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Sponsors & Partners

Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program works to advance knowledge in the field of conservation and sustainability through fellowships to outstanding academics and practitioners.
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The Baker Hughes Scholars Program in Angola provides selected students with scholarships to complete their undergraduate degree in Angola.
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The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of ECA and has been administered by IIE since 1946.
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The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program offers advanced study opportunities to leaders who work for social change.
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The GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program supports outstanding students in higher education in fourteen countries around the world.
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The National Security Education Program's David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations.

Government Partners

The Institute of International Education works on behalf of the United States Government and governments around the world to implement many of the world’s most prestigious educational exchange and training programs. IIE is honored to administer a strategic set of programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, including the Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships, the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program, and the International Visitors Leadership Program. IIE administers the David L. Boren Awards for International Study on behalf of the National Security Education Program (NSEP), and also partners with the U.S. Department of Education and USAID on key higher education and training initiatives. IIE has established strong relationships with the governments of China, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, India, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Indonesia, among others.

Corporations and Corporate Foundations

IIE works with corporations to develop talent in strategic world regions and professional fields such as engineering, management, health, and information technology. These programs bring global recognition to corporations for their philanthropic and educational investments. IIE partners with corporations and corporate foundations to design and implement a wide variety of scholarship and training programs that provide current and future employees with the academic training, cross-cultural skills and leadership needed to succeed in the 21st century. IIE works in close collaboration with corporate partners to custom-tailor programs and services to meet specific corporate needs and philanthropic objectives.

Private Foundations

With the support of private foundations, IIE implements scholarship and training programs that develop human capital and address key challenges in education and development around the world. These initiatives provide educational opportunities to outstanding individuals from disadvantaged groups; convene experts and thought leaders; and build leadership in countries undergoing transformation. IIE programs are supported by Ford Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Open Society Institute, Packard Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation, among others.

International Organizations

IIE assists international agencies, such as the International Monetary Fund and the International Labor Organization, in implementing programs that develop talent and address urgent global challenges. IIE services include the recruitment, screening, and selection of scholarship grantees worldwide; contracting of consultants with facilitation of their travel, insurance and meeting arrangements; and administration of grants to individual or organizational grantees with operational oversight and tax compliance. IIE offers flexible, tailored support that aligns with the agencies' operations, staffing, and timeline.

Current Sponsors & Partners

IIE administers programs on behalf of the organizations and individuals listed here. In addition to these sponsors, IIE is deeply grateful to the 140 foreign governments and the universities across the United States that participate in and contribute to the success of the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs.

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The U.S. Department of State, through its various branches including the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), works to foster mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world.
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The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia is an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom that will also benefit the region and the world.
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The National Security Education Program (NSEP) seeks to strengthen national security by building a broader, more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with critical language and culture expertise.
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With a commitment to educating students who are true citizens of the world, NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and science campus in the Middle East operated by a major American research university, New York University.
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The Ford Foundation works with visionary leaders and organizations around the world to advance social justice.
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Jonah Kokodyniak
Director of Institutional Giving
Institute of International Education
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