Building Mobility Partnerships: 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

4:30 PM – 5:20 PM MDT

Location: Room 407

The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund provides grants to universities and colleges in the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere for student mobility programs. Grant recipients, proposal reviewers, and staff give attendees an insider’s look at the program, its impact, and lessons on building lasting partnerships.

Learning Objectives:

Build stronger, more impactful partnerships with institutions in Latin America that benefit their students and institutions.
Access funding for student mobility though the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, and apply lessons learned for developing competitive grant proposals.
Learn about a network of more than 2,300 self-selected institutions that are eager to form U.S.-Latin America mobility partnerships.

Chair and Presenter(s)

UB

Ukiah Busch, MA in International Relations from American University

Director of Public-Private Partnerships
Partners of the Americas

Presenter(s)

MH

Margaret Hug

U.S. Department of State; Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
U.S. Department of State
Tonija Hope, MA

Director
Howard University
IS

Ivonne Santiago, Ivonne Santiago

Associate Professor
The University Of Texas At El Paso