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Educational Exchange Programs
International Visitor Leadership Program
The International Visitor Leadership Program annually brings to the United States approximately 5,000 foreign nationals from all over the world to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience America firsthand. The visitors, who are selected by American Foreign Service Officers overseas, are current or potential leaders in government, politics, the media, education, the arts, business and other fields.
Fulbright Program
The flagship international exchange program sponsored by the United States Government, the Fulbright Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. It promotes leadership development through learning and international cooperation. The Turkish Fulbright Commission was established by a binational agreement signed between the United States and Turkey in 1949. It aims to support Turkish and American graduate students, academicians and secondary school teachers through grants which include travel and living expenses and offers educational advising for Turkish students wishing to study in the U.S.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Founded in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice President, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings to the United States accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries that have a wide range of development needs. Fellows are nominated by U.S. Embassies or Fulbright Commissions based on their potential for leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public service. The program fosters an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding, through which the United States joins in a significant partnership with developing countries.
Opportunity Grants
EducationUSA provides a limited amount of financial assistance to talented students with demonstrated financial need who are interested in studying in the United States. Items eligible for funding include: test preparation/testing fees/travel to a test site, application and postage fees, translation fees, visa fees/travel costs, international airfare, a settling-in allowance, and books and insurance fees.
Community College Initiatives
The Community College Summit Initiative Program (Summit program) is an outgrowth of the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education in January 2006. The Summit Initiative Program provides funding to support international students from selected countries to study at U.S. community colleges. Currently, students from Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey are eligible to participate and are recruited by Fulbright Commissions and U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Offices in these countries.
Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows: Summer Institutes for Youth
The Summer Institutes for Youth, a program under the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative, encompasses five three-week U.S.-based institutes in the summers of 2006, 2007, and 2008. The program focuses primarily on the exploration of global issues through interactive activities, practical experiences, and other hands-on opportunities. Through their participation in the Institutes, the Fellows learn more about democratic practices, volunteer service, conflict resolution, critical thinking, tolerance and respect for diversity, and youth leadership.
American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL)
Since 1966 the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a bi-partisan, not-for-profit organization based in Washington, DC, has become internationally recognized as the pre-eminent catalyst for introducing rising political leaders and policy makers to international affairs and to each other through various programs and exchanges with more than 90 nations around the globe.
The State Alumni Initiative
The State Alumni is a dynamic and interactive networking tool for all past and current participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs.You can find fellow alumni in all regions of the world to share your ideas/experiences; focus on your professional development by searching for job and grant opportunities; and learn more about alumni activities being implemented in communities the world over.
Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES)
Since 2003, over 2000 young people from countries such as Lebanon, Afghanistan, Turkey, Nigeria, and Indonesia have come to the US to live as a “son” or “daughter” in an American family and attend high school for an academic year or semester. YES students share their host families’ everyday lives, engage in school activities and volunteer in their communities. They learn about American society and values while helping to educate others about the customs and culture of their homelands.
AFS - Intercultural Programs
AFS (formerly the American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world. AFS-USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership
Turkish Student Teacher Internship Project
The Turkish Student Teacher Internship Project provides training for thirty to forty Turkish graduate students of education on an eight-week U.S.-based program. Internships take place in high schools near the U.S. host university, and site visits introduce the Turkish participants to diverse schools in various parts of the country, while giving the student teachers an opportunity to share their culture with American audiences. The participants learn about student-centered teaching methods and the use of technology in teaching, gain practical experience through teaching internships with mentor teachers, and attend professional development seminars on pedagogical topics. The program offers school site visits, teaching internships with mentoring, weekly on-campus seminars, curriculum development projects, opportunities to observe local school governance in action, and evaluation and debriefing sessions. This program is administered by Iowa State University.
Global Student Leaders
Global Student Leader Institutes are hosted by a consortia of universities and colleges under the administration of The Academy for Educational Development. They promote a better understanding of the U.S. abroad and help to develop future world leaders. These Institutes explore the principles of democracy and fundamental American values such as individual rights, freedom of expression, pluralism and tolerance, and volunteerism. Participants have the opportunity to meet their American peers, engage in local community and service activities, and learn about the United States.
Sports United
SportsUnited is an international sports programming initiative designed to help start a dialogue at the grassroots level with non-elite boys and girls ages 7-17. The programs aid youth in discovering how success in athletics can be translated into the development of life skills and achievement in the classroom. Foreign participants are given an opportunity to establish links with U.S. sports professionals and exposure to American life and culture. Americans learn about foreign cultures and the challenges young people from overseas face today.
Summer Work/Travel
The U.S. Department of State (DoS) administers the Exchange Visitor Program under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended. The purpose of the Summer Work/Travel program is to provide bona fide foreign post-secondary students an opportunity to become directly involved in the daily life of the people of the United States through travel and temporary work for a period up to four months during their summer vacation.
Au Pair and EduCare
Through the Au Pair program foreign nationals between 18 and 26 years of age participate directly in the home life of a host family by providing limited childcare services for up to 12 months. Au pairs are compensated for their work according to the Fair Labor Standards Act as interpreted and implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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