Winter Institute for the Study of the U.S.: Focus on American Literature

Résumé

The Branch of the Study of the U.S. of the Office of Academic Programs of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award program for the Winter Institute for the Study of the U.S.: Focus on American Literature. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c)(3)-1 may apply to develop a six-week graduate-level program designed for a group of 18 foreign university educators from around the world, in order to deepen their understanding of the United States and to give them further grounding in the field of American literature so that curricula and courses in foreign universities will benefit. USIA is seeking detailed proposals from colleges, universities, consortia of colleges and universities, and other not-for-profit academic organizations that have an established reputation in the discipline of American Studies and/or American Literature and the related subdiscipline, and can demonstrate expertise in conducting graduate- level programs for foreign educators. Applicant institutions must have a minimum of four years' experience in con