Exchange Programs
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD)
Global UGRAD is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State administered by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) for first-, second-, third- and fourth-year undergraduate students who will return to their home academic institution for a minimum of one full term (semester or year). The program provides an opportunity to spend one academic year of non-degree study in the United States and is open to applicants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.All fellows attend classes full-time, perform a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer service in their host community during the first semester, and complete a part-time internship during the second semester. Students in their first year at the time of application will be enrolled in two-year community colleges and will live with host families or in dormitories. Students in their second, third or forth year at the time of application will attend four-year colleges and universities and live in dormitories.
The fellowship provides
- J-1 visa support
- round-trip airfare from fellows' home cities to host institutions in the United States
- tuition and mandatory university fees
- room and board (housing and meals)
- accident and medical insurance
- small incidentals allowance, limited allowance for books
- pre-academic English language training (if necessary)
- a variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.
Fields of study for the UGRAD Program are:
- 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
Deadline for submitting applications is 17:00 on December 7, 2009.
More information about the program is available at IREX websites, www.irex.org or www.irex.ru.
Contact:
IREX
Tel: (495) 234-01-44, fax: (495) 956-09-77
E-mail: ugrad@irex.ru
http://www.irex.ru
