2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund-Italy
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The 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund-Italy invites alumni of U.S. sponsored and funded exchange programs to submit proposals for community-based projects that address global challenges through innovation and collaboration. Proposals must be submitted by January 30, 2022, to italyalumni@state.gov and must be led by teams of at least two alumni working together to advance democratic values, human rights, and inclusion. Priority themes include strengthening democratic practices through support for minority populations such as migrants and LGBTQI+ communities, advancing women’s empowerment and disability rights, promoting intergenerational justice, and addressing climate change. A second focus area is increasing youth engagement by fostering connection and innovation through language and the arts. This initiative reinforces the U.S. commitment to cultural, democratic, and linguistic exchange with Italian publics and builds on the legacy of nearly 500 alumni-led projects funded globally since the program’s inception in 2011. The U.S. Mission to Italy, under the Department of State, is managing the competition with Raissa Brighi as the point of contact for inquiries.
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AEIF 2022 should submit proposals to italyalumni@state.gov by January 30, 2022.
A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
AEIF 2022 provides alumni of U.S. sponsored and funded exchange programs with funding to expand on skills gained during their exchange experience in order to design and implement innovative solutions to global challenges facing their community. Since its inception in 2011, AEIF has funded nearly 500 alumni-led projects around the world through a competitive global competition. (https://alumni.state.gov/aeif/congrats-2021-aeif-competition-winners) This year, AEIF 2022 will support the United States’ commitment to principles of diversity and inclusion as tools to promote cultural, democratic, and linguistic engagement with Italian publics, and to reinforce our shared democratic values and norms..
The U.S. Mission to Italy will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams comprised of at least two (2) alumni that support the following themes:
• Democratic Practices and Principles in Support of Human Rights including diversity and inclusion of minority populations (migrants, LGBTQI+) women’s empowerment, disability rights, intergenerational justice, and climate change.
• Increasing Youth Engagement on Shared Values; including connecting and innovating through language and the arts.
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