Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009495
The FY 2023 BridgeUSA Ukraine Journalism Scholarship Program is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) funding opportunity run through the Office of Private Sector Exchange (BridgeUSA). It supports a journalism and media-focused exchange program designed to bring a small cohort of Ukrainian-speaking media professionals to the United States under the Exchange Visitor Program's Specialist category. The goal is to strengthen journalism and media capacity for Ukrainian-speaking audiences by providing structured, practical exchange experiences with U.S.-based host organizations.
Funding is offered as a single cooperative agreement (meaning the government is expected to have substantial involvement in the funded project) with an anticipated award amount of about $100,000, contingent on fund availability. Only one award is expected. The project period is 36 months from the date of award, giving the recipient organization time to recruit participants, arrange placements, deliver exchange activities, and manage follow-on administration over multiple cycles or cohorts if proposed.
Eligible applicants include accredited U.S. colleges and universities (including consortia of accredited institutions) as well as U.S. public or private nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of 26 USC 501(c)(3). The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding and uses the cooperative agreement instrument. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number associated with the program is 19.451. The opportunity number is SFOP0009495. The notice was created on March 8, 2023, and the original application deadline was May 22, 2023. The listed award ceiling is $100,000.
The selected award recipient is expected to design and administer scholarships for approximately 10 to 15 Ukrainian exchange visitors to participate in journalism and media-related exchanges in the United States. Recruitment and selection are focused on Ukrainian-speaking participants who work in media environments that communicate with or are oriented toward Ukrainian-speaking audiences. Eligible participants may be residing in or connected to media communities in specific European countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. While applicants can be recruited from this broader regional set, the program explicitly prioritizes exchange visitors residing in Ukraine, and at least half of the selected participants should come from Ukraine.
A key operational requirement is that the program must be feasible for Ukrainian citizens of military age who may face legal or practical constraints on remaining outside Ukraine for long periods. That means proposals are expected to demonstrate flexibility in program design, scheduling, and placement structures so that participants who cannot be abroad for extended durations can still benefit meaningfully from the exchange. In practice, this could imply shorter stays, carefully planned timelines, or other compliant arrangements that still satisfy Specialist category and Exchange Visitor Program rules, while reflecting real-world constraints facing Ukrainian participants.
Scholarship funds are intended to cover core program costs associated with participation in the exchange. Specifically, allowable coverage described in the announcement includes program fees such as placement at a U.S.-based host organization, health benefits coverage, visa fees, SEVIS fees, and airfare. In other words, the scholarship is structured to remove major financial barriers for participants and to ensure they can complete the exchange legally and safely with required coverage and documentation.
Overall, this opportunity funds one U.S. administering organization to run a three-year scholarship and exchange administration effort for a modest cohort of Ukrainian-speaking journalists and media professionals, with a strong emphasis on participants residing in Ukraine and program structures that remain workable under wartime mobility limitations.Apply for SFOP0009495
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2023 BridgeUSA Ukraine Journalism Scholarship Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.451.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 08, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 22, 2023. (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 $100,000.00 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, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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