The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, and administered by IREX. Muskie provides opportunities for Master’s level study in the United States to citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition.

The 2008 ECA Alumni Small Grants Program (ASGP) is designed to support the professional development of ECA alumni and promote community development. Alumni may apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to conduct a community development or professional development project. The project time period is ten months.