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DOS-SAU-PD-05: Quincy College Prep Program

Closed Closed September 4, 2021 Opportunity DOS-SAU-PD-05 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$135,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Academic Exchange Programs - Educational Advising and Student Services awards averaged $869,815; this notice allows up to $135,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (99% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State’s Mission to Saudi Arabia announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program that would (a) select a number of high achieving Saudi Arabian secondary school students from underserved backgrounds, (2) coordinate their participation in the Education USA Connect Academies in the United States during the summer of 2022, and (3) provide an individualized follow-on program of educational advising services to guide participants through the U.S. college admission process in the year following the U.S. visit. Organizations must have a physical presence in Saudi Arabia or a partnership with a Saudi-based organization. Maintaining Saudi student mobility and access to the U.S. higher education system is a primary strategy for promoting long-term mutual understanding between the people of Saudi Arabia and the United States. It is also a key contributor to Saudi Arabia’s ambitions for economic transformation including youth and women’s workforce development. These policies promote regional stability and greater bilateral economic opportunities. The Quincy College Prep Program aims to improve opportunities for Saudi Arabian students from disadvantaged backgrounds and traditionally underserved communities to attain higher education in the United States. The program seeks to increase the cultural and academic awareness of a limited number of individuals in these targeted communities and support their U.S. higher education journeys by providing them with a first-hand experience on a U.S. college campus and parallel academic advising and leadership development. A successful proposal will include the following activities: • Recruitment and Selection – The grantee should create a mechanism to announce the program, solicit applications, and screen applicants for program eligibility and academic merit. o The recruitment and selection should conclude with sufficient time to place the students in Connect Academies programs and organize pre-departure activities. o Eligible candidates should be in grade 10 or 11 at the time of the application. o Selection criteria should emphasize academic merit; ability to participate successfully in the Academy program, including English-language skills at the intermediate to advanced level; likelihood of future acceptance to a U.S. college or university; likelihood of successful completion of an undergraduate degree program at a U.S.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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