Deadline: 6 March 2017
The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2017 Tunisia Community College Scholarship (TCCSP) Program.
TCCSP provides international participants from underserved and underrepresented communities with an intensive academic-year-long program at accredited U.S. community colleges, focused on building technical and professional skills while deepening participants’ understanding of the United States.
TCCSP provides access to educational opportunities to a broad spectrum of international students from underserved and underrepresented communities. By providing quality technical and professional education, community colleges can prepare students from developing countries with skills and experiences that will help them to participate constructively in their country’s development.
Tunisian students selected for academic-year-long study at accredited U.S. community colleges under this program will receive educational opportunities, professional and leadership development, and exposure to U.S. society that will enable them to return home with new skills and experience with which to contribute to the growth and development of their home country and to enhancing mutual understanding between citizens of Tunisia and the United States.
Program Goals
The program goals are to:
- Support the U.S. foreign policy goal of youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and development by equipping exchange participants with improved technical and professional skills and a more global perspective that will help them return to their communities as workforce leaders able to meet important needs in their home country;
- Build mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect through sharing cultures and values;
- Empower participants from underrepresented and underserved groups to engage in addressing issues of concern in their local communities upon their return home;
- Foster relationships among underserved youth from different ethnic, religious, and national groups, including U.S. counterparts; and
- Promote internationalization efforts on U.S. community college campuses.
Award Information
- Approximate Total Funding: $2,672,500, pending the availability of FY 2017 funds.
- Approximate Average Award: $2,672,500.
- Floor of Award Range: $2,672,500.
- Ceiling of Award Range: $2,672,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3).
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Tunisia & United states
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.