2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2022 Grantees
Project
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms: Cohort 3
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms supports higher education institutions in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to build their capacity and prepare faculty to implement meaningful virtual exchange experiences for students.
- Maryland
- Oregon
- Washington
- Morocco
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Georgia
- New Mexico
- Oujda
- Abu Dhabi
- Dubai
- Dakhla
- Fez
Project
North America Scholastic Esports Federation
North America Scholastic Esports Federation's (NASEF) MENAcraft gathers young people from the United States and the Middle East and North Africa region in a safe, neutral, and inspiring online community, blending play and learning for a cultural and language exchange.
- Jordan
- Michigan
- California
- Florida
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Egypt
- Israel
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Kuwait
- Georgia
- Ohio
Project
American University of Sharjah – Virtual Language Exchange
American University of Sharjah’s Virtual Language Exchange provides participants in the United Arab Emirates and the United States a unique cross-cultural experience by examining diverse worldviews, languages, and cultures while critically thinking about media representations that shape their world knowledge.
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Oklahoma
- Alaska
- Yuchi Tribal Community
- Cherokee Tribal Community
- Yup'ik Tribal Community
- Aleut Tribal Community
Project
Ajman University
Ajman University’s AYM: Actualizing Youth Mobility to Lead and Innovate in the 21st Century is a collaborative virtual exchange program that fosters intercultural understanding, creative collaborations, and meaningful communication among students.
- Illinois
- Oregon
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Project
American University of Sharjah – Transformative Sustainability Project
American University of Sharjah's (AUS) Transformative Sustainability Project (TSP) gives undergraduate college students in the United Arab Emirates and the United States the tools to transform their local and global contexts into more sustainable communities in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Pennsylvania
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Project
RAK American Academy
RAK American Academy (RAKAA)’s Scheherazade Project brings together 10th and 11th grade girls from the United Arab Emirates and the United States to explore the role their female ancestors played in their lives.
- Texas
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
2021 Grantees
Project
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms: Cohort 2
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms supports higher education institutions in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to build their capacity and prepare faculty to implement meaningful virtual exchange experiences for students.
- Maryland
- Oregon
- Washington
- Georgia
- New Mexico
- Casablanca
- Oujda
- Beni Mellal
- Ben Guerir
- Abu Dhabi
- Dubai
- Ajman
- Dakhla
- Fez
- Fquih Ben Salah
- Khouribga
Project
Enactus US and Enactus Morocco
Enactus Morocco and Enactus US’s Entrepreneurial Exchange helps university students and young adults gain entrepreneurship fundamentals through a virtual course that culminates in ten cross-country, cross-culture teams competing in a project pitch competition.
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Morocco
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
Culturingua
Culturingua’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Journey joins high school students in San Antonio, Texas, and in Benghazi, Libya, to develop a social enterprise idea that solves a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal.
- Texas
- Libya
Project
Amideast
Amideast’s Qisasna (“Our Stories”) program facilitates cross-cultural exchange between American and Yemeni students by providing participants with the skills needed to produce podcasts that focus on discussions of global issues, perceptions of both cultures, career opportunities for young people, and community service.
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- Virginia
- Utah
- Yemen
Project
American University of Ras Al Khaimah
AURAK’s Acknowledge – Challenge – Transform (ACT): Developing Empathetic Leadership prepares college-aged youth in the United States and Middle East with the knowledge and skills required to acknowledge and challenge various forms of biases through empathy.
- Texas
- Lebanon
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Project
Seattle University School of Law
Seattle University School of Law’s Transitional Justice Legal Exchange brings together Moroccan and American law students for a class on transitional justice and human rights co-taught by professors from one Moroccan and one American institution.
- Washington
- Morocco
Project
WorldDenver
WorldDenver’s World Affairs Challenge Virtual Exchange serves youth ages 14-17 in the state of Colorado and the Middle East and North Africa through an online, mobile-accessible exchange in which bi-national student teams of six to ten participants learn and practice leadership development, cross-cultural communication, and project management.
- Colorado
- Israel
- Morocco
- Iraq
Project
The New York Academy of Sciences
The New York Academy of Sciences’ Junior Academy is a virtual exchange program bringing together a passionate community of problem solvers made up of talented students, STEM experts, and organizations around the world dedicated to designing innovative solutions to global challenges.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Iran
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen
- North Carolina
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- Oman
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
Hashemite University
Hashemite University’s Research, Education, and Advocacy for Community Health (REACH) brings together college-aged youth in the United States and in the Middle East for online, face-to-face learning experiences.
