Deadline: 6 March 2017
The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is currently seeking applications for the FY 2017 Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program.
As part of the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program, the FY 2017 Tunisia Undergraduate Scholarship Program (Tunisia UGRAD) will offer full scholarships for an academic year of study in the United States for outstanding students from underrepresented sectors of Tunisia. The program will provide approximately 65 students from across Tunisia with a deeper understanding of the United States and new academic and professional skills and expertise to help them contribute to the economic growth and development of their country. Funding will support two consecutive cohorts of students who will each pursue one academic year of non-degree undergraduate study in the United States at accredited four-year institutions of higher education.
Tunisia UGRAD is one of two components of the higher education workforce development scholarship program known as the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program (TJSP). The second component of TJSP is the Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program (TCCSP), which is currently open for competition for FY 2017.
Award Information
At the current funding level of $2,672,500, pending the availability of FY 2017 funds, Tunisia UGRAD will award approximately 32 scholarships each academic year for two consecutive years (approximately 65 in total) at U.S. higher education institutions to outstanding students from underrepresented sectors in Tunisia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Tunisia & United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.
