Undergraduate Scholarships Outside of Afghanistan for Afghan Women
The summary for the Undergraduate Scholarships Outside of Afghanistan for Afghan Women grant is detailed below.
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Undergraduate Scholarships Outside of Afghanistan for Afghan Women: PAS Kabul invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal for Scholarships for Afghan Women for Undergraduate Studies in the Middle East, Central Asia, or Indian sub-continent region. The recipient will be expected to administer a program in which a minimum of 10 female Afghan scholars obtain undergraduate degrees at an American-styled, co-educational, English language-based institution of higher learning outside of Afghanistan. PAS intends to issue an award for a period of 48 to 60 months.
| Federal Grant Title: | Undergraduate Scholarships Outside of Afghanistan for Afghan Women |
| Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Afghanistan (DOS-AFG) |
| Grant Categories: | Other |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-17-AW-004-SCA-04112017 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | June 12th, 2017 |
| Original Application Deadline: | June 12th, 2017 |
| Posted Date: | April 11th, 2017 |
| Creation Date: | April 11th, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | July 12th, 2017 |
| Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $700,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
| Last Updated: | May 16th, 2017 |
- Category Explanation
- Public Diplomacy
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligibility is open to institutions of higher education that offer American-styled, co-educational or women's only, English language-based, undergraduate education within the Middle East, Central Asia, or Indian sub-continent region. Individuals and Afghan government entities are ineligible to apply. Please refer to Section D for funding restrictions. Organizations may sub-award/contract with other entities, but only one entity can be the prime recipient of the award. When sub-awarding/contracting with other entities, the responsibilities of each entity must be clearly defined in the proposal.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Debra Tracey, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
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