Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State

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 1^st-, 2^nd-, 3^rd-, and 4^th-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.  All students (including 4^th 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 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.

IREX/Georgia

6 Marjanishvili street,floor 3, “Green Building”

Tbilisi, Georgia 0102

Tel: (995 32) 2912608 (ext 107)

E-mail:  ugrad-georgia@irex.org