Opportunity Information: Apply for PMRTR 10 GR 002 EUR 022813
Apply for PMRTR 10 GR 002 EUR 022813
- The Mission to Turkey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Young Turkey / Young America A New Relationship for a New Age" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 28, 2013 and posted on Feb 28, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 8, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Young Turkey / Young America: A New Relationship for a New Age grant is a cultural and professional exchange opportunity run through the U.S. Mission to Turkey (Public Affairs Section). Its core aim is to strengthen U.S.-Turkey people-to-people ties by investing in early to mid-career emerging leaders from both countries and giving them a structured way to build lasting professional partnerships. The program is designed to help participants work together on shared 21st-century challenges, especially economic, environmental, political, and social issues, while also improving their ability to engage in serious public dialogue and collaborate across sectors. The exchange is meant to be practical, not just discussion-based: the expectation is that participants will develop concrete joint projects and continue working together after travel ends, using digital tools and social technologies to keep momentum and visibility.
The funding amount is set at about $200,000 total, with the expectation that one award will be made, and projects should run for one to two years. There is no cost-sharing requirement, but proposals that bring in public or private partners, in-kind support, or other resources to stretch the grant are viewed as more competitive. Eligible applicants are U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), and applicants are expected to demonstrate they can operate effectively in Turkey either through their own capacity or through clearly defined partnerships. Strong proposals spell out who the partner organizations are, what each partner is responsible for, and ideally include letters of commitment from partners, speakers, or host institutions.
The participants are citizens of Turkey and the United States chosen through a merit-based competition. They must be early to mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential and a clear interest in advancing U.S.-Turkey relations through work connected to the program themes. The opportunity emphasizes recruiting a diverse cohort that reflects the breadth of both societies, including diversity across ethnicity, race, gender, religion, geography, socioeconomic background, and disability status. Applicants are encouraged to prioritize candidates who already have a specific collaborative idea they want to pursue with a counterpart, since the program is built around joint problem-solving and follow-on action.
Program design is structured as a two-way exchange with leadership development and experiential learning. The U.S.-based portion is expected to be about two to three weeks, focused heavily on developing joint projects between Turkish and American participants, and it should end with a one- or two-day debrief and evaluation session in Washington, D.C. The Turkey component is expected to be one to two weeks and should directly build on the U.S. segment, allowing time for continued implementation of the joint community-based projects launched earlier. Both parts of the exchange should include job-shadowing, and proposals need to describe how participants will communicate regularly during and after the exchange, especially through electronic and digital channels. The outbound travel for American participants to Turkey must be substantive and tied to partnership-building; importantly, not every American who participates in the U.S. portion must travel to Turkey, but the outbound portion should clearly support the program goals and, where possible, help advance the foreign participants individual projects.
Applicants must choose and fully integrate one of two fellowship themes. The first theme, Foreign Policy Dialogue among Emerging Leaders, supports transatlantic dialogue on foreign policy issues and encourages substantive discussion on shared concerns such as Middle East peace and stability, energy security, conflict resolution, border and immigration issues, and bilateral economic cooperation. This theme emphasizes negotiation, strategic partnerships, and engaged dialogue as an alternative to conflict, and targets roughly 15 to 20 participants total from both countries drawn from international affairs, youth political wings, civil society organizations, universities, business groups, government agencies, media, and think tanks. The second theme, Social and Economic Challenges for Future Leaders, focuses on boosting the capacity of grassroots organizations, nonprofits, and local governments that work with marginalized or economically disadvantaged communities. It emphasizes skills like community outreach, media campaigning, organizational development (including fundraising and constituent-building), service delivery, alliance-building, social entrepreneurship, and civic participation, with a similarly sized cohort drawn from community organizations, public offices, media, or policy/think tank environments connected to these issues.
The Embassy plays an active role in visibility, outreach, and coordination. Proposals are expected to include a media and public outreach strategy developed with the Embassy Public Affairs Section to strengthen the program identity and public awareness, and grantees must use the program brand and credit the Embassy across materials and websites (subject to Embassy approval). Applicants must also show how they will coordinate closely with PAS in Turkey on recruitment, selection, implementation, and follow-on activities, including openness to Embassy participation in interviews, orientations, exchange activities, and project events. Because the U.S. Mission to Turkey is the official sponsor for the exchange, Turkish participants are expected to travel on J visas, and the grantee must comply with all J visa rules and procedures.
