Apply!Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Alumni Grants Program

2018 is going to be an exciting year for the YES program – it’s the YES 15th Anniversary! 2018 will also usher in a new cycle of YES Alumni Grants. Want to commemorate the 15th anniversary in the most impactful way possible? Why not apply for a YES Alumni Grant to start a project in your community that you are passionate about? From an alumni mentoring program or holding a workshop on countering violent extremism in your community, the possibilities to make a difference through a YES Alumni Grant are endless.

Deadline
15th February 2018

Programme
Grants

Value
Grants will fall into two categories:
Individual Grants (up to $250)
-To support community service or professional development projects. Individual grant applicants who demonstrate -in their proposals a readiness to share their experience with others in their community upon completion will be given preference.
-These may be single events or small-scale projects.
Group Grants (up to $3000):
-To support community service projects in areas such as interfaith dialogue, conflict resolution, entrepreneurship, public health, environment, inclusion of people with disabilities, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and promotion of English language and American culture. Not all project organizers or volunteers must be YES or YES Abroad alumni, but the grant applicant/recipient and the project leader or co-leader must be an alumnus/a.
-American Councils may request that applicants modify their budget or the proposal in order to be awarded a grant.
-Proposals may be awarded partial funding.

Eligibility
In order to participate in this program, applicants:
-Must be successful participants of the YES or YES Abroad program;
-Must conduct their project and currently reside in one of the countries in which the YES program or YES Abroad is administered (including the U.S.);
-Cannot be working as employees of an organization administering the YES program, or of the U.S. government.

Application
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