Global Undergraduate Exchange Program | USA
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Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for Non-U.S. Citizens:
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (the global UGARD), invites excellent international students to apply for a one-semester scholarship for full non-degree study.
Successful candidates will also have the opportunity to experience community service, and benefit from professional development and cultural enrichment.
Application deadline:
Application for this scholarship programme will be available on 4 January 2021, for the 2021/22 academic year, and the deadline is 28 February 2021.
Eligibility criteria:
To be eligible for the 2021 Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme, interested foreign students must:
- Be over 18 years of age.
- Be a citizen of a UGRAD participating country or currently reside in that country.
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited university. Whether public or private, and have at least one semester remaining at their home university at the end of the UGRAD programme.
- Have completed your secondary education in your home country.
- Be eligible to receive and maintain the U.S. student exchange visa (J-1) required for the UGRAD programme. (J-1) student exchange visa required for the programme.
- Commit to return to their home country upon completion of the programme.
- Applicant must have a strong command of spoken and written English (an English language training programme is available for some finalists).
- Be available to begin studies in the United States in January 2022 or August 2021.
Eligible countries:
Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Armenia, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Panama, Paraguay Macedonia, Malaysia, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritania, Montenegro, South Korea, Morocco, Mozambique, China, Costa Rica, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, North Macedonia, Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza), Philippines, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Albania, Algeria, Venezuela.
Application procedures:
Those interested in the 2021 Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme should apply through the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy or the Fulbright Commission in the applicant country.
