TIES U.S. - Mexico University Partnership Awards
Higher Education for Development
Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates making up to (5) five awards of up to $300,000 each as part of the U.S.-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Initiative. These three-year partnerships will focus on strengthening higher education capacity in two areas: Biodiversity Conservation, Climate Change, and Competitiveness; and Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Competitiveness For details about applying for these competitive awards, please click the link:
http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=bxibUsQU%2buAaZkGwcFivmB934qucupQqf4prLF465C0%3d&digest=G%2btXZvXyCZVJHrAG0DDl0A. These higher education partnerships include objectives to: Strengthen curricula in the specified focus areas; Provide scholarships; Provide opportunities for exchange of Mexican and U.S. scientists and scholars; and Help build the higher education capacity of Mexican partner institutions. Applications due: September 10, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST. Join our online information session during the week of July 6, 2009 (date to be confirmed soon). Applicants are asked to register for this session by July 6, 2009 by sending an e-mail to contact:
Manny Sanchez
HED program associate
msanchez@HEDprogram.org
