Educational Advising, Career Advising and Testing Center in Kabul, Afghanistan

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Request for Proposals (RFP) for a cooperative agreement to manage an Educational Advising, Career Advising and Testing Center in Kabul, in Kabul, Afghanistan from September 30, 2012 to September 29, 2015. This grant is intended for an Afghan Non Governmental Organization (NGO) or private Higher Education Institution to establish a center to 1) provide advising and training to students who wish to pursue further study opportunities in the United States, 2) provide standardized testing services (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT etc.), and 3) to provide career mentoring and job-searching skills for those students prior to and upon their return to Afghanistan. The center will be managed jointly by the grantee and the Embassy’s Education USA Adviser. In addition to educational advising, career advising, and test preparation courses, the recipient of this grant will provide testing services and provide a venue to Embassy Education USA advising activities. These activities will supplement the activities undertaken by the Kabul Education USA Advising Center located at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. (see attached Introduction to Education USA for further background.)