Deadline: 10 November 2017
U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands has announced a special grant competition in honor of CyberSecurity Awareness Month focusing on supporting programs to promote the use of technology among younger audiences to solve problems related to critical infrastructure, disinformation, and cybersecurity.
This program aims to bolster the impact of our shared U.S – Dutch responsibility for security, particularly as it relates to technology. By involving university and high school students, successful grant applications will educate the next generation of experts about issues that will continue to plague the technology-driven world. By building local capacity to identify and combat problems with critical infrastructure, disinformation, and cybercrime, they should directly support the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands’ key goal of enhancing cooperation to bolster the impact of our shared responsibility for international security by giving students experience in problem solving and creating tools to better address threats.
Funding Information
Institutions, organizations, and individuals may request a grant budget ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. Awards are subject to the availability of funds.
Eligibility Criteria
- The target audiences for these projects are high school or university students from all regions of the Netherlands who will participate in a program designed to promote the use of technology among youth to solve problems related to critical infrastructure, disinformation, and cybersecurity.
- Only not-for-profit entities and projects will be considered for funding.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
- Institutions and individuals must have a proven track record of executing superior events, workshops, programs, etc.
- Proposals must be focused on audiences in the Netherlands.
How to Apply
All proposals must be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Netherlands
For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.