Deadline: 24-Nov-22
The Embassy of the United States in Yerevan, Armenia announces an open competition for Armenian-registered not-for-profit organizations to submit applications to implement the 2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurship (AWE) program.
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) provides applicants with resources to promote women’s social and economic empowerment through AWE. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in 2019 to provide women with the knowledge, networks, and access they need to launch or scale successful businesses. AWE is a flexible educational opportunity that combines localized coaching and mentoring with the online platform DreamBuilder, created through a partnership with Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School for Global Management and the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation. Cohorts of approximately 30 women meet online and inperson to learn core business skills such as strategic planning, marketing, and finance, then discuss the material with local facilitators, business leaders, and U.S. exchange alumni mentors. AWE reinforces peer-to-peer learning, networking, and cohesion among the graduating classes of women entrepreneurs, while also driving local prosperity and business growth.
Program Objectives
- Provide resources for women to engage in U.S-style online education with guided facilitation from USG exchange alumni, local business leaders, or other local partners.
- Foster networks that support participants’ access to peer-to-peer mentors, business partners, and scaling opportunities with businesses in the region and in the United States.
- Engage AWE alumni with volunteer, professional, and educational opportunities in ways to promote business expansion.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Up to 12 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1
- Award amounts: up to $45,000
- Type of Funding: Grant award.
Participants and Audiences: Please be specific when mentioning the target audience(s) of your proposed project, including demographic information and the approximate number of beneficiaries to be directly and indirectly impacted by project activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: The following entities are eligible to apply:
- Individual alumni of all USG-funded or USG-sponsored exchange programs that are residents of Armenia
- Armenian-registered not-for-profit organizations
- Please note that the applicants should demonstrate:
- Strong engagement of USG alumni in AWE program design;
- Willingness to collaborate with private and public-sector partners on cost-sharing
- Commitment to begin programming by July 31, 2023.
For more information, visit https://am.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/