Educational Partnerships

The U.S. Department of State's educational partnership programs support cooperation between U.S. colleges and universities and foreign post-secondary institutions. Partnerships may focus on disciplines in the social, political and economic sciences; public administration; the humanities; business; economics; law; journalism and communications; public health policy and administration; library science; and educational administration. The programs are administered by the Humphrey Fellowships and Institutional Linkages Branch of the Office of Global Educational Programs. Since 1982, more than 600 awards have been made across the U.S. in support of partnerships with educational institutions overseas. In FY 2001, 50 partnership grants were awarded.

The FREEDOM Support Educational Partnerships Program funds educational partnerships between colleges and universities in the United States and Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) with funds from the Freedom Support Act (FSA). The maximum award for most grants is $300,000 for a three-year period.

Specialized projects provide comprehensive or targeted educational assistance in cooperation with previously designated foreign partners. For example, separate individualized projects to assist foreign educators to develop locally oriented educational curricula in consultation with U.S. experts have been undertaken in 12 different countries in Europe and Eurasia. Other projects are assisting with the development curricula at universities in such places as Albania and Serbia.

For more information about eligibility and how to apply, please visit the Educational Partnerships Program Website at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/partnership/. Please remember to inform the JFDP office about any partnership initiatives undertaken that involve JFDP Fellows and/or Alumni.