Deadline: 31 January 2020

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy South Africa of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out all logistical arrangements and related activities for South African participants in the 2020-2021 cycle of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, the Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar Program and the Hubert H. Humphrey Program.

Program Objectives

• The grantee will work cooperatively with the Public Affairs Sections in Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg to manage all in-country travel and accommodation arrangements as well as flight bookings to final U.S. destinations.
• Facilitate travel and accommodation logistics and other related expenses of approximately 27 South African exchange program grantees selected nationally, to include, but not limited to:
  • logistics related to regional interviews (typically, approximately 30% of candidates require domestic flights and/or travel allowances).
  • logistics related to a 2-day pre-departure orientation to be held in Gauteng (typically, approximately 70% of candidates require domestic flights and/or road travel allowances and all candidates require accommodation).
  • where required, domestic travel and accommodation arrangements for visa interviews (typically, 25% of candidates require domestic flights and/or travel allowances).
• Logistics for travel to the U.S. including travel allowance, transportation from home city to domestic departure city, and hotel and meals in departure city if needed, as well as international air fares.

Award Information

• Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $65,000
• Total expected funding: $60,000
• Anticipated program start date: April 01, 2020
• Length of performance period: 12 to 14 months

Priority Region

Project activities must take place in South Africa, and be directed at South African audiences/participants.

Participants and Audiences

• Fulbright Foreign Student Program – South African grantees pursuing PhD research, a Master’s degree, or PhD qualification at an American higher education institution. Scholarships provide funding for up to two years of study.
• Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar Program – The program provides grants to South African scholars and academics to conduct independent post-doctoral research at a U.S. academic or research institution for three to nine months.
• Hubert H. Humphrey Program – This is a non-degree, graduate level program aimed at midcareer professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and experience in a specific field, often aimed at policy level managers who work in the public sector and stay for one U.S. academic year.

Eligible Applicants

The following United States and South African organizations are eligible to apply:

• Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations;
• Public educational institutions.

Please note that applications from for-profit organizations will not be considered by the Grants Review Committee.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322727