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PDS-SAU-FY26-01: Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026

Closed Closed May 7, 2026 Opportunity PDS-SAU-FY26-01 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$35,000
• Award floor$5,000
• Total funding$35,000
• Expected awards3
• 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 alumni of a U. S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program.• 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 member in a project.• Alumni teams may be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries, but at least one of the team leaders must be a Saudi citizen or resident in Saudi Arabia.• The majority of the activities funded by this grant must take place in Saudi Arabia.• 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 Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $35,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia is pleased to invite Saudi exchange alumni to develop project proposals for the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) grant cycle that strengthen the historic ties between our two nations. The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund will consider proposals worth $5,000 and $35,000.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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