Alumni
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Grants

BAFF Alumni Professional Development Grants support alumni professional development and networking by providing funds for teams of two or three BAFF Alumni to attend a professional conference or short-term training in the U.S.

Why Teams?

Attending with colleagues is more likely to lead to creative implementation of new knowledge and experience. To achieve the BAFF mission “to enrich the ties between the United States and Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania", this program’s objective is to deepen BAFF alumni relationships across the Baltic states, scholarship programs, and participation years.

To encourage collaboration across disciplines and employers, teams may include members from the same or complementary professions, industries, or volunteer organizations.

Have a conference in mind and need a team? Contact us at baffinfo@ciee.org, and we’ll help connect you!

Funding includes:

  • Conference registration

  • Airfare

  • Accommodation

  • Travel insurance

Who Can Participate?

Open to BAFF alumni of the following programs:

  • Research Scholar

  • Graduate Scholar

  • Professional Internship

  • Leadership Academy, 2014-2019

Applicants must have completed the residency requirement associated with their BAFF Scholarship and be currently residing in Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.​

Selection

This is a competitive program! Successful applicants will demonstrate:

  • Team composition—across the Baltics, BAFF Scholarship programs, participation years

  • Relevance of the proposed conference or training—how team members—and the team—will benefit

  • How team members will collaborate to implement new knowledge and experience

  • Impact—how participation will promote the exchange of ideas between and among team members, their employers or institutions, and the Baltics and the U.S.

Apply

The current application round is closed.

  • September 1, 2023 for travel within one year

  • January 15, 2024 for travel within one year