The Office of Alumni Affairs in the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the launch of Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AIEF) to offer alumni of United States government-funded exchange programs the opportunity to address global issues on a local, national, regional or international level.
Alumni can submit proposals up to $35,000 USD in the following categories or combinations thereof:
- Democracy and human rights;
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Economic opportunity and prosperity;
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Women’s empowerment;
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Promoting a better environment;
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Food security;
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Global health; and
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Outreach to marginalized communities.
Important Notes
Project ideas and later proposals must come from: -
Teams of 10 or more alumni of recognized U.S. government-funded exchange programs or
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Current participants of U.S. government-funded exchange programs; and
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Registered members at the State Alumni website.
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Alumni may locate other potential team members through the Find Fellow Alumni feature on the State Alumni website.
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All alumni submitting proposals must be residing abroad and U.S. alumni may partner in the execution of projects.
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Funding will be dispersed through a U.S. mission overseas, so all projects must take place in a country with either a U.S. embassy or consulate.
Alumni can submit a project from February 16 through March 13, 2011 at
https://alumni.state.gov/aeif2011.
More details about the competition timeline on
https://alumni.state.gov/aeif-info. |
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