100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund Announces New Grant Winning Institutions 

The U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced the latest 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grant winners. 

This Innovation Fund grants fuel partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere to create new student exchange and training programs. Innovation Fund grants build institutional capacity, increase student mobility, provide more student exchange opportunities and enhance regional education cooperation in the Americas.

A total of 14 Innovation Fund grants were awarded to partnership teams between higher education institutions in the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. 

Of the 14 Innovation Fund grants awarded, West Virginia University in partnership with The University of Trinidad and Tobago was amongst the winning teams with submission of a collaborative project entitled "One Health One World Exchange".

Through this grant, West Virginia University and The University of Trinidad and Tobago will expand existing interdisciplinary study service exchange programmes to provide students interested in agriculture, animal health and the environment to participate in an immersion experience. 

The initial implementation phase of the program will focus on Animal Science, during which students from both institutions will participate in the hands-on program consisting of field tours, discussions and learning about animal management practices while participating in service-learning activities and working at animal shelters, zoos and environmental organisations. The following phases will focus on developing study abroad experiences for core disciplines such as Agriculture, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences and Wildlife Management.


For more information contact the International Office and Grant Funding Unit at grantsupport@utt.edu.tt or internationaloffice@utt.edu.tt .