FY 2026 English Access Scholarship Program
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: March 3, 2026
Archive date: May 31, 2026
Close date: May 1, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361396
Opportunity number: DFOP0017848
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Agency code: DOS-ECA
Award floor: $12,477,500
Award ceiling: $12,477,500
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Other
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The English Access Scholarship Program (Access) leverages American English to build English language capacity with strategic audiences through in-person programming and exchanges in the United States. The program promotes economic self-reliance which strengthens American national security and economic prosperity. Access showcases U.S. educational excellence, demonstrates U.S. educational technology, and promotes opportunities for American business partnerships. The FY 2026 Access Program will support approximately 7,000 participants globally. Programming may be in-person, virtual, or hybrid and occur in-country, in the region, or in the United States. ECA anticipates that the majority of the award costs will be for program activities detailed across three program components. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for additional information.