# Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 - Mauritius

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/portlouis-aeif-fy25-01-alumni-engagement-innovation-fund-2025-mauritius/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357639

> U.S. Mission to Mauritius offered grants of up to $35,000 (at least $5,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 10 awards. Applications closed on January 31, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PORTLOUIS-AEIF-FY25-01 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Mauritius |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 31, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $35,000 |
| Award floor | $5,000 |
| Expected awards | 10 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.022 |

## Who can apply

- 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 (https://alumni.state.gov/list-exchange-programs) 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. 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.

## What the grant funds

The Embassy of the United States in Mauritius 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 PortLouis_PAS@state.gov by January 31, 2025. 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. This year, AEIF 2025 will support United States’ commitment in prioritizing initiatives that aim promote democracy and transparency, entrepreneurship, education and English, sustainable resources, and media and civil society capacity building.

## Questions people ask

### Is PORTLOUIS-AEIF-FY25-01 still open?

No. It closed on January 31, 2025.

### Who can apply for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 - Mauritius?

U.S. Mission to Mauritius accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2025 - Mauritius?

Closed January 31, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $35,000 each.

### Who has won Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, Persatuan Gaya Hidup Lestari Biji Biji Kuala Lumpur. The program made 3,361 awards worth $57.2 million in that time.