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PAS-KTM-NOFO-23-03: U.S. Higher Education Guidance Counselor Training Program

Closed Closed April 16, 2023 Opportunity PAS-KTM-NOFO-23-03 ☆ 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 Nepal notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$15,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$15,000
• 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)

• Applicants must be U.S. Graduates or alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) • Projects 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 or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. Not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions are not eligible to submit applications 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 $15,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Embassy of the United States in Kathmandu announces an open competition for U.S. alumni (Nepali Graduates from U.S. institutions) or alumni from U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2023 U.S. Higher Education Guidance Counselor Training Program. Teams with at least two U.S. graduates/alumni who meet all the program's eligibility conditions are invited to submit applications. The deadline for submitting proposal to culturektm@state.gov by Sunday, April 16, 2023. Any submission received after the deadline will not be considered for this grant opportunity. A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION This program provides grants to qualified teams with experience in U.S. higher education to train Nepali teachers and guidance counselors from local secondary schools and provide them with a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. higher education system, the college application process, and the U.S. student visa process. The program’s objective is to increase the number of informed counselors who can serve as mentors to students interested in studying in the U.S. With this foundational training under their belt, the counselors will return to their home institutions ready to excel in their counseling and academic role as mentors to students interested in studying in the U.S. PAS Kathmandu will oversee successful applicants which will: · In the first phase, find suitable locations in at least three major cities in Nepal including Kathmandu for holding a two-day training conference that will train 20 – 30 guidance counselors at each location to be U.S. higher education mentors. · In the second phase, conduct the training program in Kathmandu, and then conduct the training program in at least two different provinces outside the Kathmandu Valley. These programs should enable the guidance counselors and teachers to act as mentors to their students and deliver accurate information, as well as relevant skill-building activities and resources to interested students and parents at their local institutions. B. FEDERAL AWARD INFORMATION Program Office: Public Affairs Section, Embassy of the United States in Kathmandu, Nepal Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Higher Education Guidance Counselor Training Program Announcement Type: Small Grant Deadline for Applications: Sunday, April 16, 2023, Kathmandu, Time Total Amount Available: $15,000 USD CFDA Number: 19.040 C. ELIGILIBITY INFORMATION 1.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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

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