Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia
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Program Fields:
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Computer
- Science
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- Environmental Management
- Geology
- Hospitality Management
- International Relations
- Journalism and Mass Communication
- Law
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Urban Planning
- U.S. Studies
Other fields will be considered | |
NOTE: The application deadline for 2010 cycle of Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia has passed. Please check back in fall 2010 for details on the next call for applicants.
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) in Eurasia and Central Asia is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. UGRAD provides opportunities for undergraduate students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to spend one academic year of non-degree study in a US university or community college. Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition.
All fellows will:
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Attend classes full-time for one academic year;
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Perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service in their host city during the first semester; and
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Complete a part-time internship during their second semester.
Students in their first-year at the time of application will live with host families or in dormitories and will be enrolled in two-year community colleges. Students in their second or third year at the time of application will live in dormitories at four-year colleges and universities.
The fellowship is fully funded and provides:
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J-1 Visa Support
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Round-trip travel from fellow’s home city to host institution in the United States
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Accident and sickness insurance
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Tuition and mandatory university fees
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Room and board (housing and meals)
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Small incidentals allowance
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Limited allowance for books
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Pre-academic English language training in the home country (if necessary)
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A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities
See application for eligibility requirements and selection criteria.
For further information please contact IREX local office in Georgia:
4 Abashidze Street, Office 1
Tbilisi, Georgia
Telephone: (32)291905; (32)912609
Email: ugrad@irex.ge
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