Deadline: 29 May 2017
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State has announced an open competition for an assistance award to administer the United States South Pacific (USSP) Scholarship Program and the United States Timor-Leste (USTL) Scholarship Program.
ECA provides scholarships to students from the sovereign island nations of the South Pacific region and Timor-Leste, ECA created the USSP Scholarship Program and the USTL Scholarship Program for academic study at accredited colleges and universities in the United States.
United States South Pacific Scholarship Program:
- The USSP Scholarship Program was established by the United States Congress to provide opportunities for U.S. study to students from South Pacific nations in fields important for the region’s future development.
- Students from the following nations are eligible to apply for these scholarships: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Fields of study are based on recommendations from U.S.
United States Timor-Leste Scholarship Program:
The goal of the USTL Scholarship Program is to identify and support undergraduate level study at accredited higher education institutions in the United States for a select cadre of academically talented Timorese who are expected to assume future leadership roles in Timor-Leste’s development.
Award Information
- Approximate Total Funding: $700,000, pending the availability of funds
- Floor of Award Range: $350,000, pending the availability of funds
- Ceiling of Award Range: $700,000, pending the availability of funds
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by U.S. public and private nonprofit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
How to Apply
Applicants can download the opportunity package via given website.
Eligible Countries: United States, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
For more information, please visit Educational and Cultural Affairs.