The Transitioning to
Virtual Exchange Covid-19 Relief Fund launched by the FACE Foundation in
collaboration with the French Embassy in the US and the US Embassy in France
aims at supporting French-American collaborations and preparing for the
post-pandemic when international travel resumes. Different needs and
opportunities have been identified, ranging from a bottom up call for proposal
to structural trainings facilitating the creation of high impact initiate
International education is
an area particularly impacted by the global health crisis. Students had to
interrupt ongoing travel to return home in March, all programs for the spring
and summer terms were cancelled. The same applies to student exchange programs
in fall 2020. As the focus necessarily swifts towards domestic politics,
international collaboration needs to be redesigned and adapted to the ongoing
pandemic and its aftermath.
Funding Information
- Grants
will be in the amount of up to $7500 per project.
- The
grant funds may be used for project-related expenses, which include salary
in support of time needed for developing the course.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible projects must:
- Be
carried out collaboratively.
- Be
submitted by a designated coordinator (either the French or American
partner).
- Integrate
global learning in the curriculum across all disciplines.
- Be
part of credit-bearing courses.
- Have
a potential impact on future in-person study abroad.
They accept applications
from all kinds of international education providers, including higher education
institutions and private facilitators.
Post Date - 07-Aug-2020