ABOUT THE ATLANTIS PROGRAM

The European Union-United States Atlantis Program is a grant competition conducted cooperatively by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC). The purpose of this competition is to promote a student-centered, transatlantic dimension to higher education and training in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines. The Atlantis Program will fund collaborative efforts to develop programs of study leading to joint or dual undergraduate degrees. The program will also fund a small number of policy-oriented grants. A new agreement with the European Union, covering 2006-2013, provides new grant formats and funding levels for FY 2006. Funding will support grants for four years and include student travel stipends, faculty travel stipends, and administrative costs.

More information:

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/index_en.html

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