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Department of State Looking for Undergraduate Study Abroad Proposals

NAICU Washington Update

March 9, 2010

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has published a Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP) on "Capacity Building for Undergraduate Study Abroad."

The purpose of this component of the bureau's competitive grants program is "to build the capacity of U.S. institutions of higher education and of potential host institutions abroad to provide study abroad opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students."  Proposals should follow one of three models:

• U.S. institutions with substantial experience providing study abroad opportunities may partner with international counterparts with limited experience receiving U.S. students in order to expand the capacity of the foreign partner to host U.S. students, particularly in locations that have been underserved by traditional study abroad programs.
  
  
• U.S. institutions with substantial experience providing study abroad opportunities may cooperate with less experienced U.S. partner colleges and universities to enable the less experienced institutions to develop programs with international counterparts or build their study abroad offices through professional visits of administrators, faculty and/or students.
  
  
• U.S. institutions with limited experience administering study abroad programs may seek to strengthen their study abroad offices or expand their capacity to administer such programs.  Budgets for proposals submitted in this category should not exceed $60,000.

Contact

• Maureen Budetti
  maureen@naicu.edu