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Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - International Visitor Leadership Program is sponsored by STATE, DEPARTMENT OF. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange programs, including the exchange of scholars, researchers, professionals, students, and educators. ECA programs foster engagement and encourage dialogue with citizens around the world. Educational and cultural engagement is premised on the knowledge that mutual understanding, the development of future leaders, and the benefits of education programs influence societies and affect official decision-making almost everywhere in the world today. ECA programs inform, engage, and influence participants across strategic sectors of society – including young people, women, teachers, scholars, journalists, and other professionals – increasing the number of foreign individuals who have first-hand experience with Americans and with the values of freedom, representative government, rule of law, economic choice, and individual dignity, while building international knowledge and capacity among Americans.
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) facilitates short-term visits to the United States for current and emerging leaders from around the world to exchange best practices with American counterparts in a broad range of professional fields directly tied to U.S. foreign policy priorities. Interagency staff at U.S. embassies worldwide nominate and select participants in government, politics, business, education, the media, the arts and other fields for the program; there is no application process. Over 500 alumni of the IVLP went on to become Chiefs of State or Heads of Government in their countries.
IVLP projects provide opportunities for participants to explore issues in the U.S. context, meet with their American professional counterparts, experience U.S. society, and understand American values. Participants meet with representatives of the private sector and civil society, as well as with government officials at all levels. The IVLP partners with a network of non-government, non-profit organizations, including about 90 community-based organizations and 40,000 volunteers across the country. These “citizen diplomats” host the International Visitors and share the American way of life by bringing them into their places of work, schools, communities, and homes. Americans, in turn, benefit from the opportunity for first-hand, in-person exchange with current and emerging leaders from around the world. The IVLP broadens international understanding and supports the local economy in both rural and urban communities throughout the United States. Virtually the entire IVLP budget is spent within the United States in support of program partners and local businesses. This listing is currently active. Program number: 19.402. Last updated on 2024-08-27.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Recent federal obligations suggest $67,174,944 (2025).; eligibility guidance Pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act) the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awards grants and cooperative agreements to educational and cultural public or private nonprofit foundations or institutions. Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's MyGrants (formerly SAMS Domestic) announcement for further eligibility criteria. Eligible applicant types include: Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals).
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (Fulbright-Hays Act) the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State awards grants and cooperative agreements to educational and cultural public or private nonprofit foundations or institutions. Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). Organizations must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application. Please refer to the Grants.gov or the U.S. Department of State's MyGrants (formerly SAMS Domestic) announcement for further eligibility criteria. Eligible applicant types include: Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Recent federal obligations suggest $67,174,944 (2025). Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Middle East Regional Cooperation Program is sponsored by STATE, DEPARTMENT OF. The Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC) Program funds peer-reviewed, collaborative, scientific research projects on development topics between Israel and its Arab neighbors across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Objectives of the program include: (1) Supporting applied actionable research that generates results relevant to regional development; (2) Fostering the implementation of research results and innovations to improve quality of life and achieve development impact in the MENA region; (3) Building science and technology capacity in developing countries in the MENA region; (4) Increasing direct Arab-Israeli cooperation by establishing strong working relationships that last beyond the life of the project. This listing is currently active. Program number: 19.502. Last updated on 2024-05-22. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance Subject to change based on U.S. federal law and country-specific restrictions on funding, in addition to Israel the following countries/territories are eligible to apply as MENA partners: Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and the West Bank and Gaza. Partners may come from academic, private sector, non-governmental, or governmental institutions eligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance. Only proposals developed jointly by Arab and Israeli investigators are accepted. All proposals must include at least one institutional partner in Israel and one in an Arab country/territory eligible to receive U.S. foreign assistance. Proposals involving three or more regional partners are also allowed and encouraged. The proposal may be submitted by any party in the collaboration. Partners may come from academic, private sector, non-governmental, or governmental institutions. MERC projects involving Israel and another relatively affluent Arab country (e.g., Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) must include a developing country from the region as a partner and/or a beneficiary of the products and processes developed by the research in order to achieve development impact. These affluent countries must adhere to budgetary restrictions, such as cost-sharing in support of salaries and cost of living, maintain the spirit of Arab-Israeli cooperation opposed to primarily engaging foreign expatriates, and target benefits and outcomes of the project to countries and populations of limited income. Satellite or portal campuses of foreign (e.g., U.S., India) institutions are not considered eligible Arab partners. MERC does not encourage the involvement of U.S. partners nor participation of individuals or institutions from outside the MENA region. U.S. partners may be considered for modest roles in exceptional cases to meet an essential technical need that is not available in the region. Applicants must be prepared to provide a very well justified case for the participation of partners or individuals from outside the MENA region and accept that MERC may not support the participation of any non-regional partners. The use of any non-regional partner to lead or administer the overall project is discouraged. Eligible applicant types include: Other private institutions/organizations, Anyone/general public, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization, Non-domestic (non-US) Entity, Regional Organization. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Student Programs and Fellowships is sponsored by STATE, DEPARTMENT OF. Attract and recruit highly talented and qualified candidates who inclusively represent the cultural, social, ethnic, racial, gender, and geographic diversity of the United States and develop a cadre of future diplomats and professionals dedicated to representing America’s interests abroad. This listing is currently active. Program number: 19.209. Last updated on 2024-06-21. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance See NOFO on grants.gov for more info. Eligible applicant types include: Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Strategic Global Priorities is sponsored by STATE, DEPARTMENT OF. Bureau support under this program includes select support to unique programs of international organizations and to a lesser extent, the multiregional activities of non-governmental organizations assisting refugees, stateless persons, conflict-affected, and vulnerable migrants. A particular emphasis of this support is to promote initiatives in areas that are cross-cutting Bureau priorities, such as: humanitarian protection; addressing specific needs based on gender, age, and disability; preventing and responding to gender-based violence (including protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment); addressing statelessness; promoting localization; improving refugee health; and advancing the use of data and evidence in humanitarian assistance. This listing is currently active. Program number: 19.522. Last updated on 2024-07-31. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance United Nations, international and non-governmental organizations. MRA designates primary UN or IO recipient organizations. NGO activities must be complementary to, and coordinated with, UN programs. Eligible applicant types include: Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
