The U.S. Mission in Italy invites alumni of U.S. government-funded and sponsored exchange programs to apply for the\u00a02026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026).<\/p>\n
AEIF provides grants ranging from\u00a0$5,000 to $35,000\u00a0to support alumni-led, community-based projects across Italy that celebrate the\u00a0250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence (Freedom 250)\u00a0and highlight American leadership, innovation, and freedom of expression.<\/p>\n
Selected projects will bring together exchange alumni to strengthen networks, expand collaboration with U.S. institutions, and advance citizen diplomacy through initiatives with measurable public impact.<\/p>\n
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include individual alumni or teams (minimum two alumni) from U.S. exchange programs, including ECA programs, BridgeUSA participants, and recognized alumni associations. Projects must clearly integrate Freedom 250 themes\u2014independence, leadership, and individual excellence.<\/p>\n
What we are looking for
Proposals should:<\/p>\n
Strengthen alumni collaboration and networks Promote public understanding of American values, leadership, and innovation Develop sustainable initiatives with measurable impact <\/p>\n
Target audiences may include students, educators, young professionals, and community leaders across Italy.<\/p>\n
How to apply
Applicants may:<\/p>\n
Prepare their own proposal following the guidelines outlined in the NOFO and submit all required forms. <\/p>\n
Mandatory application forms and templates can be downloaded and attached as part of the submission.<\/p>\n
Deadline
Applications must be submitted by\u00a0May 3, 2026, at 23:59 (Rome time)<\/p>\n
La Missione degli Stati Uniti in Italia invita gli alumni dei programmi di scambio finanziati o sponsorizzati dal governo degli Stati Uniti a presentare domanda per l\u2019Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026.<\/p>\n
L\u2019AEIF mette a disposizione finanziamenti compresi tra\u00a05.000 e 35.000 dollari\u00a0per sostenere progetti ideati e realizzati da alumni in Italia, che celebrino il\u00a0250\u00b0 anniversario della Dichiarazione di Indipendenza degli Stati Uniti (Freedom 250)\u00a0e valorizzino leadership, innovazione e libert\u00e0 di espressione.<\/p>\n
I progetti selezionati riuniranno alumni di programmi di scambio per rafforzare le reti esistenti, ampliare la collaborazione con istituzioni statunitensi e promuovere la citizen diplomacy attraverso iniziative con un impatto pubblico misurabile.<\/p>\n
Chi pu\u00f2 partecipare
Possono candidarsi singoli alumni o team (minimo due alumni) provenienti da programmi di scambio statunitensi, inclusi programmi ECA, partecipanti BridgeUSA e associazioni alumni riconosciute. I progetti dovranno integrare in modo chiaro i temi di Freedom 250: indipendenza, leadership ed eccellenza.<\/p>\n
Cosa cerchiamo
Le proposte dovranno:<\/p>\n
I destinatari possono includere studenti, docenti, giovani professionisti e leader \u00a0in tutta Italia.<\/p>\n
Come candidarsi
I candidati possono:<\/p>\n
Redigere una proposta autonoma seguendo le indicazioni contenute nel NOFO e allegare i moduli obbligatori. <\/p>\n
I moduli richiesti possono essere scaricati e allegati alla candidatura.<\/p>\n
Scadenza
Le domande devono essere presentate entro il\u00a03 maggio 2026 alle ore 23:59 (ora di Roma).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The U.S. Mission in Italy invites alumni of U.S. government-funded and sponsored exchange programs to apply for the\u00a02026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562164,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,249004,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-562163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-u-s-italy","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}