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SABIT Grants Facilitate
International Cooperation
SABIT offers competitive grants
to cover a share of the costs
of hosting mid- to senior-level
Eurasian managers and scientists
for 3 to 6 months of hands-on,
professional training in U.S.
managerial, research and technology
development practices. The SABIT
Grant Program encourages U.S.
exports and investment in Eurasia,
and assists economic development
by facilitating partnerships between
the U.S. and Eurasian business
and scientific communities.
Participating U.S. organizations
may either nominate a candidate
from their existing Eurasian business
contacts, or work with SABIT to
recruit and select a qualified
candidate. Organizations can apply
to host trainees from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Structured
as reimbursable awards, SABIT
grants cover only the following
three items:
|
Round-trip
airfare from trainee’s
home country to the training
site |
|
$34
per diem to cover trainee’s
living expenses |
|
Up
to $750 housing costs |
The host organization is responsible
for any additional cost associated
with the training (overhead costs,
domestic travel, etc.)
Eligibility
Any American profit or non-profit
organization or institution may
apply. The Grant Program is ideally
suited for small and medium sized
businesses that are new-to-market
exporters looking to establish
long-term relationships with potential
customers, distributors or partners.
Organizations currently operating
in Eurasia may also utilize a
SABIT Grant to expand relationships
with and train existing partners,
or to establish additional regional
representative offices. Companies,
universities and institutes involved
in technology transfer and commercialization
have used SABIT Grants to form
cooperative research and development
partnerships with the Eurasian
scientific community. Non-governmental
organizations have transferred
institutional knowledge, technical
expertise, and skills to Eurasian
partners and associates through
the SABIT Grant Program. |