Available Funding Opportunities
The Office for Grants strives to assist individuals in finding possible funding opportunities. The Office for Grants will relay information about funding sources in the following ways:
A list of current and ongoing funding opportunities in maintained on the Office for Grants website;
Funding notices are distributed during the Extended Cabinet and can be obtained from Cabinet members or on the Office for Grants website; and
Faculty and staff are also encouraged to inform their campus administrators and colleagues of identified needs for funding and funding opportunities.
In addition to providing specific funding opportunities, the Office for Grants also maintains a list of external funding agencies on the Resources page. Please be sure to sign up for email alerts from the various agencies listed on the Resources page in order to be up to date on the most recently announced opportunities.
Please visit this page frequently for the most updated funding opportunities. If you find an opportunity that you may be interested in pursuing, please contact Shauna Sterling, Director of Grants.
Available Funding Opportunities
Grants for Partnerships with the Broader Middle East and North Africa | $60,000 |
| Funding Agency: | Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with US Dept of State, US Agency for International Development and US Dept of Education |
| Description: | Six-month period of performance to support the planning for partnerships between U.S. community colleges and community and technical colleges in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA). |
| Deadline: | October 18, 2010 |
| For more information: | HED Web Site |
| Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program | Travel & Stipend |
| Funding Agency: | The Fulbright Program, sponsored by US Dept of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | Brings visiting scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at US colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. |
| Deadline: | October 15, 2010 |
| For more information: | A webinar explaining the application process is scheduled for Oct. 1 at 1:00-2:00 pm ET. All upcoming and previous webinars can be downloaded from the Council for International Exchange of Scholars Web Page. Visit the SIR Web Page for more details on this program. |
| Business and International Education | $50,000-$110,000 |
| Funding Agency: | US Department of Education |
| Description: | Grants designed to enhance international business education programs and to conduct outreach activities that expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international activities. |
| Deadline: | January 8, 2011 |
| For more information: | Visit the Business and International Education Program web page. |
Ongoing Opportunities
| Joint US-Indonesia Council for Higher Education Partnership | Various |
| Funding Agency: | AACC, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), US-Indonesia Society, Institute of International Education and the East-West Center |
| Description: | The council will work to enhance educational cooperation through initiatives that complement official programs and identify key long-term areas for educational relationships. The council will begin preparation of a plan of action, working collaboratively with the planned government-led Education Working Group of the Joint Commission on the Comprehensive Partnership. |
| For more information: | Visit the US-Indonesia Society's web page. |
For questions/comments on this content, please contact Shauna Sterling .
