Please read the Call for Proposals and the Application Guidelines before submitting your proposal. 

Timeline

April 7th: Call for proposals opens.

May 31st: Deadline for submissions.

June 30: Meeting of the Committee.

Early July: Award notification sent to all applicants.

Notice 

Please use this application form to submit your proposal for the Transatlantic Mobility Program. You can save a draft of the form and continue to fill it out later: click on the save button and enter your email address or copy-paste the link.  

Please select a project leader who will receive and administer the funds, before submitting an application. Follow the step-by-step instructions laid out in the Application Guidelines document to submit a complete proposal. 

About the Program

The Transatlantic Mobility Program aims at increasing Franco-American student mobility by supporting American and French Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in developing study-abroad opportunities. The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., together with NAFSA, the Face Foundation, and the support of the U.S. Embassy in France, offer eligible institutions a grant of up to $15,000 to expand and diversify study-abroad programs on both sides of the Atlantic.

All questions should be directed to Anna Malan, Higher Education Program Officer (anna.malan@frenchculture.org). 

Visit our website for more information on the French Embassy’s grants and programs.

 

Download the Call for Proposals. 

Download the Application Guidelines. 

*The leading institution will receive and manage the funds.

U.S. Project Coordinator

French Project Coordinator

Please describe in detail the proposed study-abroad program and how your institutions will work together to implement this program and achieve its objectives. This should include the following key elements:

• The program's goals and objectives.
• The activities that will take place during the program and the anticipated results.
• How the program will increase the flow of inbound and/or outbound students between the partner institutions.
• How the program will help to achieve diversity and inclusion in study abroad.

Funding is a one-time allocation, but the program is not viewed as a one-year project. With this incentive grant, the French Embassy aims at long-term changes, such as promoting the integration of study-abroad programs into the main missions of the institutions (teaching, learning, research). Institutions must provide a Sustainability Plan, answering the following questions, to assure program longevity:

• How do you intend to assure the program's longevity after the grant period? How will the two partner institutions continue to collaborate?
• What are the expected long-term outcomes on your institutions’ internationalization efforts? (i.e. increase international academic exchange and unlock new opportunities, create new study-abroad infrastructure, increase support and awareness for study-abroad programs, etc.)
• Describe any current and/or future efforts to broaden and expand your partnership through future activities and collaborations (i.e. study abroad curriculum integration).

Please fill in the budget chart below and provide more details in the textbox budget narrative.

The budget narrative details the expenses in each budget category, and which budget items will be covered by the grant, and which ones will be covered by matching funds (e.g., cost-share). The descriptions in the narrative should match the items in the budget chart. 

Overhead costs cannot be included in the funding.

*Detail salary, fringe, any consultant or subcontractor costs.

**Indirect costs represent the expenses of doing business that are not directly tied to a particular project function or activity. They can only be applied to cost-sharing.

Please provide the following documents to complete your application:

• A letter of support from the U.S. institution’s leadership.
• A letter of support from the French institution’s leadership.
• A CV or brief bio for each project coordinator.
• Optional: we will accept additional attachments that may help to further elaborate on your proposed programs, such as a detailed timeline, itinerary, marketing materials, etc.

All requested documents should be combined as a single PDF document, arranged in that order.