GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR 
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION,  RESEARCH AND TEACHING

If you wish to submit information about grants and other funding sources  to be listed on this page, please e-mail the information to Ella Sweigert at ella.sweigert@uni.edu . Thank you.

Posted on 9/2/03

**Submissions for Scholar-Orientation Model Programs--Deadline September 12**

NAFSA is seeking submissions of scholar-orientation programs for a new model programs resource on the Web. This resource will feature samples of scholar-orientation programming. The model programs will assist international educators in developing and improving scholar orientations at their institutions. The scholar-orientation model program resource will be available Winter 2004. The deadline for submission is September 12, 2003. Download a submission form at
http://www.nafsa.org/scholarorientation .


**Submissions for International-Alumni Model Programs--Deadline September 26**

NAFSA is seeking submissions for a new Web-based model programs publication on international-alumni programs. The model programs will provide international educators effective ideas for developing and improving their institution's international-alumni programs. This model programs resource will be available winter 2004. The deadline for submission is September 26, 2003. Download a submission form at http://www.nafsa.org/intlalumni .


**Goldman Sachs Prizes for Excellence in International Education--Deadline September 30**

The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society are offering five $25,000 prizes to support creative and practical models of international education in action. The annual prizes will recognize schools, higher education, states, and media/technology organizations that are working to put the world into world-class education. Application deadline is September 30. For more information, visit http://www.InternationalEd.org/prizes .


**COOP Mini-Grants Available--Deadline October 1, 2003**

COOP is accepting proposals for its Fall Mini-Grant competition. Mini-Grants are awards of up to $2,000. Proposals must be received by October 1, 2003. For more information, including application materials, grant writing resources, and the Model Program list, visit the NAFSA Web site at www.nafsa.org/coop . COOP grants are made available through funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at DOS. 


**Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program--Deadline October 14**

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education is seeking applications for the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, which supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. Forty grants ranging from $50,000 to $80,000 will be awarded. Deadline for application is October 14, 2003. For
more information, access the August 11 Federal Register at: 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-20434.htm . 

**'Internationalizing the Campus' Nominations--Deadline October 17**

NAFSA is seeking nominations for institutions to be profiled in the 2004 edition of "Internationalizing the Campus." The report, which highlights U.S. colleges and universities engaged in exemplary initiatives in international education, will include campus-wide profiles of 4-5 institutions where an international perspective permeates the institutional culture as
well as 8-10 program/area spotlights describing specific institutional programs or areas of strength in the internationalization arena. The report is funded by DOS's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Educational Testing Service, a NAFSA Global Partner. Nominations will be accepted through October 17, 2003. For more information, access: http://www.nafsa.org/report2004 . 


**Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program--Deadline October 20**

The Department of Education's (DOE) Office of Postsecondary Education issued a notice requesting applications for the FY2004 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program, which provides opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Priority will be given to projects that focus on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the
Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean). Deadline for applications is October 20, 2003. To view this notice, issued August 26, 2003, access:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-21814.htm 


**Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program--Deadline October 20**

DOE's Office of Postsecondary Education issued a notice requesting applications for the FY2004 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program, which offers opportunities to faculty members of institutions of higher education for
research and study in modern foreign languages and area studies. Priority will be given to projects that focus on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Canada, Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean). Deadline for applications is October 20, 2003. To view this notice, issued August 26, 2003, access:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-21812.htm 


**International Research and Studies Program--Deadline November 3**

DOE's Office of Postsecondary Education issued a notice requesting applications for the FY2004 International Research and Studies Program, which provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in
modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. Deadline for applications is November 3, 2003. To view this notice, issued August 26, 2003, access:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-21815.htm 


**Business and International Education Program--Deadline November 7**

DOE's Office of Postsecondary Education issued a notice requesting applications for the FY2004 Business and International Education Program, which provides grants to institutions of higher education to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activity. Deadline for applications is November 7, 2003. To view this notice, issued August 27, 2003, access:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-21950.htm