The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) gives enterprising small business leaders the knowledge, networks, and opportunities they need to launch and scale successful businesses.

The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program in 2019 to provide women entrepreneurs around the world with the knowledge, networks and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses.

The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) to support women entrepreneurs around the world. The AWE Program provides female entrepreneurs with the skills, resources, and networks needed to launch and scale businesses within an

The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) established the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) to support women entrepreneurs around the world. U.S. Embassies’ Public Diplomacy Sections design and implement their own AWE model based on local conditions, contacts, networks, and needs.

Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to build mutual understanding with other countries and contribute to the strengthening of the public sector abroad. Fulbright-Clinton Fellows serve in professional placements as “special assistants” in foreign government ministries

This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.