University Research Program

Funding Opportunity Number: DOSGEO-15-GR-001-GEO-031315 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: 19.040Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOS-GEOClosing Date: May 01, 2015Award Ceiling: $346,500Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Mar 13, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) invites U.S. and Georgian universities, educational institutes, and non-profit/non-governmental organizations to submit proposals for a two- to three-year project to improve the standards of Georgian academic research in Georgian universities and educational institutes, and to encourage greater interaction between Georgian academic researchers, civil society, and government policy-makers. The project is meant to strengthen the quantitative and qualitative research skills and the academic writing of young Georgian scholars; raise Georgian scholarship to an international standard; and encourage the publication of Georgian scholarly research in Western academic and/or in Georgian peer reviewed journals in areas directly related to: rule of law, domestic policy issues (health care, education, environment, civil service/personnel issues, local government, etc.) and comparative analysis (U.S.-Georgian). The proposal may also include teaching academic English and u...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Education Source Type: funding