IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.
Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
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NOTE: The application deadline for October 2009 cycle of ECA Small Grants has passed. Please check back in spring 2010 for details on the next call for applicants.
The ECA Alumni Small Grants Program, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State, provides grants to alumni of selected ECA-sponsored programs for community and professional development activities.
The purpose of the ECA Alumni Small Grants Program is to further the professional development of ECA alumni. Grants are a maximum of $3,000 and allow alumni to do the following:
Initiate a public or community service program
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Launch a pilot program at a nongovernmental organization or academic institution
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Organize training programs or conferences for professional colleagues and/or other alumni
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Fund travel of US colleagues to eligible Eurasian countries for conferences, training programs and professional collaboration
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Development and publication of curricula, textbooks, or related reference or educational materials
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Publish public information pamphlets or brochures
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Conduct any other projects judged by the selection committee or ECA to be in the interest of program goals
Currently, alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (MUSKIE) and the Eurasian Undergraduate Program (UGRAD) are eligible to apply.
The Alumni Small Grant is competed twice a year. For more information, e-mail us at alumni@irex.ge; call us or visit our office.
NOTE: There is currently a scam on the ECA Alumni Small Grants applications. The instructions of the application note that there is a mandatory application fee.
Please note that IREX never charges an application fee for any of the programs it implements. Also, applications should always be submitted directly to IREX Georgia office.
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