The Caribico Grant
The Engine of Collective Work
Why the Grant Exists
A single chapter, working alone, can do meaningful work. A unit of chapters working together can do something none of them could do alone.
The Caribico Grant exists for that second possibility. It is the mechanism that turns a network of chapters into a coordinated force. It enables the kind of work that no chapter could fund alone, organize alone, or execute alone. It is the engine of joint work. Joint work is what makes Caribico an institution rather than a directory.
What Joint Work Makes Possible
A single chapter publishes a research brief. A unit publishes a regional white paper across multiple countries simultaneously. A single chapter hosts a speaker. A unit hosts a tour where one delegation moves through every chapter in the unit in a single semester. A single chapter throws a cultural festival. A unit throws it together under one campaign, drawing media attention that no single chapter could command. Joint work compounds. It builds relationships across chapters that last for years. It produces deliverables that no individual chapter could produce.
How the Grant Works
The Caribico Grant is awarded at the unit level, not the chapter level. A unit is a grouping of up to five chapters, geographically or thematically connected, that operate together as a coordinated bloc.
When a unit applies, its chapters select a joint project from a curated list of options provided by Caribico headquarters. Each project requires coordination across chapters, shared resources, and a single executable plan. Once approved, funding is released to the unit, and the chapters execute together as one. Funding is up to $1,000 per unit per academic year.
Eligibility
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Up to five certified chapters operating in good standing as a recognized Caribico unit
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A joint project selected from the Caribico-provided list of options
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Submitted before the project begins, with a clear timeline and defined deliverables
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Authorization from the leadership of every chapter in the unit
Application Process
A unit's application includes:
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The selected project from Caribico's list of options, with the unit's reasoning for the choice
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A line-item budget showing how the funds will be deployed across the unit's chapters
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A coordination plan defining each chapter's specific role in execution
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Authorization signatures from chapter leadership across every chapter in the unit
