2012-2013 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 1st, 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year 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. All students (including 4th year students) must have at least one term remaining at their home institutions upon completion of the program. 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.

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Thursday, December 22, 2011 Applications for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia can be obtained and submitted by contacting IREX field offices in Eurasia and Central Asia.

Please note that fellowship awards for the 2012-2013 Global UGRAD program are contingent on the appropriation of Federal funding by the United States Congress.

IREX-Ukraine: 36D Saksahanskoho, 2nd Entrance,

5th Floor, Kyiv, 01033,

Tel/fax (044) 537-0604, 586-2780

E-mail: ugrad@irex.ua,

Website: www.irex.ua or www.irex.org

2012-2013 Global Undergraduate

Exchange Program in Eurasia and

Central Asia