American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (American Councils), a Washington-based Non-Governmental Organization, is seeking proposals from qualified non-profit educational institutions to manage host family and school placement of I-Kiribati high school students participating in an academic year exchange program to the U.S; organize enhancement activities; and provide ongoing monitoring and support to students. This academic year program runs from August 2027 to June 2028 and is part of the Uaiakinan ao Uarokoan Toronibwaia I-Kiribati Activity (the “UUTI Activity”). The selected applicant will manage placement for up to six UUTI students.
View UUTI Request for Proposal
The UUTI Activity is a part of the MCC-Kiribati Threshold Program, a partnership between the US Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Kiribati. Funded by the American people, the program supports economic opportunities for the people of Kiribati while advancing U.S. strategic priorities in the Indo-Pacific. American Councils for International Education implements the activity in cooperation with the Kiribati Ministry of Education.
All participants in the UUTI Academic Year program are citizens of Kiribati and are currently enrolled in a secondary school in Kiribati. Students are between 16 and 18 years old and enrolled in the local equivalent of 10th through 12th grade. Some students may have participated in a previous UUTI Fiji or U.S. Camp program. The expected English language levels of UUTI Academic Year participants is intermediate (A2 to B2 on the CEFR scale).
Submissions are due to American Councils by November 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET.
Please direct inquiries to uuti@americancouncils.org.