Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Regional Scholar Exchange Program; Notice: Request for Grant Proposals

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The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for administration of the Regional Scholar Exchange Program for the academic year 2002-2003. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may submit proposals to administer recruitment, selection, placement, monitoring, evaluation, and follow-on activities. Program Information: The Regional Scholar Exchange Program provides opportunities for junior and mid-level university faculty, researchers, and scholars in the social sciences and humanities from the Newly Independent States (NIS) and the United States to receive fellowships for study at U.S. and NIS institutions. All RSEP fellows are matched with host advisors who guide their research and professional development. All fellows conduct research on specific topics, write academic papers, articles and books, and deliver lectures with the goal of contributing to the further development of higher education and scholarship in their home countries. Fellowships are for a duration of four months for scholars from the NIS and up to nine months for s