[wanabidii] Press Releases: Launching of the 2014 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Launching of the 2014 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 04/01/2014 02:53 PM EDT Launching of the 2014 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 1, 2014 The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the 2014 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), to harness the leadership capacity of exchange program alumni worldwide. The competition provides the more than one million current alumni of United States government-sponsored exchange programs opportunities to form partnerships with one another and tackle a broad range of global issues at the local, national, regional, and international levels. AEIF awards up to $25,000 to winning teams of alumni to fund their innovative projects based on issues such as education, gender, the environment, development, women’s training, entrepreneurship, interfaith understanding, and many more. During the 2013 competition, alumni submitted approximately 700 project proposals, of which 53 were selected. Winning teams, including a Ukrainian group imparting social entrepreneurship skills to the visually impaired and a Yemeni group raising awareness of environmental issues among underserved youth, are already achieving measurable results. ECA’s Alumni Affairs Division invites alumni to submit proposals on the International Exchange Alumni website at https://alumni.state.gov between April 1 and April 23, 2014. The Alumni Affairs Division will announce AEIF award winners in late June. Please visit https://alumni.state.gov/aeif to learn more about the submission process. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange. Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. For further information, please contact ECA Press at ECA-Press@state.gov or (202) 632-6552. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520