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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><strong><span style="color: #1f497d"><font face="Calibri">FUNDING PROVIDED FOR GLOBAL BIOCULTURAL EVENT/EXCHANGE OR MEETING – IBEX FUND</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"">IIE is<span style="color: black"> pleased to announce the third round of the Indigenous Biocultural Exchange Fund (IBEX Fund), a project administered by the Global
Learning Programs Division</span><span style="color: #1f497d">, </span>Institute of International Education and supported by The Christensen Fund.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: #1f497d">T</span><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: black">his initiative makes financial support available to indigenous peoples
and members of the local traditional communities to attend a global biocultural event/exchange or meeting of international significance which impacts the applicant’s home territory or region.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"">Maximum of US$5,000 funding.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"><font face="Calibri">
</font></span><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: black">The IBEX Fund will help to defray costs, which include international airfare, hotel/lodging, conference fees, meals, incidentals, local transportation, visa fees, and travel insurance.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: black">For additional information,
</span><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"">please visit<span style="color: black">
</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #0070c0; font-size: 13.5pt"><a href="http://www.iie.org/ibex"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">www.iie.org/ibex</font></a></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #1f497d; font-size: 13.5pt"><font face="Calibri">
</font></span><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: black">or send questions to Vanessa Sayajon at
</span><span style="font-family: "arial", "sans-serif"; color: #7030a0"><a href="mailto:IBEX@iie.org"><span style="color: #7030a0">IBEX@iie.org</span></a></span><span style="color: #7030a0"></p>
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