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2010-2011 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia: Deadline December 15, 2009!08.12.2009

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:

Anthropology
Agriculture
Accounting
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

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.

See application for eligibility requirements and selection criteria.

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Applications for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia can be obtained and submitted by contacting the IREX Baku office and / or by going to one of the following websites:

IREX Azerbaijan, 191, Bashir Safaroglu street, AZ 1095

Tel: (+99412) 497 35 29, 497 08 53

E-mail: info@irex.az

For downloadable applications: www.irex.az; www.irex.org

For online submission: http://www.irex.org/programs/ugrad/ugrad_info.asp

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