About the Global UGRAD Program: 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 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. Program fields include 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, and U.S. studies. Note that other fields will also be considered.
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.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the application online. Please read online application instructions carefully prior to beginning the application.
a.. Online application instructions

b.. Online application

Those applicants who cannot complete the application online may download and complete a paper application at the links below (two parts) or use the attached
application package. Three (3) complete copies of all application materials must be received by the IREX Armenia Office located at 32 Zarobyan Street in Yerevan (or
other IREX field office ) in one package by 5:00 PM local time on Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

a.. Paper Application Instructions

b.. Paper Application (Part 1)

c.. Paper Application (Part 2)

If you have questions about the application, please email ugrad@irex.am.