American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce a request for project proposals for the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships Grants Program.
Funded by the U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan, the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships Grants Program builds capacity for substantive international engagement between higher education institutions in the United States and Kazakhstan in the areas of English language and STEM education. U.S. faculty members and administrators at Community Colleges, Schools of Education, and English Language Centers are especially encouraged to apply.
Grants may support travel for faculty and technical experts, honoraria, materials, and conference fees for projects in the U.S. and Kazakhstan that advance the following program goals to:
· Enhance teacher preparation, teaching methodology, and pre-service teacher training, to support English language teaching and learning in Kazakhstan, including STEM;
· Modernize content, pedagogy and/or curriculum;
· Build Kazakhstan’s administrative capacity to increase and maintain international collaboration with community colleges and universities;
· Support faculty/administrative collaboration and research that is impactful and sustainable beyond the life of the grant.
Deadline for applications is December 2, 2019.
Request for Proposals: https://unicen.americancouncils.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/u.s.-kazakhstan_rfp_updated.pdf
Awards are expected to begin in January 2020 and must be completed by September 30, 2020. Individual grants will be awarded from $20,000-$39,600 per project.
American Councils will support matchmaking with Kazakhstani partners in our network.
To download a sample application form and budget template, visit https://unicen.americancouncils.org or contact Adrian Erlinger, Program Manager, Innovation and Capacity Building at aerlinger@americancouncils.org.