GE Scholar-Leaders Program
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Central Europe: Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania
Overview
Program Overview:
A regional leadership development program for underrepresented students in Central Europe, designed to provide confidence and skills for student success through formal leadership seminars and experiential learning.
Geographic Scope
- Central Europe: Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania
Program Components
- Leadership Seminars: Formal training to build confidence and professional skills
- Regional Networking: Students from multiple Central European countries learn from each other and share experiences
- Outward Bound Experience: Adventure-based learning to push students beyond comfort zones
Impact
- Over 400 students assisted across the region in its first 10 years (as of 2012)
- Focus on developing future leaders in Central Europe
Target Population
- Underrepresented students in Central Europe
Administrator: Institute of International Education (IIE)
What Institute of International Education Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 70
- Total given
- $42.91M
- Median grant
- $253K
- Range
- $8,000–$6.5M
- By dollars: Montana 15%, Indiana 9%, California 7%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI; Athens, GA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Montana · Missoula, MT
Education exchange
$6.5M
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN
Education exchange
$3.89M
University of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI
Education exchange
$2.53M
University of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI
Education exchange
$2.47M
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ
Education exchange
$2M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth leadership
- Education
- Minorities
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