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The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund

The Innovation Fund supports dynamic higher education partnerships, increases student training and exchange opportunities, and strengthens regional education cooperation and competitiveness throughout the Americas.

The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund is the leading hemispheric-wide initiative supported by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassies, and Partners of the Americas in partnership with visionary companies, foundations, and education institutions working to strengthen collaboration among governments, business, and academia – critical to economies in the Americas.

 

 

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Partnerships resulting from Innovation Fund grants provide students with critical access to new opportunities to work in teams, solve real-world problems, and gain technical and linguistic skills – critical for today’s workforce.

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What 100K Students Say

This project was fantastic as it allowed me to combine my research interests with a hands-on and collaborative project that brought a whole new educational and creative approach. I loved being able to work with the Colombian undergrads because we were integrating so many different perspectives around a challenging and pressing social issue. 

Jessica Eise, Purdue University

Wonderfully enlightening program that personally allowed me to experience an interesting new culture while researching a new and challenging subject. This was an excellent program that I hope will continue in order to allow less privileged students to experience what I have experienced through this program.

Student Beneficiary, Tecnológico de Antioquia

I enjoyed all the aquaculture activities, and I am planning to apply those techniques acquired to help improve the Colombian aquaculture sector.

Student Beneficiary, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

It has been one of the most beautiful experiences I have had, full of knowledge, culture, and modernity. It certainly generates some aspiration for things to be similar in Chile and in the future it would be very good to help contribute to an improvement in certain areas, such as education.

Student Beneficiary, Universidad de Aysén

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