The
Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters
mutual understanding between the United States and other countries
through international educational and training programs. The bureau
does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional
ties between private citizens and organizations in the United
States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society,
art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences.
The
Fulbright
Program provides grants for Graduate
Students, Scholars
and Professionals, and Teachers
and Administrators from the U.S. and other countries.
This site includes Fulbright
Commissions and other related links.
English
Teaching Exchanges and Overseas Resources
maintain offices worldwide assisting teachers and teacher trainers
with workshops, seminars, and publications.
Programs
for Russia
and the New Independent States (NIS)
include activities involving individual fellowships or institutional
linkages.
Requests
for Proposals
announce the latest bureau funding opportunities for academic,
and non-profit institutions seeking exchanges and training grants.
The
Humphrey Fellowships
brings mid-level professionals from developing countries to the
United States for a year of academic study and professional experiences.
Overseas
Educational Advising supports
centers worldwide which provide prospective students and others
with information and guidance on U.S. higher education.
Study
of the United States promotes
better understanding of the U.S. through Summer Institutes for
foreign university faculty. This site also contains an extensive
number of links to on-line American Studies resources.
The
College
and University Affiliations Program (CUAP)
supports sustainable linkages in the humanities and social sciences
between U.S. and foreign academic institutions. A separate program
known as the NIS
College and University Partnerships Program has been
established for the New Independent States.
The
International Visitor Program
brings participants to the U.S. to meet and confer with professional
counterparts and to experience firsthand the U.S. and its institutions.
The Office
of Citizen Exchanges develops professional,
cultural and youth programs with non-profit American institutions,
including voluntary community organizations, professional associations,
and universities. Thematic categories for grants include civil
society, NGO development, civic education, media development,
judicial training, intellectual property rights, and public administration
among other themes. The office has three geographic divisions
- Europe/Eurasia;
Near East, South Asia and Africa; and Western Hemisphere and East
Asia - as well as divisions for cultural
and youth
exchange programs.
International
Cultural Property Protection represents U.S. responsibilities
in protecting the cultural patrimony of other countries.
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