OpportunityTitle: University Partnerships Program for Turkey and Armenia
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Foreign Institutions    Foreign institutional partners may be recognized institutions of post-secondary education, state-supported universities, independent universities, research institutes, relevant educational authorities, and other public or private non-profit organizations with project-related educational missions.
Description: Executive Summary: The Offices of Public Affairs of the U.S. Embassies in Ankara, Turkey and Yerevan Armenia (herein referred to as the &#147;embassies&#148;) announce an open competition for the &#147;University Partnerships Program for Turkey and Armenia&#148;. The Program encourages mutual understanding and educational improvements through cooperation in higher education with targeted countries and regions that are of high current priority to the Department of State. I. Funding Opportunity Description:Program OverviewThe Educational Partnerships Program enables U.S. colleges and universities and their Turkish and Armenian counterpart institutions to pursue objectives cooperatively through exchange visits of faculty, students and administrators. The Educational Partnerships Program is not designed to support degree programs for undergraduate or graduate students.U.S., Turkish and Armenian universities that have hosted Fulbright and other State Department sponsored grantees or alumni as professors, students, or administrators are especially encouraged to develop proposals that build on the achievements of these individual grantees and that extend their impact.Proposals must directly or indirectly make enduring contributions to the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. These might consist of partnerships that focus on English teaching, secondary or post-secondary educational administration, business administration, regional development and tourism and hospitality management, but are not limited to these areas.Purpose: The Educational Partnerships Program has the following purposes: - To enable post-secondary institutions in the United States, Turkey and Armenia with similar educational missions to develop and broaden institutional cooperation through exchange of students, faculty members and administrators for the purposes of study, teaching, research and outreach. - To increase understanding between the United States, Turkey and Armenia through cooperation in higher education. - To reinforce the impact of other State Department programs, including the Fulbright Program. - To support the current foreign policy priorities of the Department of State, especially efforts to promote the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia in the civil society sector and to improve educational outreach to non-elite populations. II. Award Information:Type of Award: GrantFiscal Year Funds: 2010Approximate Total Funding: $470,000 (contingent on funding)Approximate Number of Awards: 1Anticipated Award Date: Pending the availability of funds, grant activities should begin on or about September 1, 2010 for a 28-month period.Anticipated Project Completion Date: December 31, 2012Additional Information:Eligible Foreign InstitutionsForeign institutional partners may be recognized institutions of post-secondary education, state-supported universities, independent universities, research institutes, relevant educational authorities, and other public or private non-profit organizations with project-related educational missions.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: U.S. Embassy, Ankara - Turkey
GrantorContactText: Didem Ozbag &lt;br/&gt;Outreach Coordinator &lt;br/&gt;Phone +90(312)4577156
CloseDateExplanation: Explanation of Deadlines:  In light of recent events and heightened security measures, proposal submissions must be sent via a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (i.e., DHL, Federal Express, UPS, Airborne Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express Overnight Mail, etc.) and be shipped no later than the above deadline. The delivery services used by applicants must have in-place, centralized shipping identification and tracking systems that may be accessed via the Internet and delivery people who are identifiable by commonly recognized uniforms and delivery vehicles.  Proposals shipped on or before the above deadline but received at the US Embassy-Ankara more than seven days after the deadline will be ineligible for further consideration under this competition. Proposals shipped after the established deadlines are ineligible for consideration under this competition.  It is each applicant&apos;s responsibility to ensure that each package is marked with a legible tracking number and to monitor/confirm delivery to the Embassy-Ankara via the Internet.  Embassy-Ankara will not notify you upon receipt of application.  Delivery of proposal packages may not be made via local courier service or in person for this competition. Faxed documents will not be accepted at any time. Only proposals submitted as stated above will be considered.  Applications may be submitted electronically to UniversityPartners@state.gov but paper applications must follow.  Applicants must follow all instructions in the Solicitation Package.      The project&#146;s lead U.S. college or university should sent the original and 5 copies of the application to:    Office of Public Affairs  U.S. Embassy, Ankara  110 Ataturk Blvd  06100 Kaviklidere,   Ankara, Turkey     Submission of Supplementary Electronic Copies    In addition to the complete grant proposal due on June 1, 2010, no later than one week after the deadline for receipt of the grant proposal, applicants must also submit the &#147;Proposal Title Page&#148; described in the Project Objectives, Goals, and Implementation document with attachments (the resumes for the U.S. and foreign project directors only and the Participants Statistics Page), the &#147;Executive Summary,&#148; and &#147;Proposal Narrative,&#148; sections of the proposal as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word to  the following e-mail address: UniversityPartners@state.gov