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- North Carolina
- Iraq
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
Soliya – Global Circles
Soliya’s Global Circles are short online dialogue opportunities, bringing together young people from various backgrounds and nationalities for a face-to-face exchange around compelling global issues that matter to youth today.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Iran
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Tunisia
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Egypt
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen
- North Carolina
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- Oman
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
PATHWAYS Institute for Negotiation Education
PATHWAYS Institute for Negotiation Education’s Game Changers in Education brings together undergraduate education majors and pre-service teachers from the United States and Israel for interactive joint learning and facilitated online exchange focused on developing and applying creative negotiation skills in their schools and communities.
- Israel
- Massachusetts
Project
LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New…
LaGuardia Community College’s Global Scholars Achieving Career Success (GSACS) is a collaborative multi-campus program that foregrounds UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and career readiness competencies in class-to-class virtual exchanges between students from the City University of New York and universities in the MENA region.
- Jordan
- New York
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
Project
Institute of International Education (IIE) – HIVER
The Institute of International Education’s Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange for Enhanced Results (HIVER) program develops intercultural communication and problem-solving skills among diverse students at participating U.S. and MENA universities.
- Jordan
- Illinois
- California
- New York
- New Jersey
- Texas
- Virginia
- Egypt
- Palestinian Territories
- Montana
- Connecticut
- South Dakota
Project
The International Foundation for Training and Development and the…
The International Foundation for Training and Development and the Onslow County School District’s Youth for Sustainable Development Goals Virtual Exchange Program brings together and engages high school aged students, grades 9-12, to learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), why they are important, and what these goals represent for students and their community.
- Morocco
- North Carolina
Project
Global Ties U.S.
Global Ties U.S.’s MENA-USA Empowering Resilient Girls Exchange (MERGE) brings together girls ages 15-19 from the United States and MENA region in a supportive virtual space to learn about their own mental health, develop emotional resilience skills, and share this knowledge with their communities.
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
Games for Change
Games for Change’s (G4C) Game Exchange is a virtual exchange program for teens in Bahrain, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States in which teens from the four countries join in creative dialogue and collaboration based on a shared interest in video games and game design.
- Michigan
- New York
- Israel
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Bahrain
- Georgia
Project
Florida International University
Florida International University’s Tabadul: Creating Language-Learning Community Through Virtual Reality brings together college-aged youth in the United States and in the Middle East and North Africa for language-learning and community building through virtual reality (VR).
- Michigan
- Florida
- Algeria
- Morocco
Project
Engineering World Health
Engineering World Health’s Virtual Engineering Innovation & Cultural Exchange fosters an international collaboration between participants living in the United States, Lebanon, and Jordan with a focus on science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM).
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Lebanon
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
Project
SUNY Upstate Medical University
SUNY Upstate Medical University's Bridging Cultures to Defeat COVID-19 is a virtual health sciences education program that brings together American, Middle Eastern, and North African clinical and scientific trainees for collaborative scientific and medical education and for unique professional development and cultural exchange opportunities.
- New York
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Libya
Project
Empatico
Empatico’s Coding with Empathy Challenge, developed in partnership with Code.org, brings together middle school students from the United States and Egypt to collaborate on a series of empathy-building computer science and virtual exchange experiences.
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Egypt
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Vermont
- Rhode Island
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Puerto Rico
2020 Grantees
Project
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Texas A&M University
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University's School of Agriculture, Fertilization and Environmental Sciences (ESAFE) and Texas A&M University's AgriLife and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences form “ENGAGE: Leadership in a Virtual World,” a collaborative seven-week virtual exchange program that introduces participants to international intercultural competencies through a variety of group assignments with agricultural and non-agricultural leadership themes.
- Texas
- Ben Guerir
Project
LYDEX and ASU Prep Digital
Lydex and ASU Prep Digital’s Global Leadership Virtual Exchange provides participants in Morocco and the United States a chance to work together via an online exchange course to gain collaboration, cross-cultural, and leadership skills.
