The Study of the U. S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS), Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), invites proposal submissions from accredited U. S. post-secondary education institutions (community colleges, liberal arts colleges, public and private universities);

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U. S. public and private non-profit organizations; or consortia of organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) (see section C.

Eligibility Information in the Notice of Funding Opportunity) for the design and implementation of twelve (12) Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship Institutes.

The Institutes should take place in the fall of 2018 and spring of 2019, pending the availability of FY 2018 funds.

The YSEALI Academic Fellowship will provide up to approximately 250 undergraduate and recent graduates from throughout Southeast Asia with a foundation in one of three themes:
Civic Engagement, Environmental Issues and Natural Resource Management, and Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

More information on the themes can be found in A.

2. Institute Themes, in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

It is ECA's intent to award up to three Cooperative Agreements for the administration of up to twelve FY 2018 YSEALI Academic Fellowship Institutes.

Please see details in the full announcement.