U.S. Embassy in Singapore

U.S. Government exchange program alumni are invited to submit their proposals and compete for an award of up to US$50,000 to make their community project idea a reality and implement their program within their community!

Read on for more details.

• Proposals generally should be in the range of US$10,000 to US$50,000
• Alumni applicants may submit their proposals and budgets to:  SingaporePASCultural@state.gov
• To submit proposals, all alumni applicants must use the official AEIF proposal (as either Word or PDF) and budget (in Excel) forms by Sunday, June 20, 2021
• When submitting, please follow the following naming convention or the title of the documents:  Singapore_AEIF (Your Proposal Name  or  Budget).
  For instance:
  Singapore_AEIF_(Your Proposal Name).PDF   or   Singapore_AEIF_(Your Proposal Name). DOC
  Singapore_AEIF_(Budget_Your Proposal Name).XLS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Each alumni team must use the official AEIF proposal (either in Word or PDF) and budget (in Excel) forms to submit its respective project application
• Each project proposal must include the involvement of at least two alumni or an alumni association
• Proposals may request from $10,000 up to $50,000
• Items valued at $200.00 or more must be itemized.  Related costs should not be lumped together (i.e. lodging, meals, and per diem should be separate line items)
• Submitted proposal must include a clear explanation of how the project advances the U.S.-Singapore relationship by:
  • Enhancing shared safety and security through a strengthened U.S. and Singaporean partnership
  • Promoting economic growth, prosperity, innovation, and entrepreneurship
  • Promoting mutual understanding and people-to-people ties between Americans and Singaporeans
• All project activities must take place outside of the United States and its territories
• U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project, however, there must be foreign alumni included in the project
• Projects may include alumni from different exchange programs and different countries
• All proposals must identify the alumni involved in the project (alumni’ names, which exchange program(s) attended, and when – MM/YYYY)

ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS

AEIF 2021 can support the following:

• Intra-regional or in-country transportation
• Rental of venues for project activities
• PPE and sanitizing equipment
• Meals/refreshments integral to the project (i.e. working lunch for a meeting)
• Reasonable costs to support virtual programming (i.e. subscription to Zoom, WebEx, camera/microphones for virtual meetings, mailing services, etc.)
• Trainer or speaker honoraria expenses (I.e. maximum $200/day fee, travel, lodging, per diem)
• Reasonable equipment and materials
• Communications and publicity materials, such as manuals or project advertisements

UNALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS

AEIF 2021 will not support the following:

• Any airfare to/from the United States and its territories
• Activities that take place in the United States and its territories
• Staff salaries, office space, and overhead/operational expenses
• Large items of durable equipment or construction programs
• Alcohol, excessive meals, refreshments, or entertainment
• Academic or scientific research
• Charitable or development activities
• Provision of direct social services to a population
• Individual scholarships
• Social travel/visits
• Gifts or prizes
• Duplication of existing programs
• Institutional development of an organization
• Venture capital, for-profit endeavors, or charging a fee for participation in project
• Support for specific religious activities
• Fund-raising campaigns
• Support or opposition of partisan political activity or lobbying for specific legislation

For more details on AEIF 2021, visit:  https://alumni.state.gov/aeif