The program also comes with clear expectations around nonpartisanship, diversity, and democracy-related guidelines. Activities must maintain a nonpolitical character and be balanced and representative of American political, social, and cultural life. Proposals are encouraged, where feasible, to align with legal requirements that expand access for human rights and democracy leaders in contexts where freedom and democracy may be limited, and to ensure foreign government influence is not improperly shaping participant selection.
Finally, monitoring and evaluation is treated as a major component, not an afterthought. Proposals must include a plan to track progress during implementation and assess results at the end, ideally including draft survey instruments and a methodology that links outcomes back to the project objectives. The Embassy expects evaluation beyond simple satisfaction, including participant learning, behavior changes (such as applying skills, civic engagement, and sustained cross-border collaboration), and longer-term institutional impacts (like new partnerships, policy reforms, or organizational improvements). Applicants are expected to set SMART outcomes, distinguish outputs from outcomes, specify when and how data will be collected (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.), and maintain underlying data for at least three years, providing it to the Embassy upon request.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the "Young Turkey / Young America: A New Relationship for a New Age" grant?
It is a cultural and professional exchange opportunity run through the U.S. Mission to Turkey, Public Affairs Section (PAS). The program is designed to strengthen U.S.-Turkey people-to-people ties by investing in early to mid-career emerging leaders from both countries and giving them a structured way to build lasting professional partnerships.
2) What is the main goal of the exchange program?
The core aim is to strengthen U.S.-Turkey relationships through practical, professional collaboration. The exchange focuses on helping participants work together on shared 21st-century challenges (economic, environmental, political, and social), improve serious public dialogue, and collaborate across sectors.
3) Is this program mainly dialogue-based, or is it expected to produce real work products?
The program is intended to be practical rather than purely discussion-based. Participants are expected to develop concrete joint projects and continue working together after travel ends, using digital tools and social technologies to maintain momentum and visibility.
4) How much funding is available, and how many awards are expected?
The total funding is set at about $200,000, and the opportunity anticipates making one award.
5) What is the expected project period?
Projects are expected to run for one to two years.
6) Is cost sharing required?
No cost-sharing requirement is stated. However, proposals that include public or private partners, in-kind support, or other resources that stretch the grant are described as more competitive.
7) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are U.S. nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
8) Do applicants need to have the ability to operate in Turkey?
Yes. Applicants are expected to demonstrate they can operate effectively in Turkey, either through their own capacity or through clearly defined partnerships.
9) What partnership details should a competitive proposal include?
Stronger proposals clearly identify partner organizations, define what each partner is responsible for, and ideally include letters of commitment from partners, speakers, or host institutions.
10) Who are the participants?
Participants are citizens of Turkey and the United States, selected through a merit-based competition.
11) What career stage is targeted for participants?
The program targets early to mid-career professionals who demonstrate leadership potential and a clear interest in advancing U.S.-Turkey relations through work connected to the program themes.
12) What does the program expect regarding participant diversity?
The opportunity emphasizes recruiting a diverse cohort reflecting the breadth of both societies, including diversity across ethnicity, race, gender, religion, geography, socioeconomic background, and disability status.
13) Are applicants encouraged to recruit participants who already have project ideas?
Yes. Applicants are encouraged to prioritize candidates who already have a specific collaborative idea to pursue with a counterpart, since the program is built around joint problem-solving and follow-on action.
14) What is the overall structure of the exchange?
The program is structured as a two-way exchange that combines leadership development and experiential learning, including job-shadowing, joint project development, and continued implementation across both country components.
15) How long is the U.S.-based portion expected to be?
The U.S.-based portion is expected to be about two to three weeks.
16) What is expected to happen during the U.S. segment?
The U.S. segment is expected to focus heavily on developing joint projects between Turkish and American participants. It should also end with a one- or two-day debrief and evaluation session in Washington, D.C.
17) How long is the Turkey component expected to be?
The Turkey component is expected to be one to two weeks.
18) How should the Turkey component relate to the U.S. component?
