Deadline: 31-Mar-21
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the FY 2021 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) Competition.
AEIF offers alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs the opportunity to propose innovative projects that will contribute to international development and the strengthening of ties between the United States and other countries.
The submitted proposal must include a clear explanation of how the project advances the U.S.-Kuwait relationship by:
- Preparing students in Kuwait to attend U.S. universities, whether through English or college readiness training, college advising, or other means.
- Strengthening the ability of marginalized communities, youth, and women to participate fully in the political process and the economy.
- Improving intellectual property rights awareness and enforcement.
- Promoting people-to-people ties between the United States and Kuwait through educational, cultural, or civic activities that engage youth and young professionals in Kuwait.
- Fostering innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues.
- Promoting community resiliency during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
- Proposals generally should be in the range of $10,000 to $50,000.
Allowable Activities & Costs
AEIF 2021 can support the following:
- Intra-regional or in-country transportation;
- Rental of venues for project activities;
- PPE and sanitizing equipment;
- Meals/refreshments integral to the project (i.e. working lunch for a meeting);
- Reasonable costs to support virtual programming (i.e. subscription to Zoom, WebEx, camera/microphones for virtual meetings, mailing services, etc.);
- Trainer or speaker honoraria expenses (I.e. maximum $200/day fee, travel, lodging, per diem);
- Reasonable equipment and materials;
- Communications and publicity materials, such as manuals or project advertisements.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each alumni team must use the official AEIF 2021 Proposal Form (either in Word or PDF) and AEIF2021 Budget Form (in Excel) forms to submit its respective project application;
- Each project proposal must include the involvement of at least two alumni or an alumni association;
- Items valued at $200.00 or more must be itemized. Related costs should not be lumped together (i.e. lodging, meals, and per diem should be separate line items);
- Submitted proposal must include a clear explanation of how the project advances the U.S.-Kuwait relationship;
- All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories;
- U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project, however, there must be foreign alumni included in the project;
- Projects may include alumni from different exchange programs and different countries;
- All proposals must identify the alumni involved in the project (alumni’ names, which exchange program(s) attended, and when – MM/YYYY).
For more information, visit https://kw.usembassy.gov/the-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund-aeif-2021/
