The members of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers have centers in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Iraq, Jordan, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, West Africa, West Bank/Gaza Strip and Yemen. They serve as a base for virtually every American scholar undertaking research in the host countries. Click here for a full list of our member Centers.

Services

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers:

• provides secure funding for 80% of its member centers;
• facilitates the establishment of new research centers;
• secures funds for and supports a number of fellowships;
• explores new technology in support of international scholarship;
• fosters communication and collaboration among centers leading to a strengthening of academic programs and administrative procedures;
• speaks in support of overseas research centers;
• helps expand the resource base and raise the profile of member centers;
• fosters research projects across national boundaries; and
• serves as advocate for area studies.

Funding

CAORC launched full-time operations in 1986 with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon, Rockefeller, and Exxon Foundations and the J.P. Getty Trust. CAORC is currently funded in part by the following Public and Private Institutions:

• U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
• Smithsonian Institution
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Center membership dues

CAORC helps affiliated Centers and the Digital Library for International Research secure funding from sources such as:

• U.S. Department of Education
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Institute for Museum and Library Services
• UNESCO
• Getty Grant Program
• Joukowsky Family Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation
• The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation