Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)

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The Embassy of the United States in Yerevan announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2023 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2023). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2023 should submit proposals to yerevangrants@state.gov by March 20, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (local, Armenia time). Applications submitted directly to ECA will not be accepted. AEIF provides alumni of U.S. government-sponsored and facilitated exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. U.S. Embassy Yerevan will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support the following themes: ➢ Strengthen Democracy and Rule of Law ➢ Supporting Gender Equity and Women's Full Participation in Public Life ➢ Supporting Civil Society Capacity Building and Civic Activism ➢ Promoting Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth, and a STEM Future ➢ Advancing Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems ➢ Support social inclusion of people with disabilities and refugees through art, sport, education etc.

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