The 2008 ECA Alumni Small Grants Program (ASGP) is designed to support the professional development of U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) alumni and promote community development in alumni's countries. Alumni may apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to conduct a community development or professional development project. The project time period is ten months. Eligible alumni – The ASGP is open to alumni of the following ECA-sponsored programs: ¨Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie) ¨Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) (formerly known as the FREEDOM Support Act Undergraduate Program) Possible project ideas include:¨ Initiating a public or community service program; ¨Launching a pilot program at an NGO or academic institution; ¨Organizing training programs or conferences for professional colleagues and/or other alumni; ¨Funding travel of US colleagues to eligible Eurasian countries for conferences, training programs and professional collaboration; ¨Development and publication of curricula, textbooks, or related reference or educational materials; ¨Publication of public information pamphlets or brochures; and ¨Conducting any other projects judged by the selection committee and/or ECA to be in the interest of program goals.
The maximum grant amount awarded for any project is $3,000 . Alumni are welcome to collaborate with other ECA alumni (including eligible alumni from other countries) to submit joint projects. The maximum grant award is $3,000, regardless of the number of alumni collaborators. Please note that budgets are scrutinized carefully. Projects will be given preference that have low budgets, include cost-share and make good use of limited resources. Please note that the purchase of computer hardware or office equipment (printers, photocopiers, fax machines, etc.) is prohibited. Additionally, funds from the grant cannot be used explicitly for the creation of organizational or personal web sites. ECA alumni are encouraged to work through the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP) to accomplish these goals. Lastly, grant funds may not be used to provide honorarium to ECA alumni, including the grant recipient. Eligible alumni must complete their small grant activities within Eurasia (Eurasia is defined as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine). Timeline: ¨Application Deadline: March 10, 2008¨Grant Award Recipients Announced: May 1, 2008¨Grant Period: May 1, 2008 – March 1, 2009 ¨Project Completion Deadline: March 1, 2009 ¨ Final Report & Expense Report Due: April 1, 2009 Submission Guidelines Please submit your application via email to asgp@irex.org making sure that ALL attachments are sent in one, and only one, email message. Please be sure to include your last name in the subject line of the email. Please also submit one hard copy of the application to the IREX representative office in your home country. Please be sure to keep a copy of your completed application. You can obtain the application form and get more information about the program from local office of IREX.
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