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 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.
Consultations for the 2013-2014 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) are held at 17:30-19:00 on Mondays through Fridays from December 12, 2012 until December 27, 2012 and January 3 through 11, 2013 at the IREX/Bishkek Office Bishkek, 265a Chui Prospect, Room 105. REGISTRATION for consultations is required by a call at (312) 610811.
Paper applications for the 2013-2014 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) can be submitted by contacting IREX office in Bishkek.
