Program
Overview
The College
and University Affiliations Program (CUAP) fosters linkages
in the humanities and social sciences between U.S. and foreign
academic institutions. Grants support curriculum, faculty and
staff development and collaborative research, and outreach activities
having a multiplier effect and positive long-term impact.
Benefits
of program participation include: strengthened teaching, research,
and public service capability for all partner institutions;
opportunities to establish new academic programs or expand existing
ones; successful collaborative research improvement and sharing
among partner institutions; and outreach to local communities
and relevant professional and government entities.
Funding
Grants
are awarded up to $120,000 for a three-year period. Funding
may be used to defray travel and per diem costs. A modest allowance
is available for educational materials, communications, and
administrative expenses. Participating institutions are required
to maintain faculty and staff on full salary and benefits during
the exchange.
Applying
Grants
are awarded through annual competitions announced each fall
in the Federal Register. Competitions are limited to specific
countries and geographic regions as well as identified themes
and fields of study. The complete application packet is made
available each year on the bureau's Requests
for Proposals website. Final awards are usually announced
in early summer.
U.S. institutions
collaborate with foreign partners and U.S. Department of State
officers abroad on proposal development, are responsible for
submitting grant applications, and are the final grant recipients.
Faculty exchanges for lecturing and research assignments of
one month or longer are available in the fields of humanities
and social sciences. The bureau does not support undergraduate
exchanges under this program; please refer to the Fulbright
Fellowship Program.
Proposals
are reviewed and evaluated for academic quality, depth, and
feasibility. Projects must be outcome-oriented and demonstrate
an institutional commitment to the promotion of international
educational exchange. This commitment may stem from a Fulbright
grant or another type of exchange.
Eligibility
U. S.
participation is open to accredited two-and four-year institutions
of higher education, including graduate schools and consortia
of colleges and universities. Overseas participation is open
to recognized degree-granting institutions of higher education
and independent research institutes. A demonstrated commitment
to internationalizing the programs of partner institutions is
basic to the program.
For further information, contact:
College
and University Affiliations Program
Humphrey
Fellowships and
Institutional Linkages Branch (ECA/A/S/U)
U.S.
Department of State
SA-44,
301 4th Street, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20547
202/619-5289
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