The U.S. Department of Education's International Education Programs
Service (IEPS) offers funding to promote expertise and competence in
foreign languages and area and international studies.

Business and International Education Program: grants to U.S. colleges and
universities entering into an agreement with a trade association and/or
business to improve the academic teaching of the business curriculum and
to conduct outreach activities expanding the capacity of the international
economic activities of the business community.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/index.html

Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program: grants to U.S. colleges and
universities to fund individual doctoral students conducting research
abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html

Faculty Research Abroad Program: grants to U.S. colleges and universities
to fund faculty conducting research abroad to maintain and improve their
area studies and language skills.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/index.html

Group Projects Abroad Program: grants to support overseas projects in
training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages
and area studies by U.S. teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a
common endeavor.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html

International Research and Studies Program: grants to public/private
agencies, organizations and institutions, and individuals to support surveys, studies, and instructional materials development to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/index.html

Seminars Abroad Program and Special Bilateral Projects: short-term study
and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and
humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge
of the peoples and cultures of other countries. DEADLINE - September 28, 2006
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html

Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages Program: funding to U.S. colleges and universities, a combination of such institutions, or
partnerships between nonprofit educational organizations and colleges and
universities to plan, develop, and carry out programs to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages.
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsugisf/index.html

For more information on these and other IEPS programs, please visit the
program Web sites or contact:
International Education Programs Service
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K St. N.W., 6th Floor *Washington, DC 20006-8521
202-502-7700
www.ed.gov/HEP/iegps
Mail to:OPE_IEGPS@ed.gov

Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia.

Provides full support for U.S. graduate students, faculty, and post-doctoral scholars seeing to conduct research for 3-9 months. May apply for support for research in more than one country. Details at www.americancouncils.org

seeks to catalyze a cultural change in U.S. institutions by establishing innovative models for international collaborative research and education. Ph.D.  degree-granting institutions must be the lead institution. Details at: http://fundingopps.cos.com