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The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD)
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) provides opportunities for current first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students to spend one academic year of non-degree study in a US university or community college.
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and administered by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board).
UGRAD provides opportunities for current first-, second-, and third*-year undergraduate students (*in five-year programs) from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to spend one academic year of non-degree study in a U.S. university or community college. Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition.
Applicant may apply for the following 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 Communications
- Law
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Urban Studies
- U.S. Studies
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. Students in their second- or third-year at the time of application will live in dormitories at four-year colleges and universities.
The fellowship is fully funded and provides:
- J-1 Visa Support
- Round-trip airfare from fellow’s home city in Eurasia to host institution in the United States;
- Accident and sickness insurance;
- Tuition and mandatory university fees;
- Room and board (housing and meals);
- Small incidentals allowance;
- Limited allowance for books;
- Pre-academic English language training (if necessary)
- A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.
To apply for the UGRAD Program you need to submit the Participant Application Form to IREX office or representation or to IATP centers throughout Ukraine by Monday, December 10, 2007.
Click here to download application package.
For free consultations on the program in Lviv, please apply to:
IREX Representative in Lviv
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lkholod@yahoo.com
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