U.S. Embassy in Vietnam: Inviting Applicants for 2019 Alumni Small Grants Competition

Deadline: 31 March 2019

The U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City is currently inviting Vietnamese alumni of U.S. Government funded (USG) exchange programs to submit proposals for the 2019 Alumni Small Grants Competition.

These grants aim to create opportunities for alumni to work together on a shared vision of a brighter future for Vietnam and the U.S. – Vietnam relationship by addressing shared concerns. Alumni of official U.S. exchanges can submit proposals as individuals or under the auspices of a non-profit organization in which alumni are working.

Priority Objectives

Proposals must explicitly address one or more of the priority objectives listed below:

Economic Prosperity: improved opportunities for U.S. businesses, labor standards, developing soft skills to work with U.S. businesses, reducing the bilateral trade deficit, intellectual property rights, promotion of U.S. products, or U.S. business values.
Security: rule of law, combating transnational crime, combating trafficking in persons, improving relations with the Vietnamese diaspora community.
Education: English teaching, improving teaching methods, curriculum development, modernizing education systems, STEM.
Inclusiveness: women’s rights and empowerment, access and legal reform for disabled persons, LGBT rights, ethnic/religious minorities’ rights, civil society development.
Fundamental Freedoms: freedom of expression, press, association, religion.
Environment: Lower Mekong Initiative, environmental standards, climate mitigation and adaptation.

Award Information

Award Amount will vary between $1,000 and $10,000 per proposal.
Proposals over $10,000 will be considered only with a cost share and on a case-by-case basis.

Target Audience

The target audience for successful projects is 15-40 years old.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible teams must include at least two alumni members who have participated in one of the following U.S. Government-sponsored programs, including (but not limited to):

Fulbright Program (including Fulbright Economics Teaching Program – FETP)
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
International Visitor Program on Demand (former Voluntary Visitor Program)
Programs under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), e.g.: ASEAN Youth Volunteer Program (AYVP); the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), e.g.: Borlaug
Eisenhower Fellowship Program
Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD)
Studies of the U.S. Institute (SUSI)
English Language Programs (English Access Micro-scholarships, AE-Teachers, Brunei U.S. Partnership, Access Teacher Exchange Program)
Teacher Excellence Awards (TEA)
Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) programs (Professional and Academic Fellows, regional exchanges, YSEALI Summer School)
Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP)