The Educational Information and Resources Branch (ECA/A/S/A), Office of Global Educational Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (the Bureau) announces an open competition for the FY 2015 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity.
Public and private non-profit organizations
meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct a statistical survey (census) of foreign nationals enrolled in institutions of higher learning in the United States, foreign scholars at U. S. institutions, and U. S. students enrolled in institutions of higher learning in the United States participating in study abroad programs and collaborate with international partners to extend research and reporting on global student mobility patterns.
An international student is defined as anyone studying at an institution of higher education in the United States on a temporary visa that allows for cred it bearing academic coursework.
These include primarily holders of F (student) visas and J (exchange visitor) visas.
An international scholar is defined as a non-immigrant teacher and/or researcher not enrolled as a student, located at an institution of higher education in the United States.
Proposals should also present a plan to create and share a data collection mechanism that can be utilized by foreign colleges and universities that will collect standardized, comparable data on student mobility and internationalization.