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Council of American Overseas Research Centers

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Culture Development Education Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Indigenous Peoples Information International Law Least Developed Countries Migration Minority Rights New Global Institutions Peace and Security Population Private Sector Refugees Religion Science and Technology Social Development Sustainable Development United Nations Funding Values Water Women Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Men and boys Population: International migration Population distribution and internal migration Population growth Population structure Public Administration: Socio-Economic Governance and Management Social Development: Conflict Indigenous issues Social policy Statistics: Demographic and social surveys Development indicators Environmental Accounts Geographical names International Comparison Programme International Economic and Social Classifications International migration Social Statistics and Social Monitoring Sustainable Development: Climate change Demographics Disaster management and vulnerability Education Gender equality Human settlements Information for decision-making and participation Institutional arrangements International cooperation for an enabling environment International law Oceans and seas Partnerships Sustainable Tourism Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Trade and environment Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution NEPAD: Agriculture and Food Security Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development) Economic and Corporate Governance Human Development Regional Integration and Infrastructure
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Mexico Pakistan Algeria Nepal Cambodia Italy Syrian Arab Republic Armenia Yemen Indonesia Türkiye Egypt Morocco Sri Lanka Israel Iran (Islamic Republic of) Afghanistan Libya Tunisia Mongolia India Iraq Cuba Haiti United States of America Georgia Greece Jordan State of Palestine Bangladesh Azerbaijan Cyprus Senegal
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Founded in 1981, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a private nonprofit federation of independent overseas research centers (ORCs) that promote advanced research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, with a focus on the conservation and recording of cultural heritage and the understanding and interpretation of modern societies. CAORC fosters research projects across national boundaries, encourages collaborative research and programmatic and administrative coherence among member centers, and works to expand their resource base and service capacity. CAORC member centers maintain a permanent presence in the host countries where they operate—in Europe, Latin America, the Near and Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and West Africa. The centers are the primary vehicle through which American scholars carry out research vital to our understanding of and intersection with other cultures. Some centers have existed for over a century while others were founded in the decades following World War II in response to American scholarly needs and host country invitations. Nearly four hundred American universities, colleges, and museums hold multiple memberships in the centers which serve their institutional members, individual fellows and members, and affiliated scholars through a broad range of research- and teaching-support services. Funding is awarded from sources including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as from private foundations and individuals.
Year established:	1981
Year of registration:	1999
Organizational structure:	U.S. 501(c) nonprofit. Federation of 24 501(c) nonprofits.
Number and type of members:	24 American nonprofit overseas research centers
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Other sources Fees for providing consulting or research services Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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