The Turkey component should directly build on the U.S. segment and allow time for continued implementation of the joint community-based projects launched earlier.
19) Is job-shadowing required?
Yes. Both parts of the exchange should include job-shadowing.
20) Do all American participants have to travel to Turkey?
No. The outbound travel for American participants must be substantive and tied to partnership-building, but not every American who participates in the U.S. portion must travel to Turkey.
21) What is required for the outbound (U.S. to Turkey) travel component?
The outbound component must be substantive and clearly tied to partnership-building and program goals. Where possible, it should also help advance foreign participants' individual projects.
22) How should participants communicate during and after the exchange?
Proposals should describe how participants will communicate regularly during and after the exchange, especially through electronic and digital channels. The program specifically emphasizes using digital tools and social technologies to sustain collaboration and visibility.
23) What fellowship themes are available, and do applicants have to choose one?
Applicants must choose and fully integrate one of two fellowship themes: (1) Foreign Policy Dialogue among Emerging Leaders, or (2) Social and Economic Challenges for Future Leaders.
24) What is Theme 1: Foreign Policy Dialogue among Emerging Leaders?
This theme supports transatlantic dialogue on foreign policy issues and encourages substantive discussion on shared concerns such as Middle East peace and stability, energy security, conflict resolution, border and immigration issues, and bilateral economic cooperation. It emphasizes negotiation, strategic partnerships, and engaged dialogue as an alternative to conflict.
25) Who is the target audience for the Foreign Policy Dialogue theme?
The target cohort is roughly 15 to 20 participants total from both countries, drawn from international affairs, youth political wings, civil society organizations, universities, business groups, government agencies, media, and think tanks.
26) What is Theme 2: Social and Economic Challenges for Future Leaders?
This theme focuses on strengthening the capacity of grassroots organizations, nonprofits, and local governments that work with marginalized or economically disadvantaged communities. It emphasizes skills such as community outreach, media campaigning, organizational development (including fundraising and constituent-building), service delivery, alliance-building, social entrepreneurship, and civic participation.
27) Who is the target audience for the Social and Economic Challenges theme?
The cohort is similarly sized (roughly 15 to 20 total from both countries) and may be drawn from community organizations, public offices, media, or policy/think tank environments connected to the theme issues.
28) What role does the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section (PAS) play?
The Embassy plays an active role in visibility, outreach, and coordination. Proposals must show close coordination with PAS in Turkey on recruitment, selection, implementation, and follow-on activities, and should be open to Embassy participation in interviews, orientations, exchange activities, and project events.
29) Are there branding or crediting requirements?
Yes. Grantees must use the program brand and credit the Embassy across materials and websites, subject to Embassy approval.
30) Is a media and public outreach strategy required?
Yes. Proposals are expected to include a media and public outreach strategy developed with the Embassy Public Affairs Section to strengthen the program identity and public awareness.
31) What visa type is expected for Turkish participants?
Because the U.S. Mission to Turkey is the official sponsor, Turkish participants are expected to travel on J visas, and the grantee must comply with all J visa rules and procedures.
32) Are there requirements related to nonpartisanship and balanced programming?
Yes. Activities must maintain a nonpolitical character and be balanced and representative of American political, social, and cultural life.
33) Are there any democracy or human rights-related guidelines mentioned?
Proposals are encouraged, where feasible, to align with legal requirements that expand access for human rights and democracy leaders in contexts where freedom and democracy may be limited, and to ensure foreign government influence is not improperly shaping participant selection.
34) How important are monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in this grant?
Monitoring and evaluation is treated as a major component. Proposals must include a plan to track progress during implementation and assess results at the end, ideally including draft survey instruments and a methodology linking outcomes back to project objectives.
35) What kinds of results does the Embassy expect evaluation to capture?
The Embassy expects evaluation beyond satisfaction measures, including participant learning, behavior changes (such as applying skills, civic engagement, and sustained cross-border collaboration), and longer-term institutional impacts (such as new partnerships, policy reforms, or organizational improvements).
36) What are the expectations for outcomes and data collection?
Applicants are expected to set SMART outcomes, distinguish outputs from outcomes, specify when and how data will be collected (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.), and maintain underlying data for at least three years, providing it to the Embassy upon request.
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