IIE’s Center for International Partnerships is pleased to launch two partnership programs for 2017, featuring Colombia and Morocco. Participating universities have a unique chance to explore academic partnership opportunities in diverse locations. Both programs follow the IIE Partnership Program model (formerly known as IAPP), which has assisted more than 200 institutions around the world to develop strategic academic partnerships since 2009. Over the course of each program, institutions participate in a number of training activities focused on implementing sustainable partnerships and developing a strategic plan to increase academic collaboration with the select focus country. Core program elements include:  

  

  ·     Guided strategic planning  

  ·     Expert mentorship  

  ·     A delegation to the focus country  

  ·     Key information and resources  

  

We are pleased to announce a new lower price point for our 2017 programs. The program fee for IIE members is $9,000 per institution for the first participant and $5,000 for the second participant (non-members pay $10,000 for the first participant and $6,000 for the second participant). IIE is committed to partnering with minority serving institutions and community colleges. For information on special pricing opportunities please contact the Center for International Partnerships at iapp@iie.org. Eligible institutions are open to enroll to more than one program but must fill out one form per program. For more information on the programs and details on the enrollment form please visit the IAPP website.  

  

IIE is hosting an informational webinar on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 12:00PM EST. Please register for the webinar here.

 

On behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and in partnership with the Indonesian Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education (Kemristekdikti), IIE announces a research partnership funding opportunity for the USAID Sustainable Higher Education Research Alliances (USAID SHERA) program to increase research capacity in Indonesia through U.S. – Indonesia partnerships. This program will foster long-term research alliances between top-tier Indonesian higher education institutions, affiliate Indonesian higher education institutions, U.S. higher education institutions, private sector partners, and other stakeholders on critical science and technology topics of local and global significance. USAID SHERA seeks to fund approximately five Centers for Collaborative Research (CCRs) in priority research topics at top-tier Indonesian institutions in partnership with at least one U.S. higher education institution partner and at least three Indonesian higher education institution partners. The anticipated amount of funding per CCR is US$3 million over approximately four years with the lead Indonesian institution as the primary sub-recipient of the funding. Interested U.S. higher education intuitions should contact potential Indonesian applicants directly to discuss participating as a partnership member.

 

Boren Awards fund U.S. undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical to U.S. national interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for undergraduate students for language-focused study abroad, and Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for graduate students to fund language study, graduate-level research, and academic internships abroad. Applicants are encouraged to contact their Boren Awards campus representatives, listed in a directory on the website, for institution-specific guidance.  

 

This conference is the original event focused on the recruitment and sponsorship of international students. Taking place at the University of California Washington, DC Center and at Embassies and sponsoring organizations throughout the city, the conference features exclusive access to the diplomatic community and sponsoring organizations and includes presentations from the leading authorities on international education. WIEC immediately follows the AIEA Conference, also in Washington, DC. 

 

The Institute of International Education’s Council for International Exchange of Scholars (IIE/CIES) is pleased announce the opening of the application process for U.S. campuses to host cohorts of junior scholars from the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq.  

 

The intent of this 10-week program is to equip scholars with the knowledge and tools needed to build the capacity of their home institutions and to advance the education of future generations. In addition, it lays the foundation for junior scholars and their U.S. hosts to develop long-term institutional relationships and to identify areas of cooperation that can be sustained beyond the grant period. Participating institutions will enjoy a unique opportunity to establish lasting relationships with faculty members at universities within Iraq and to build upon current efforts to internationalize their campuses and surrounding communities.  

 

CIES seeks two host institutions to implement the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq, which is scheduled to take place June 30, 2017 through September 8, 2017. Scholars will be distributed across the following discipline-based cohorts: Law and Human Rights, and Business Administration and Global Entrepreneurship.  

 

 

The U.S. Department of State and Partners of the Americas are pleased to announce Capacity Building Grants for U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad, which are designed to create or expand the capacity of U.S. HEIs to administer study abroad programs under diversity goals. These goals include broadening the student population who studies abroad and/or the destinations and disciplines in which they study. These grants are also intended to allow U.S. institutions to collaborate with and help expand the capacity of overseas HEIs to provide academic programs for U.S. undergraduate students. This opportunity is part of the Department’s U.S. Study Abroad branch, located within its Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.