Education Programs

Global UGRAD Program

   2010-2011 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia 

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. The Global UGRAD program provides opportunities for full-time 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. 

Program fields:  

 All fellows will:

• Attend classes full-time for one academic year;
• Perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service in their host city during the first semester; and
• 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. All other students will live in dormitories at four-year colleges and universities.

The fellowship is fully funded and provides:

• J-1 Visa Support;
• Round-trip travel from fellow's home city to host institution in the United States;
• Accident and sickness coverage;
• Tuition and mandatory university fees;
• Room and board (housing and meals);
• Small incidentals allowance;
• Limited allowance for books; and
• A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities. 

The application for the 2011 Global UGRAD program will be available in Autumn 2010.

Contact us for more information: 

 IREX Azerbaijan, 191, Bashir Safaroglu street, AZ 1095

Tel: (+99412) 497 35 29, 497 08 53 

E-mail: info@irex.az 

www.irex.az; www.irex.org