- Arizona
- Ben Guerir
Project
Hassan II University of Casablanca and Kennesaw State University
Hassan II University of Casablanca and Kennesaw State University’s Women’s Leadership Virtual Exchange engages participants from both universities in a unique cross-cultural virtual exchange experience focused on better understanding women’s leadership through research, analysis, and digital storytelling.
- Georgia
- Casablanca
Project
Enactus Morocco and Enactus U.S.
Enactus Morocco and Enactus U.S.’ Enactus Entrepreneurial Exchange engages participants through a four-week virtual and online entrepreneurship fundamentals course that culminates in a project pitch competition and the award of global entrepreneurship certificates.
- California
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
- Utah
- North Carolina
- Massachusetts
- Georgia
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Hawaii
- Casablanca
- Tangier
- Oujda
- Taroudant
- Beni Mellal
Project
Stevens Initiative Coronavirus Response Fund Grantees
Through the work of 18 Stevens Initiative Coronavirus Response Fund Grantees, up to 4,500 new participants in 11 MENA countries and the Palestinian Territories and in 24 U.S. states, three tribal communities, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. will participate in virtual exchange. A number of grants will also prepare 174 educators to implement virtual exchange in fall 2020.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Illinois
- California
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- Yemen
- Iraq
- Massachusetts
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Maine
- Montana
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Mississippi
- Ohio
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Navajo Nation
Project
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms: Cohort 1
Stevens Initiative Connected Classrooms supports higher education institutions in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States to build their capacity and prepare faculty to implement meaningful virtual exchange experiences for students.
- Oregon
- Washington
- Morocco
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Georgia
- New Mexico
2019 Grantees
Project
World Learning – The Experiment Digital
The Experiment Digital, implemented by World Learning, is a two-month summer virtual exchange program that helps high school-aged youth become more civically engaged by empowering them to plan and execute a community service project.
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Tunisia
- Syrian Refugees in Jordan
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen
- North Carolina
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Oman
- Vermont
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- New Mexico
- Alabama
- Ohio
Project
Global Nomads Group (GNG)
Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Student to World programs are designed to spark conversations around the topics youth care about: Art in Action, Ocean Health, Global Hunger, Overcoming Bias, Human Rights, Women’s Rights, Mental Health, and Sports.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Tunisia
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Egypt
- Israel
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Connecticut
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Project
IREX
IREX's Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge (GSSC) connects participants in the United States, Jordan, and Iraq to virtually collaborate on a sustainable solution to a contemporary business challenge. The Global Solutions Conversations (GSC) program connects participants in the United States, Jordan and Iraq to virtually converse on innovative solutions to the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals impacting their local communities.
- Jordan
- Florida
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Iraq
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
Project
World Learning – NGCN
The NextGen Coders Network (NGCN) is a virtual exchange implemented by World Learning that brings together university students and young professionals to create solutions to their countries’ greatest challenges using code.
- Palestinian Territories
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Indiana
Project
Soliya – Connect Program
Soliya’s Connect Program brings together college-aged youth in the United States and in the Middle East and North Africa for online, face-to-face dialogue.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Iran
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- New York
- Texas
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen
- North Carolina
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Libya
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Iowa
- West Virginia
- Oman
- Alabama
Project
William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan (WDI)…
Implemented by WDI, Business & Culture: A Virtual Practicum is a classroom-to-classroom, action-learning course on international business cultures that brings together students from Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, and the U.S.
- Michigan
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Libya
2018 Grantees
Project
Idmaj Neighborhoods Association
The STEAMuseum engages underserved high school and undergraduate/young adult participants from Casablanca and Chicago in a collaborative virtual exchange where they learn about one another and co-create digital exhibits that reflect their interests in science, technology, engineering, art and math.
- Illinois
- Morocco
2017 Grantees
Project
Karam Foundation
"Innovating Across Boundaries” connects participants in the United States and in Turkey, including Syrian refugees, through project-based learning focused on coding and robotics.
- Florida
- Massachusetts
- Louisiana
- Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Project
Institute of International Education (IIE) – HIVE
Institute of International Education's (IIE) Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange (HIVE) program uses virtual exchange to form peer-to-peer relationships between university students in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, the West Bank, and the United States.
- Illinois
- California
- Virginia
- Washington
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
- Montana
- Arizona
Project
WGBH Educational Foundation
Design Squad Global (DSG) Clubs, a production of WGBH Educational Foundation, provide opportunities for virtual exchanges among middle school youth to build their engineering and global competence.
