Democracy Fellows and Grants (DFG) Program

Beginning in September 2012, the Institute of International Education (IIE) assumed management of USAIDs Democracy Fellows and Grants Program (DFG), under a five-year cooperative agreement with USAIDs Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG Center).

Building on IIEs established ties to US universities at the forefront of research in DRG sub-sectors and decades of experience managing fellowships and information exchange, DFG is designed to: 1) Develop a pool of committed DRG professionals at the junior, mid, and senior levels; 2) Strengthen relations between USAID and academic, think tank, and research organizations in the DRG fields; 3) Promote research and innovative solutions to DRG programs by accessing and applying the learning and innovation among DRG scholars, research institutions, and practitioners.