Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad

Program Description

The Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad, also known as IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students), is designed to increase and diversify American student mobility in support of U.S. foreign policy goals through a grant competition and workshops.

It is imperative that our next generation of leaders—American students of all backgrounds—engage internationally to foster mutual understanding and develop critical skills in support of U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. The program expands the institutional capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) to increase and/or diversify U.S. student mobility abroad through a small grants competition and capacity building initiatives for the wider U.S. study abroad community

For the grant competition, approximately 21 U.S. HEIs will be selected to receive grants of up to $35,000 each. The grants will support initiatives that help U.S. community colleges and universities design more inclusive and dynamic study abroad programs.