- Jordan
- Syrian Refugees in Jordan
- Lebanon
- Massachusetts
- Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Project
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) is an engineering design and innovation virtual exchange program that brings students together through virtual, joint hackathons.
- Maryland
- Lebanon
- Palestinian Territories
Project
Ball State University
This project connects American and Iraqi college students who collaborate to complete a STEM project-based learning opportunity that is delivered via a computer and/or smart phone mobile platform.
- Iraq
- Indiana
Project
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Nebraska Lincoln (Nebraska) Global Virtual Project fosters cross-cultural engagement between Nebraska and students at partner institutions in Oman, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, through virtual exchange.
- Jordan
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Nebraska
- Oman
Project
Sister Cities International
The Special Education and Virtual Learning in the U.S. and Palestine (SEVLUP) program implements two programs between youth who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or require special needs education.
- Florida
- Palestinian Territories
- Iowa
Project
An-Najah National University
Green Futures Exchange connects students in the Palestinian Territories and the United States at the high school/secondary and university level, providing them with a deeper understanding of environmental sustainability concepts, green buildings, and public policy through team-based projects.
- Palestinian Territories
- Arizona
Project
Arizona State University
The project provides opportunities for high school/secondary school girls from Arizona and Egypt to learn about working with each other through virtual, collaborative, problem-based learning (PBL) in science.
- Egypt
- Arizona
Project
IREX
Post-secondary students from the U.S. and Jordan team up to take on the global challenges facing the hospitality field.
- Jordan
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- Syrian Refugees in Jordan
- Iowa
Project
The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
WDI’s M²GATE program connects students across cultures to develop social entrepreneurship projects using virtual resources.
- Michigan
- Tunisia
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Libya
Project
Al-Quds University
Palestinian American Youth Civic Engagement (PAYCE) brings together Palestinian and American university students through a shared curriculum to inspire productive, effective, and positive civic engagement.
- Florida
- Palestinian Territories
- Iowa
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
2016 Grantees
Project
Wofford College
Wofford College scales up a classroom virtual exchange pilot to integrate the exchange across disciplines, supplement it with research resources, expand the project’s reach, and conduct thorough impact evaluation.
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- South Carolina
Project
University of California Berkeley
The University of California Berkeley is running virtual exchanges in a number of its Middle Eastern Studies department courses.
- California
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Iraq
- Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Project
SUNY COIL Center
The SUNY COIL Center provides professional development training and workshops for professors who pair university courses as part of a virtual exchange for their students.
- New York
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Morocco
Project
Soliya
Soliya’s Connect Program connects post-secondary students from vastly diverse backgrounds in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa in face-to-face, curriculum-driven, semester-long dialogue proven to foster understanding and build critical skills.
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Texas
- Virginia
- Tunisia
- Kentucky
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- North Carolina
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Project
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
The National Democratic Institute (NDI)'s Civic Tech Leadership Program is a three-stage intensive mentorship virtual exchange program dedicated to using innovative technology to promote good governance.
- Syria
- Jordan
- Michigan
- Iran
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Missouri
- New York
- Virginia
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- Yemen
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Libya
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
Project
iEARN-USA
Through online, teacher-facilitated exchanges, iEARN-USA’s Building Respect through International Dialogue and Global Education (BRIDGE) Program enables students in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa to engage in deep, interactive social learning.
- Jordan
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Israel
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Morocco
- Palestinian Territories
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Yemen
- North Carolina
Project
Global Nomads Group
Global Nomads Group’s Campfire connects secondary students to complete an online project-based curriculum focused on global citizenship and 21st-century skills in communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
- Jordan
- California
- New York
- Tunisia
- Syrian Refugees in Jordan
- Kentucky
- Utah
- Morocco
Project
Eurasia Foundation
Eurasia Foundation’s Generation 7.0 is an integrated mobile game and social networking platform that will connect young adults from the Middle East and North Africa and the United States.
- Michigan
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New York
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Project
Chicago Sister Cities International
Chicago Sister Cities International’s STEAMuseum brings students together virtually to create a global online museum.
- Illinois
- Morocco
Project
World Learning
The Digital Young Leaders Exchange Program (DYLEP) is a competitive summer online exchange program, connecting students in the United States with students in Iraq to hone their leadership skills.
- Michigan
- Illinois
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
- North Carolina
- Iraq
- Montana