Location of Services: Can be both onsite and remote (with virtual meetings with AUA teams)

Background 

About the American University of Armenia: Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia is committed to providing excellent education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. AUA’s mission is to bring American education to Armenia, preparing Armenian citizens and those of the region to address the needs of sustainable development in an environment that values academic excellence, free inquiry, integrity, scholarship, innovation, leadership, and service to society. AUA is accredited by the US Department of Education, through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) regional accrediting body, and it benefits from a formal affiliation with the University of California system, which has significantly influenced its academic development.

The American University of Armenia (AUA) aims to strengthen its institutional research capacity, international partnerships, and participation in competitive European Union funding programs, including but not limited to Horizon Europe, WIDERA, MSCA, Erasmus+, and other EU and international schemes.

As part of this strategic effort, AUA seeks to engage an experienced external service provider to deliver high-quality proposal writing support to AUA research teams.

This Request for Proposals (RfP) invites qualified individuals or firms to submit technical and financial proposals for the provision of EU research proposal support services.

Objectives of the Assignment

The overall objectives of this engagement are to:

• Strengthen the quality and competitiveness of AUA’s EU funding applications;
• Support research teams in structuring and developing high-quality proposals aligned with EU call requirements and evaluation criteria;
• Enhance coherence between scientific excellence, implementation planning, and impact pathways;
• Build internal capacity through close collaboration between the consultant, research teams, and AUA Office of Sponsored Programs.