Impact
Through the IIE American Passport Project, IIE aims to grant 10,000 U.S. students their passports by the end of this decade.
Thus far:
*Based on institutions’ student support during years 1-4 and an estimate of the active fifth grant year. Will continue to be updated.
**Students report to IIE if they’ve used their passport to study abroad. Data will lag as information is received later in a student’s educational journey. Will continue to be updated.
Education is critical to helping solve the world’s most pressing problems, and international experience is vital for individuals to thrive in a world as interconnected as ours. Study abroad is one of the best ways that students can acquire global skills and create personal and professional opportunities.
The IIE American Passport Project represents IIE’s commitment to expand international education opportunities and enable participation by removing a financial barrier. For students of limited means, studying abroad can require long-term planning and involve financial hurdles, like the cost of a passport, which could bar them from moving forward.
The applications continue to demonstrate the need and interests of our IIENetwork U.S. member institutions to support Pell grant-eligible, first-year students to obtain their U.S. passport and initiate their study abroad plans early in their college/university career. This allows ample time to go through the passport application and study abroad planning processes, with the advising and support from the awarded institutions.