Deadline: 22 June 2017
The Educational Information and Resources Branch (ECA/A/S/A), located in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), announces an open competition for the FY 2018 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the United States to conduct a statistical survey (census) of foreign nationals enrolled in institutions of higher learning in the United States, foreign scholars at U.S. institutions, and U.S. students participating in study abroad programs and collaborate with international partners to extend research and reporting on global student mobility patterns.
Purposes
- To gain an accurate and current picture of international educational exchange activity in the United States in fulfillment of ECA’s mandate, under the Fulbright-Hays Act, to promote mutual understanding through international educational exchange.
- In order to assess and analyze international educational exchange to and from the United States, the recipient organization, in consultation with ECA, will administer a series of sequential surveys to accredited U.S. higher education institutions focusing on four main sectors:
- foreign students
- foreign scholars
- U.S. students studying overseas in credit-bearing and non-credit bearing programs
- foreign enrollees in intensive English language programs in the United States.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants: 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).
- Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: There is no minimum or maximum percentage required for this competition. However, the Bureau encourages applicants to provide maximum levels of cost sharing and funding in support of its programs.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
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