Opportunity Information: Apply for ITA GMX GTM 2025 00001
The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Pilot Fellowship Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the International Trade Administration (ITA) to support a pilot fellowship that places high-potential students in short-term overseas internships tied to U.S. government commercial diplomacy work. The core purpose is to give outstanding candidates who are entering graduate school a chance to gain firsthand experience with U.S. export promotion and international trade support activities by serving for up to eight weeks at a U.S. embassy, consulate, or mission abroad. In addition to the overseas placement, fellows must take part in a mandatory one-week Office of Global Talent Management Orientation and Training scheduled for June 2026, which is intended to prepare participants for the role and align them with program expectations and professional standards.
Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally means the government expects to have substantial involvement in how the project is carried out (for example, in program design, oversight, coordination, reporting, or selection processes, depending on the final terms). The opportunity falls under the Business and Commerce funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 11.041. Rather than being open to individuals directly, eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private universities, indicating that a school is expected to apply and administer the fellowship program structure.
The opportunity number is ITA GMX GTM 2025 00001. ITA anticipates making a single award (expected awards: 1), with an award ceiling of $545,000, suggesting one institution will be selected to operate or coordinate the pilot fellowship on ITA's behalf within that maximum budget. The posting was created on January 7, 2025, and the original application closing date is March 6, 2025. Overall, this pilot program is designed to build a pipeline of globally minded graduate students by giving them early exposure to overseas U.S. government trade and commercial service operations, paired with a required orientation and training component in mid-2026.Apply for ITA GMX GTM 2025 00001
- The International Trade Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Pilot Fellowship Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 11.041.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $545,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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