Planning Grants for the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative,
02/09
Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates making *up
to 20 awards of $50,000 *to plan for long-term higher education
partnerships between African and U.S. institutions. For details about
applying for this competitive award, please click the link below:
**Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative
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*/Applications due: February 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. ET
These awards are intended to support planning for long-term
partnerships to strengthen the capacity of African higher education
institutions in the areas of (1) agriculture, environment and natural
resources, (2) health, (3) science and technology, (4) engineering,
(5) education and teacher training/preparation, and (6) business,
management and economics. They are also intended to increase the
engagement of U.S. higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan
Africa.
This competition grew out of a broad, collaborative effort between a
number of higher education associations and other organizations
involved in the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative. For more
information, visit the Initiative online
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For questions regarding this RFA, please contact program officer Dr.
Teshome Y. Alemneh at (202) 243-7684 or talemneh@HEDprogram.org
<mailto:talemneh@HEDprogram.org. To receive future e-mail updates
about HED funding opportunities for international higher education
partnerships, send your name, job title, organization name,
department, and e-mail address to HED@HEDprogram.org
<mailto:HED@HEDprogram.org?subject=ListServ. More information about
HED is available online at http://www.hedprogram.org/
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The Higher Education for Development (HED) program office promotes
higher education's engagement in social and economic development
through institutional and human capacity building in developing
countries. Established in 1992 as the Association Liaison Office for
University Cooperation in Development (ALO), HED assists the nation's
six major higher education associations
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in partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID),
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as well as other development agencies, donor organizations, and
foundations.
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