Summer Institute for the Study of the United States for Foreign Secondary School Educators

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The Branch for 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 Summer Institute for the Study of the United States for Foreign Secondary School Educators. 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 28 secondary school educators from around the world, in order to deepen their understanding of the United States so that American studies textbooks, curricula and teaching in foreign secondary schools and teacher training institutions will be improved. 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 disciplines and sub-disciplines that comprise American Studies, and that can demonstrate expertise in conducting graduate-level programs for foreign educators. Applicant institutions must have a minimum of four years' experience in conduc