Submission Deadline 06/26/2026
Fiscal Capacity $1,500,000
DOS-ECA Grant — Key Facts
Opportunity Number DFOP0018387
Agency DOS-ECA
Application Deadline 06/26/2026
Award Amount $1,500,000
Status Posted
Sector Default
Award Floor $1,500,000
Cost Sharing Not Required

Fiscal Parameters & Taxonomy

Authority DOS-ECA
Status Posted

Who Can Apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Eligibility Intelligence

Please see full announcement.

Program Description

The Office of Academic Exchange Programs, ECA, invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of the FY 2026 Study of the U.S. Institutes Madeleine K. Albright Young Women Leaders Program (Albright SUSIs). The four Albright SUSIs will take place over five weeks in summer 2027. The Albright SUSIs will focus on one of two themes: 1) Economic Prosperity and Growth (two SUSIs) and 2) Governance and Security (two SUSIs). See details in section C. Program Description of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Albright SUSIs include four cohorts of approximately 20 foreign undergraduate students (men and women), between the ages of 18 and 25 (approximately 80 participants total). The Albright SUSIs will include an approximately four-week academic residency at a U.S. educational institution and an approximately one-week integrated academic field experience that will bring participants to a U.S. region distinct from their residency location. Each Albright SUSI should highlight American success and innovation in the themes outlined above. The program should include opportunities for continued follow-on engagement once participants return home. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional information.

CFDA Programs

19.009 Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs

Agency Contact

Samira Omarshah

✉ OmarshahSL@state.gov

📞 202-890-9795

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