Exchange Programs
Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
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.
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, December 7, 2009
Applications for the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia can be obtained and submitted at http://www.irex.org/programs/ugrad/ugrad_info.asp and/or by contacting IREX field office at:
IREX/Turkmenistan
Ashgabat 744000
48A Gorogly Street, 1st floor,
Tel/Fax: (993 12) 33-10-34/38 ext.16
e-mail: ugrad@iatp.edu.tm
Contact: Natalya Semyonova,
Chemen Jumaeva
