BOLD ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
ID: 353584Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (DOS-BIH)

Award Range

$1K - $140K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Education

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/353584
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
  2. 2
    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Apr 18, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Jun 14, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is offering the BOLD Academic Fellowships Program through a Cooperative Agreement. This program aims to design and implement the BOLD Academic Fellowship for BiH Student Leaders on Economic Development. The program is open to U.S. public and private non-profit organizations and accredited post-secondary U.S. higher education institutions. The fellowship will focus on economic development and is intended for BiH student leaders. The funding for this program is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Assistance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia (AEECA) funds. The deadline for proposal submissions is June 14, 2024. For more information, contact Edin Gurda, the PDS Resources Coordinator, at info@BOLD.ba.

Point(s) of Contact
info@BOLD.ba
Files
Title
Posted
2024-AEECA-Bold Fellowship Econ Devt Proj Proposal.docx
4/19/2024
SF424 Instructions.pdf
4/19/2024
SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf
4/19/2024
SF424A-V1.0-Instructions.pdf
4/19/2024
SF424A-V1.0.pdf
4/19/2024
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