Eligibility criteria

Candidates should be highly motivated and demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities. They must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Russia and have at least one semester or an equivalent term to complete at their home institutions upon completion of the Global UGRAD program. The UGRAD program cannot be the final academic term of a student’s undergraduate study.

The Global UGRAD program is merit-based and is open to anyone who fits the eligibility criteria: a citizen of one of the participating countries, who is currently residing and studying in that country; at least 18 years of age at the start of the UGRAD Program in the United States in January 2016; enrolled as an undergraduate student in good standing at any university, public or private; not enrolled in his/her final year of studies at the time of the program; has a solid command of written and spoken English; able to begin studies in the United States in January 2016; 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; have little or no prior experience in the U.S. or elsewhere outside of their home countries; committed to returning to home country after the completion of the program in May 2016.

Application process

The Global UGRAD Program application is available online at http://www.worldlearning.org/what-we-do/projects/global-ugrad/global-ugrad-resource-portal/. Please read all instructions and information carefully before completing the application, and review all fields before making any submission online. The application can be saved and submitted at a later time. All forms in this application are to be completed in English.

Последний срок приема заявок на программу Global UGRAD 2015–2016 года от российских студентов – 16 февраля 2015 года.

Более подробную информацию можно найти в инструкциях по заполнению анкеты на сайте http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ugrad.html/. По всем интересующим вопросам обращайтесь в Управление международного сотрудничества по телефону 267-97-98, к начальнику отдела по работе с грантовыми программами и фондами Екатерине Эдуардовне Сторожаковой (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) и специалисту по работе с грантовыми программами Юлии Витальевне Балакиной (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).