About this archived opportunity

A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe announces an open competition for organizations to implement the Zimbabwean-U.S. Program for Academic Collaborations (ZUPAC) to promote international academic and research exchanges between Zimbabwean and U.S. higher education institutions, focusing on research commercialization, technology transfer and innovation, internalization of higher education institutions and other relevant topics. ZUPAC will support selected Zimbabwean and U.S. higher education administrators, academics, researchers, and key personnel to participate in virtual and in-person learning visits, professional development sessions and/or academic speaker programs. Priority Region: Project activities must take place in Zimbabwe and/or the United States and be directed at Zimbabwean and U.S. audiences/participants Program Objectives: The grantee will work with the Public Diplomacy Section to support the section’s University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) and Higher Education programs. Specifically, the grantee will facilitate academic, research and professional exchanges between the United States and Zimbabwe to strengthen linkages between the two countries. The grantee will work closely with the Public Diplomacy Section to recruit and support exchange up to 25 participants over the course of 18 months. Prospective grantees will support recruitment of participants and hosting partners, liaise with Zimbabwean and U.S. universities for participants’ scope of work and coordinate travel and lodging logistics for selected participants; hosting logistics and submission of debrief reports. Successful grantee must have experience working with international exchange programs, good working relations with Zimbabwean universities and some knowledge of the U.S. higher education system. Grantees must demonstrate ability to responsibly manage funds, coordinate logistics, and produce high quality programs and financial reports. Parti