Deadline: 14-May-21
The U.S. Embassy Zagreb Public Affairs Section is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2021 Pas Zagreb Emerging Voices.
Themes
- Economic Prosperity
- Innovative projects to develop STEM/STEAM skills among elementary and high school students helping make STEM/STEAM engagement more accessible and appealing to Croatian youth.
- Educational initiatives addressing corruption, promoting transparency in government and business, and improving Croatia’s overall investment climate.
- Projects that nurture business development skills and opportunities for women, minority communities, and rural residents across Croatia.
- Holocaust Education
- Projects for teachers and/or students that improve the quality of Holocaust education and strengthen citizens’ understanding of the Holocaust by incorporating new resources, innovative pedagogy, and engaging activities and workshops. Educators for grade seven and above, including university professors, may propose projects that address Holocaust-related issues including anti-Semitism, law and justice, and genocide prevention. Projects that engage U.S. experts for joint activities are preferred.
- Culture
- Artistic projects that deepen the U.S.-Croatian partnership and promote the shared values. Projects should include a strong American cultural element (for example, a popular performing artist, author, innovator, fine artist, inventor, director, etc.) and engage Croatians in a dynamic exchange that showcases the richness and diversity of American experiences, successes, and achievements in the face of adversity.
- English-Language Education
- Projects that improve English-language through critical thinking (understanding complex factors within problems, comparing different interpretations, assessing cultural differences), communication (writing concisely, drafting documents including college applications and CVs, reading critically, summarizing, and presenting information, and public speaking); and research (defining problems, gathering, and interpreting information, interpreting data, evaluating results, etc.).
- American Studies
- Projects that enhance American Studies content and curricula in Croatian high schools and universities.
- Projects that expand student access to accurate information about the U.S. economy, U.S. history, literature, society, culture and values, and U.S. democracy;
- Projects that engage U.S. experts to share the richness and diversity of American values and support a U.S.-Croatian cultural dialogue through virtual or in-person conferences, workshops, research, art exchanges, performances, lectures, or other initiatives.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000.
- Grants must be used to fund activities that take place in Croatia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are awarded to Croatian non-profit organizations and institutions including educational institutions.
- Applicants are limited to submitting one proposal per organization.
- Organizations with active grants are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332374