Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 deadline 2026
The current listed application deadline is May 14, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.
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Quick facts
- Opportunity number
- Not listed
- Last updated
- April 26, 2026
- Expected awards
- 2
Deadline summary
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Harare announces an open competition for past participants (“ exchange alumni”) of U.S. government-funded exchange programs to submit applications to the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026). The Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is an annual funding opportunity designed to invest in U.S. government-funded exchange participants and programs by helping exchange alumni develop and implement projects that promote shared i...
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Eligibility snapshot
The following are eligible to apply: · Alumni who participated in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. · Project involves at least two U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni, and one is a specified team lead.• Alumni associations from countries with current U.S. representation, but such applications must specify an alumni team lead.• If three or more alumni are applying together, U.S. citizen alumni may be included on alumni teams, but the team must have at least two non-U.S. citizen exchange program alumni. U.S. citizen alumni cannot be team leads on project proposals.