Legal Education Visiting Scholar Program for Afghanistan

Funding Opportunity Number: INL-15CA0036-INLAP-07012015 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 19.703Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-INLClosing Date: Aug 03, 2015Award Ceiling: $3,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jul 01, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: INL’s Office for Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs (INL/AP) is focused on directing and overseeing critical foreign assistance activities pertaining to counternarcotics, crime, rule of law and law enforcement training in Afghanistan. INL/AP is now seeking applications from organizations or institutions of higher learning with the requisite capacity and experience to implement rule of law education programs in Afghanistan. Specifically, the organization or institution of higher learning will develop and implement a visiting scholar program to an accredited U.S. law school which will consist of a LL.M. degree study for law students, professors, and/or lawyers working in the Afghan public sector focusing on a skills-based education, including clinical education and assisting potential candidates with employment opportunities within Afghanistan once they graduate and return to Afghanistan.

Source: Grants.gov - July 3, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding