Description
The U.S. Mission to Georgia is announcing an open competition for past participants of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2021 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2021). AEIF provides alumni with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. The program will support projects that address themes such as Support Shared Security, Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Promote Innovation, Foster Entrepreneurship, and Improve the Digital Economy, Reinforce Democratic Values, and Foster Georgian and U.S. Ties.
• The program is open to alumni of U.S. government-funded exchange programs.
• Projects must be proposed and managed by teams of at least two alumni.
• The program will provide funding between $10,000 and $50,000.
• The application deadline is June 2, 2021.
• The program aims to support innovative solutions to global challenges.
• The program will support projects that address specific themes.