Student-run Media Lab Development Program

ATTENTION! The 2012 Program is now closed!

The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 30/05/2012. If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

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Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligibility is limited to Georgian Academic Institutions (Georgian University Journalism Programs).

Agency Name

Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy In Tbilisi, Georgia

Description

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Student-run Media Lab Development Program. The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia invites Georgian Academic Institutions (Georgian University Journalism Programs) to submit proposals for a one- to two-year project to develop a media lab serving as training and learning facility for undergraduate and graduate journalism students, and to improve the standard of journalism instruction matching to the modern media production standards using multiple media-platforms. The means for achieving this objective may include: media lab/studio development, equipment purchase, and curricula and materials development. (Sustainability, maintenance plan)  The direct beneficiaries of this program will be selected Georgian University Journalism Program, and its academics and students. Activities should lead to the achievement of project objectives in providing the students with advanced training facility/studio where they can build up their skills in using multiple media-platforms responding to the fast-changing international standards of modern media production. Program should develop selected institution’s capacity to support skills component in their curricula and integrate practical work into journalism education, thus strengthening their overall institutional capacity. PAS will award $150,000 for this one-to-two-year project.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.grants.gov

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Sofia GEGECHKORI

Grants Officer Representative (GOR)

U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia

E-mail: Sopho Gegechkori

Phone: (995-32) 2277-601. 

Find full announcement:

1) Open the home page: www.grants.gov
2) On the right side of the screen click on "Grant Search"
3) After opening "Grant Search" you will see "Search by Funding Opportunity Number", where you should write: DOSGEO-12-GR-002-GEO-053012
4) After clicking "Search" button you will see the link to the University Research Program announcement.
5) Once you open the program you will see the links to "Synopsis", "Full announcement" and "Application". Under full announcement you will see downloadable MS Word file.