Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0005043
The Tomorrow's Leaders Study Abroad Oversight, Monitoring, and Support opportunity is a U.S. Department of State funding notice issued through the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC), under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). It is designed to strengthen the study abroad portion of the broader Tomorrow's Leaders (TL) undergraduate scholarship program, which supports university-age students at U.S.-accredited institutions of higher education located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), currently centered on Lebanon. The overall TL program is meant to help develop a pipeline of future community, business, and national leaders by combining academic access with leadership development, civic engagement, volunteerism, internships, and service-learning experiences tied to participatory governance principles.
At its core, the TL scholarship program aims to build a cadre of students who are academically strong, professionally capable, and committed to civic-minded leadership. Each year, TL supports roughly 55 scholarships for underserved and qualified students at select U.S.-accredited universities in the region. Within that group, about 25 students are typically given the chance to spend one semester studying at U.S. universities during the fall and spring terms. The grant opportunity summarized here focuses specifically on improving how that U.S.-based semester is managed and supported, rather than funding the scholarships themselves.
The funded project is expected to carry out three main functions. First, it must provide direct oversight, monitoring, and support to TL students while they are studying in the United States, which generally implies structured check-ins, welfare and academic monitoring, coordination with host institutions as needed, and timely problem-solving to keep students on track and safe. Second, it must analyze and assess the study abroad component and produce practical recommendations to strengthen it over time, such as identifying common challenges students face during U.S. placements, reviewing orientation and support systems, and proposing improvements to policies, partner coordination, or student preparedness. Third, it must serve as a liaison with the implementers of the TL undergraduate scholarship program, meaning the awardee will coordinate closely with the organizations or institutions managing the broader scholarship pipeline in the region to ensure continuity between pre-departure preparation, the semester abroad experience, and reintegration back into the home university environment.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted under Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0005043 and is categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, indicating the Department of State expects substantial involvement or partnership in how the project is carried out. The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number attached is 19.500. The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $285,000. The notice was created on May 8, 2018, with an original application closing date of June 21, 2018.
Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, plus additional eligible entities as described in the full eligibility section of the notice. In practical terms, this means the Department of State was open to a range of capable organizations that can demonstrate the operational capacity to support students in the United States, produce credible monitoring and evaluation insights, and coordinate effectively with existing scholarship program implementers.Apply for SFOP0005043
- The Department of State, Assistance Coordination in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tomorrow's Leaders Study Abroad Oversight, Monitoring, and Support" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.500.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $285,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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