DOS Global Undergraduate Exchange Program CRITERIA

Application Deadline – December 15, 2024

Country to study – United States

Type – Undergraduate

Sponsor – United States Department of State (DOS)

Gender – Men and Women

Benefits of DOS Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

Goal of the program: To promote mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries.

• Provide a fulfilling exchange experience to drive academic, cross-cultural, and leadership competencies for students from Global UGRAD countries.
• Enhance students’ academic knowledge and professional skills needed to pursue long-term academic and career goals.
• Cultivate students’ comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the U.S.
• Facilitate opportunities for students to establish social networks with U.S. host institutions and local communities.
• Empower students to engage constructively in the civic life of their local and global communities.

Benefits:

• The duration of the international exchange program is one semester.
• The students will be given a full tuition fee waiver for the entire semester.
• The candidates will be provided with a monthly stipend.
• A traveling allowance will be given to the students.
• Visa allowance will be provided to the students.
• Return Airfare is given to the participants of the program.

Requirements for DOS Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program provides non-degree undergraduate study abroad in the United States on a competitive basis to university students.

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program is open to anyone who is/has:

• Over 18 years of age;
• A citizen of a UGRAD participating country, currently residing in that country;
• Enrolled as an undergraduate in good standing at any accredited university, public or private, and has at least one year remaining at their home university at the conclusion of the UGRAD program;
• Completed secondary education in their home country;
• A solid command of written and spoken English (English Language training for some finalists is possible);
• Be able to begin studies in the United States in August 2025 or January 2026;
• Eligible to receive and maintain the US student exchange visa (J-1) required for the program;
• Cleared by a physician to participate in the program;
• Committed to returning to their home country after the completion of the program.

Application Documents

After you have received the completed recommendation forms (faculty and personal), you must upload the

• Faculty recommendation,
• Personal recommendation,
• Most recent transcript, and a
• Copy of a government-issued photo ID to your application.

If you are a first-year student and do not have a transcript from your current institution, you may upload your final high school transcript. See below for additional guidance related to document uploads:

• Only .pdf, .docx, .jpg, .jpeg, and .png files are accepted. We strongly encourage you to not upload any files larger than 1 GB.
• You may upload each file as you have it ready, but you may not submit your application until all four files are added.
• The application will not accept more or fewer than four (4) files

Label files clearly: please give your files names that explain their content:

• Example: 1 LAST NAME, First Name, Faculty Recommendation
• Example: 4 LAST NAME, First Name, Passport

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to United States Department of State (DOS) on worldlearning-program.my.site.com to apply