Eurasia Foundation’s U.S.-Russia University Partnership Program (UPP) invites accredited higher education institutions from Russia and the United States to submit joint proposals for new bilateral partnerships under the Winter 2016 Linkage funding competition. UPP accepts proposals in any academic field that are jointly developed by at least one U.S. and one Russian partner institution. The Linkage funding competition will offer funding of up to $41,000 for joint implementation of partnership projects over a period of up to twelve months.