International Grants and Scholarships

Documentation and Application forTitle VI (BIE) Grant:                                                                                                                               Information on the Title VI (BIE) Grant
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Contact: Tanyelle Richardson, Senior Program Manager
International Education and Graduate Service
1990 "K" Street, NW - Suite 6017
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.502.7626
Fax: 202.502.7859  Email: tanyelle_richardson@ed.gov

Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program: This Title VI A Grant program provides funds to institutions of higher education, a combination of such institutions, or partnerships between nonprofit educational organizations and institutions of higher education to plan, develop, and carry out programs to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages.

PROGRAM INFORMATION: Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and non-profit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations.

APPLICATION and FORMS:  Note: The application will be linked here when available.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:  Christine Corey  Phone: (202) 502-7629
E-mail: christine.corey@ed.gov

CFDA - Obtaining Federal Grants

NAFSA's Cooperative Grant Program (COOP)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States . Our members share a belief that international educational exchange advances learning and scholarship, builds respect among different peoples, and encourages constructive leadership in a global community.

The Cooperative Grants Program (Bureau ofEducational & Cultural Affairs of the U. S.Department    of State) funds enrichment programming which encourages interaction and promotes better    understanding between international students, their American peers, faculty,and communities as    well as programming which enhances the experience of American education abroad students.

There are two sub-categories of COOP funding and the Mini Grant. Of the 54 proposals received in 1997-98, 10 were received from community colleges, three of which were funded.

• Incentive Grant: awards of $1,001, $6,000; annual incentive Grant deadline is  March 1.
• Mini Grants: awards of $100, $2,000; mini grants are available on a rolling basis and require a five-week turn around period.

NAFSA's Web Site :
Cooperative Grant Program

Contact: NAFSA
1307 New York Avenue, NW Eight Floor
Washington , DC 20005
Phone: 202.737.3699
Fax: 202.737.3657
Email: Webmaster@nafsa.org

Fulbright Hays Act - Under the Fulbright Hays Act, the International Education and Graduate Programs Service provides a variety of grants to individuals and institutions of higher education for projects in modern foreign languages and area studies.

·         Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students modern foreign languages and area studies. Contact: Karla Ver Bryck Block, 202.502.7632 

·         Faculty Research Abroad: Using grants provided through institutions of higher education, this program provides opportunities for scholars to maintain and improve their area studies and language skills by conducting research abroad. Contact: Eliza Washington,202.502.7633 

 ·        Group Projects Abroad: This program provides grants to colleges and universities, state departments of education, and private non-profit educational organizations to fund overseas projects in modern foreign languages and area studies. Contact: Lungching Chiao, 202.502.7624 

·         Seminars Abroad/Special Bilateral Programs: This program provides 4- to 8-week summer seminars abroad for elementary through secondary school teachers (K12), post secondary faculty, and curriculum specialists in the social sciences and humanities. Contact: Rosalie Gendimenico, 202.502.7625 or Gale Holdren, 202-502-7691 

 ·      Title VI Higher Education Act: Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act, IEGPS supports ten programs within the , both for individuals and for institutions of higher education. 

·         Title VI A Business and International Education: This program provides matching grants to colleges and universities to internationalize the business curriculum and to promote links between academic institutions and the American business community. Contact: Tanyelle Richardson, 202-502-7626 o        Title VI B Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages: This program awards grants to institutions of higher education as well as public and private non-profit agencies to plan, develop and carry out programs to strengthen undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. Contact: Christine Corey, 202-502-7629 

    FIPSE - Friends for Improvement of Post secondary Education

    MIIIE - Midwest Institutefor International/Intercultural Internationalizing Curricula