Deadline: 23-Jul-21
U.S. Embassy Praia is pleased to announce the acceptance of applications for the design and implementation of the English Access Microscholarship Program to equip talented students who possess a minimal knowledge of English with effective communication and critical thinking skills through meaningful interaction, cooperative learning strategies, and real-life contexts.
The English Access Microscholarship Program (Access) is a global program supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Access provides a foundation of English language skills to talented 13-15 year-olds from economically disadvantaged sectors through after-school classes and intensive sessions and gives participants English skills that may lead to better jobs and educational prospects.
The program also gives participants the opportunity to gain an appreciation for U.S. culture and values.
The Program is divided into distinct phases:
- After-School Instruction: Access Program is a two-year program that requires a minimum of 360 hours of instruction reasonably distributed over the two-year period.
- After-school instruction has been the preferred time for teaching and has generally taken place three days a week with each class lasting from one to one and a half hours per day.
- Intensive Sessions: Intensive Sessions are often two-week-long summer programs that include more instruction hours per week than the After-school program.
- These sessions are included in the 360 hours of required instruction. Hours of instruction during Intensive Sessions may not exceed 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Funding Information
- Anticipated period of performance: 20-24 months (2 academic years)
- Number of awards anticipated: 1
- Floor of Individual Award Amounts: $30,000
- Ceiling of Individual Award Amounts: $30,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy Praia encourages applications from U.S. and Cabo Verde registered not-for-profit, civil society/non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions with programming experience in administering educational programs and/or teaching English, preferably with similar projects on the island of Sal.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334652