AMERICAN CLUB OF
LISBON - ACL AWARDS 2016
Call for Applications
2016
The American
Club of Lisbon Awards were created
in 1995 to support individuals working on projects aligned with its mission of
promoting Portuguese-American relations at various levels, including business,
economic, trade, educational, social and cultural ties, and its values of
democracy, freedom and diversity.
The American
Club of Lisbon Awards 2016 focus on
bilateral Portugal-US relations, namely:
- Shared
history and cultural tourism: American perspectives on the Aristides de Sousa
Mendes story
- My
American client: Promoting Portuguese goods and services in the US market,
including tourist visits
Competition
for the two awards, in the amount of EUR 2,500 each,
is open to Applicants who are Portuguese citizens between the
ages of 20-40, who must have completed a minimum of two years of undergraduate
studies and be proficient in spoken and written English. Applicants must arrange their own visit
itinerary in the US.
The award
is to be used for travel and lodging expenses within the United States for a
2-4 week visit, and also includes round trip tickets between Portugal and the
United States on flights operated by United Airlines, Inc.
Application procedure: Candidates are asked to submit a 2-page Application: one-page
Proposal with a specific description of the project, accompanied by a one-page
Curriculum Vitae of the Applicant. Applications
are to be submitted by e-mail in English, with the words “ACL Awards 2016” on
the subject line. Grantees are selected
by the ACL Board of Directors on the recommendation of the ACL Awards Committee.
ACL Awards 2016 timeline:
- Ø 28-Oct-2016 - Call for applications.
Application forms available online at www.americancluboflisbon.com, or by e-mail.
- Ø 14-Nov-2016 - Deadline for submission of applications by
e-mail to office@americancluboflisbon.com
- Ø 30- Nov-2016 -
Deadline for evaluation, selection and interviews in English, in person or by teleconference
- Ø 10-Dec-2016 - Announcement
of beneficiaries
Ø Three months after the study visit - Submission
of a one-page report and/or presentation on “What I learned on my study visit to the US”, and attendance at one
of the ACL luncheons
THE AMERICAN CLUB of
LISBON AWARDS are offered with the generous support of
FLAD - LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
AND
with flights operated by UNITED
AIRLINES INC.
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