U.S. Mission to Serbia: University Partnership Program 2021

Deadline: 17-May-21

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications for its PAS Belgrade University Partnership Program 2021.

The university partnership proposal should support the U.S. Embassy’s overall objectives in Serbia. Broadly speaking, the program is trying to assist the Serbian people to: strengthen democracy, rule of law, and the protection of human rights; help fight brain drain and advance the country’s further economic development; promote regional stability and cooperation; cooperate with international partners to combat crime, terrorism, human trafficking, and other global challenges; and make further progress towards Serbia’s accession into the European Union.

Program Goals

The main goal(s) of an academic exchange could be to provide Serbian students and their professors:

• American academic perspectives on shared areas of interest and lessons learned from the American experience in the focus subject(s);
• Insights into current research and academic debates in the U.S. on the focus subject(s);
• The chance to engage in discussions and debate with their American counterparts; and/or
• The opportunity to experience and assess teaching methodologies used in American university classrooms.

Program Themes

The Embassy is seeking applications that focus on the following themes:

• Academic Fields:
  • Social Sciences
    • International Affairs
    • Security Studies
    • Mediation, Peace, and Conflict Resolution Studies
    • Regional or Area Studies: European Studies, Eurasian or Russia Area Studies, Asian Studies
    • American Studies / African American Studies / Latino American Studies / Asian American Studies / etc.
    • U.S. History
    • U.S. Government and Politics
    • Law and Human Rights
    • Holocaust Studies
  • Journalism
  • Education
    • Civics Education/ Teaching of Social Studies
    • Holocaust and Tolerance Education
    • Special Education (for students with physical and/or learning disabilities)
    • Educational Technology (incl. distance learning)
  • Economics / Business / Management, specifically:
    • Agro-business and Agricultural Development
    • e-Commerce, e-Business
    • Renewable & Sustainable Energy Studies
    • Tourism Management / Cultural Preservation / Museum Management
• Research & Development (R&D)
  • PAS is unable to fund specific R&D projects, but the program welcomes proposals that would help Serbian universities strengthen their own R&D efforts.

Funding Information

• Length of performance period: 6 to 30months (including the valuation)
• Number of awards anticipated: 1-5awards (dependent on dollar amounts of the grants)
• Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $60,000 to a maximum of $300,000
• Total available funding: $300,000

Eligibility Criteria

• The following organizations are eligible to apply:
  • public universities in the Republic of Serbia;
  • accredited U.S. universities (public or private);
  • non-profit educational foundations legally registered in the United States with the demonstrated capacity to fulfill the objectives outlined in this NOFO, i.e., to set up one or more university partnership programs.
• To be eligible for consideration, every Serbia-based applicant organization must be registered in the territory of the Republic of Serbia with the Agencija za privredneregistre (APR).

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332304