The Fund
PUF was established in May 2007 under the auspices of the FACE Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of private donors and contributions from the French government, PUF launched its first call for projects in September 2007 with the objective of supporting innovative and sustainable partnerships between French and US institutions of research and higher education.
How to Submit
HOW TO SUBMIT A PROJECT
1 - Download the Application Form [word] and the Financial Annex [Excel]. 2 - Once you have filled the Application Form and the Financial Annex, one of the two project leaders shall upload the application. For practical reasons, uploaded documents should be kept as concise as possible. 3 - You will receive an automatic confirmation that your application has been successfully uploaded.Guidelines
1. FEATURES OF THE PUF GRANT PROGRAM
1.1. Objectives and scope Grants provided by the Partner University Fund support research and graduate education partnerships between French and American Universities with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and, interdisciplinary projects when relevant.In The News
Two PUF projects awarded the Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education
The Andrew Heiskell Awards
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced on January 26th the winners of the ninth annual IIE Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education.
The awards were established to promote and honor the most outstanding initiatives in international higher education among IIE Network, IIE’s membership association of more than 1,000 institutions. The winning programs will be featured in the Spring 2010 edition of the IIE Networker magazine, and on IIE Network’s Best Practices in Internationalization website.
French-American Seminar
Paris, March 24th 2009
French-American Seminar on University, Scientific and Education Partnerships.
Paris, le 24 mars 2009
On March 23, PUF organized a day-long French-American Seminar on University, Scientific and Education Partnerships at La Sorbonne, Paris, in cooperation with the French-American Commission, the French Embassy in the US, the US Embassy in France, the French Foreign and European Affairs Ministry and the Académie of Paris.
Grantees
Grantees 2009 – 2012
Cité internationale universitaire de Paris
The members of the PUF Grant Review Committee met on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm under the co-presidency of Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Dr. Christophe Laux, Professor of Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP), in order to choose the laureates of the second PUF Call for projects.
91 grant applications were examined. 16 laureates were selected, and subsequently approved by the steering committee of PUF and the board of FACE.
Grantees 2008 – 2011
UC Berkeley, CA
The members of the PUF Grant Review Committee, met on Monday March 31st, 2008, at the Embassy of France, Washington D.C, from 8.30am to 6pm, examined 67 grant applications.
The Committee, under the co-presidency of Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Dr. Christophe Laux, Professor of Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP), selected 16 laureates, subsequently approved by the steering committee of PUF and the board of FACE.
Sources
Knowledge Partners
US Campus
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) http://www.chea.org
A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.
French Higher Education & Research
Paris
NAFSA
http://www.3w.nafsa.org
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the Association and advocate for international education.
US Higher Education & Research
San Francisco
CampusFrance Portal to French Higher Education
http://www.campusfrance.org/en/index.htm
This website gives access to all facets of french higher education, with entry by discipline, level of study, etc. It also gives access to practical information having to do with the administration of academic cooperation (visa, housing, etc).
EducPros is a French free daily news and services Web site for higher education professionals. This online source presents news, information and different services for college and university faculty members and administrators.
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Inside Higher Ed is an American free daily news Web site for higher education professionals. From financial aid scandals, to technology, to the flap over spending endowment dollars, Inside Higher Ed covers a variety of college and university issues.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. The Chronicle of Higher Education is the major news service in the United States academic world.