Description
The 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) provides funding to alumni of U.S. government-sponsored and facilitated exchange programs to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their communities. The program supports public service projects in areas such as promoting democracy, human rights, and social justice, working toward climate solutions, strengthening underrepresented small- to medium-sized entrepreneur networks, promoting security and defense cooperation, and strengthening Arctic partnerships.
• Applicants must be alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program.
• Projects must be led by at least two exchange alumni team members.
• Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of U.S. government exchange alumni.
• Funding ranges from $5,000 to $35,000.
• Project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories.