Purpose
The purpose of the RFP#3 Promoting Study Abroad Partnerships for Innovation and Collaboration competition is to provide institutional grants to higher education institutions (HEIs; these include colleges, community colleges, universities and other institutions of higher education) in order to identify innovations that
result in increased collaboration between the United States and countries in the Western Hemisphere to increase study abroad.
We envision that innovations are likely to include proposed activities that address many of the following topics that were discussed at the 2012 and 2013 NAFSA Latin America Fora: smart collaboration; language barriers; diversity and inclusion; alumni engagement; communication and marketing; quality, accreditation, and credit transfer; service and service learning; resource development; incoming student housing plans; and safety and security. Another example of an innovative idea is to incorporate variations on traditional study
abroad models toward 100,000 Strong Americas goals such as student and faculty engagement through service learning.
The main focus of the grants is to provide incentive grants to HEIs to leverage institutional commitment to increasing study abroad in the Western Hemisphere. See "Expected Results" section below for more details. While the Innovation Fund does not provide direct scholarships, applicant HEIs may propose to use portions
of the grant to administer their own scholarships, travel grants, or partial-funding mechanisms to students to encourage study abroad between the eligible countries. Proposals can focus on increasing outbound opportunities from the US for students to study in Latin America, the Caribbean or Canada,
especially where the current numbers are lowest; on expanding the capacity for institutions in the region to send students and for partner U.S. institutions to host them; or offer models that integrate increased flow in both directions. For example, U.S. HEIs may propose to provide small sub-grants to students in order to have an impact on individual students? study abroad decisions as well as their ability to "find a way" to follow through on their study abroad plans. Under this model, the most competitive proposals will demonstrate how limited resources can effectively mobilize the greatest number of students to study abroad in the Western Hemisphere. Proposals that build on existing or propose new international partnerships will be viewed favorably.
Short-term and long-term programs are eligible, as long as students receive some level of academic credit from their home institution.
Proposals that convincingly address inclusion and diversity in study abroad to provide study abroad
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