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Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program

Assistance Coordination · Department of State

At a glance

Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Assistance Coordination (Department of State). The application deadline was August 19, 2020. Individual awards are listed as $1M – $1.3M, with about 1 award expected and $1.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 19.600 (Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jul 30, 2020Posted
  2. Aug 19, 2020Application deadline
Posted
Jul 30, 2020
Close date
Aug 19, 2020
Award floor
$1,000,000
Award ceiling
$1,300,000
Est. total funding
$1,300,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3)

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program (TJSP) will offer outstanding Tunisian students full scholarships for an academic year of non-degree study at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The program will provide approximately 28 students from across Tunisia a deeper understanding of the United States as well as new skills and knowledge to help them contribute to Tunisia’s economic growth and development.

The Recipient must facilitate participants’ studies and provide enrichment activities to achieve program objectives. Participants will enroll in full-time undergraduate coursework, including courses related to their fields of study as well as American Studies, in order to broaden their knowledge of their chosen field and the United States. Students may not enroll in clinical coursework. TJSP students will fulfill community service requirements in the first semester and complete an internship in the second semester. Students must return to Tunisia at the conclusion of the program in the United States for a mandatory re-entry workshop.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 19.600

Historical data · not a prediction
FY20$28.5M
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 19.600. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 19.600

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 66 grant awards had funding actions under Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, with 16 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME$9.11M
  2. UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES$6.25M
  3. EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT$2.38M
  4. UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION$2.12M
  5. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF IRAQ BAGHDAD$2.1M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Assistance Coordination
703-516-1684

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1m – $1.3m, total estimated program funding is $1,300,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Tunisia Thomas Jefferson Scholarship Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity SFOP0007215), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 19.600

Egypt Annual Program Statement

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Award range
Up to $25M
Closes
Jan 1, 2099
Who can apply
Others (see notice)
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