Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program

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Opportunity number
DFOP0016640
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$180,000 to $200,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Employment, Labor and Training
Eligible applicants
  • Other

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About this opportunity

The Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs is offering a cooperative agreement for the Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program (TJSP). This program will provide full scholarships for talented Tunisian undergraduate students to study for an academic year at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The goal is to deepen the students' understanding of the U.S. and American culture and values, as well as develop their leadership and other soft skills to contribute to Tunisia's economic growth and development. Eligible applicants are U.S. public and private non-profit organizations. The application deadline is July 8, 2024, and the expected notification date is September 30, 2024.

Approximately $200,000 in funding is available for one cooperative agreement. The program will support participant recruitment and selection, U.S. host institution placement, pre-departure and arrival orientations, English language training, community service, internships, and alumni activities. The program will take place in Tunisia and the United States over a one-year academic period.

Synopsis

The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program (TJSP) will offer talented Tunisian students full scholarships for an academic year of non-degree study at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The program will provide students from across Tunisia a deeper understanding of the United States and American culture and values, as well as leadership and other soft skills and knowledge to help them contribute to Tunisia's economic growth and development.

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