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LUXEM-PDS-FY25-01: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025

Closed Closed February 1, 2025 Opportunity LUXEM-PDS-FY25-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$25,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations are eligible to apply: -Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program (https://j1visa.state.gov/). -Projects teams must include teams of at least two (2) alumni. -Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals, but U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project. -Alumni teams may be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. -Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. No other organizations are eligible to apply. Exchange alumni can partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. The grant can be issued to the individual alumni or the partner organization.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $25,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Luxembourg announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2025). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2025 should submit proposals to LuxembourgGrants@state.gov by 1 February 2025. Priority Region: Luxembourg Program Objectives: AEIF provides alumni of U.S. government-sponsored and facilitated exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. U.S. Embassy Luxembourg will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as: Bolstering shared security and defense Advancing shared values, Advancing women and girl’s empowerment Reinforcing Democratic Values and Human Rights Engaging students in English and promoting Educational Opportunities Accelerating STEM and Climate Ambitions Fostering U.S.-Luxembourg transatlantic ties, particularly through our shared history Please review the complete NOFO on the Funding Opportunities page on our website: https://lu.usembassy.gov/grants-program/ or in the related documents tab on the announcement on grants.gov for information on how to submit an application.

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Applying now

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