Fulbright Alumni Small Grants Program

CALL FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS

Kosovo United States Alumni announces the opening of the first phase for the Fulbright Alumni Small Grants Program (FASG) for Kosovo Fulbright Alumni.  

Through this small grant program, KUSA seeks to engage and incentivize alumni to contribute to their community by sharing skills and best practices acquired during their U.S. exchange experience with colleagues and communities across Kosovo. 

KUSA will grant three projects with a value of up to $6,000. For the 2022 Fulbright ASG, the applications open from November 24th, 2021, until December 12th, 2021. All applications must be submitted at info@kusalumni.org with the following subject line: [Fulbright Alumni Small Grants Application “Project Title”].

YOU CAN APPLY FOR A FULBRIGHT ALUMNI SMALL GRANT IF YOU FULFILL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

     I.     At least one of the team members has to be an alumna/alumnus of the Fulbright Program including Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, Fulbright Faculty Development Program, or Fulbright Humphrey Fellowship Program.

     II.    All applying alumni must be registered members of KUSA.

    III.   The project team must consist of at least two KUSA alumni team members. Alumni of all programs can apply, however, at least one team member has to be a Fulbright alumna/alumnus.

    IV.   Be a Kosovo citizen, with permanent residency in Kosovo.

NOTE: Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit an application for the second phase. Contact rinabulliqi@kusalumni.org for questions or clarifications.

Deadline for submission of application:
12 December 2021
The Alumni Grant Program will be dedicated to projects targeted at topics such as:
  • Education, particularly for women and minorities and STEM education
  • Promoting Rule of Law
  • Legal Reform and Access to Justice
  • Economic Development and Entrepreneurship 
  • Environment and Green Energy.
The Alumni Grant Program does NOT fund projects such as following:
  • Visit of U.S. or international experts
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Conferences/Workshops, unless it is an integral part of the project goal
  • Projects submitted by for-profit, commercial organizations
  • Projects that aim to support partisan political activity
  • Projects that take more than a year to implement
  • Projects that are not being implemented by alumni
  • Academic Research
  • Ongoing Projects
How to apply?

All applications must be submitted at info@kusalumni.org with the following subject line: [Fulbright Alumni Small Grants Application “Project Title”].

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