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.
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.
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
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 15, 2009
IREX Armenia
32 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan, Armenia 0009
Tel: (374 10) 52 66 21, 52 66 23
Fax: (374 10) 52 66 21 (220)
Email: ugrad@irex.am, Web: www.irex.am