The Embassy of the United States in Yerevan, Armenia announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U. S. government-funded and U. S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2022).
We seek
proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all the program eligibility requirements below.
Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2022 should submit proposals to:
yerevangrants@state.gov by January 31, 2022, 11:59p.m.
(local, Armenia time).
Applications submitted directly to ECA will not be accepted.AEIF provides alumni of U. S. sponsored and facilitated exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience, and to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community.
Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition.U. S. Embassy Yerevan will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two alumni that support the following themes: Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Promote Innovation, Foster Entrepreneurship, and Improve the Digital Economy; Reinforce Democratic Values; Support social inclusion of people with disabilities and refugees through art, sport, education etc.; Enhance STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education in Armenia.