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PAS-CMR-FY21-08: 2021 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2021)

Closed Closed March 31, 2021 Opportunity PAS-CMR-FY21-08 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Cameroon notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$10,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

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)

• Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded exchange program residing in Cameroon.• Project teams must include 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. • Not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions are not eligible to apply in the name of the organization but can serve as partners for implementing project activities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Diplomacy Programs awards averaged $26,570; this notice allows up to $50,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to submit applications to the 2021 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2021). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2021 must submit proposals to pasgrantsyaounde@state.gov by midnight, Cameroon local time (WAT), on Wednesday, Mach 31, 2021. The U.S. Embassy will evaluate all proposals and recommend one proposal for funding by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Projects will be evaluated by ECA against proposals received from alumni around the world. Given the current health situation, projects that can be easily adapted to virtual or hybrid virtual/in-person activities will be given priority. Please carefully follow all instructions below. Program Objectives: AEIF provides alumni of U.S. 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. The U.S. Embassy in Yaounde, will accept proposals for projects managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support youth mentoring. Mentoring is widely acknowledged as an effective method for professional and academic development. It is a process of developing relations between more experienced individuals and the less experienced ones for transfer of knowledge and skills. During a period of six months and using electronic tools (WhatsApp calls/messages, phone calls, video conferences, emails, etc.), the program will establish links between skilled mentors recruited in the community of alumni of the U.S. Government exchange programs and eager to learn mentees for a mutually beneficial collaboration and learning experience. Using YALI Network themes and resources, the program will focus on providing to mentees concrete strategies, tips, action plans, and skills to grow as professionals, community members, and business owners.

Category: Education, Employment, Labor and Training.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

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