline for submitting applications is Friday 28 February 2025.

In the application form, the applying institution must identify the HEIAS programme it would like to pursue, explain briefly the reasoning behind the choice, and detail what it aims to achieve thanks to the HEIAS grant support.

If the institution is not located in a low-income country, it must also demonstrate that it is facing difficult financial conditions and therefore in need of a grant. Failure to do so will make the application ineligible. HEIs located in low-income country are exempt from this requirement.

Selection Criteria:

For this first year, institutions will be evaluated based on their application. In successive years, criteria for selection will also consider geographic balance between the different regions of the world, the type of institution, the type of service requested and the period of the year the service would take place.

Timeline:

1. Applications will be evaluated in March 2025 and the selected institutions will be informed by Friday 28 March 2025 at the latest.
2. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be finalized in April 2025.
3. The HEIAS service will start immediately after the signing of the MoU.
4. The site visit should ideally take place during the first three months of the year 2026.

Application Form