2013-2014 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. 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 participants 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 1st-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.

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

See application for eligibility requirements and selection criteria.

Application Deadline:

5:00 PM, Monday, January 14, 2013

Applications for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia can be obtained and submitted on IREX website http://www.irex.org/application/global-undergraduate-exchange-program-eurasia-and-central-asia-global-ugrad-fellowship-a and IREX field offices in Eurasia and Central Asia:

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 48A Gorogly Street, 3rd floor.
Tel: 97 10 34 (ext.20). email: ugrad@irextm.org.
Contact Chemen Jumaeva

Please note that fellowship awards for the 2013-2014 Global UGRAD program are contingent on the appropriation of Federal funding by the United States Congress.