Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2024 | The U.S Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) has open to brings future leaders to the United States to experience U.S. higher education, gain critical professional skills, and explore new cultures and values. Do you want study in United States? If yes, apply Global UGRAD before is too late. Read requirement and how to apply below.
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About Global Undergraduate
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by World Learning. Since 2008, World Learning has provided this opportunity to over 2,500 Global UGRAD students. Participants leave the U.S. with the tools to become leaders in their professions and communities. Global UGRAD alumni go on to receive Fulbright grants, obtain prestigious international internships, and work in business and government in their home countries and regions.
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Benefit for Global Undergraduate:
- 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.
Eligibility for Global Undergraduate
- Global UGRAD is open to all academic fields of study and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or disability. Competition for the program is highly competitive and merit based
- Applicants must be over 18 years of age;
- Applicants must be a citizen of a Global UGRAD participating country*, currently residing in that country;
- Must enrolled as an full-time undergraduate student in good standing at any accredited university, public or private, and has at least one semester remaining at their home university at the conclusion of the Global 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);
- able to begin studies in the U.S. in August 2022 or January 2023 (selected applicants may not choose their semester of participation;
- Must be eligible to receive and maintain the U.S. student exchange visa (J-1) required for the program;
- Must cleared by a physician to participate in the program;
- committed to returning to their home country after the completion of the program.
Eligible Countries:
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza), Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
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NOTE: Competition for the program is highly competitive and merit based.
How to Apply United States Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2024
Finalists will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, leadership potential, and their preparedness for study in the U.S. Click Here to Apply
Application Timeline:
2023-2024 Global UGRAD Prospective Student Application
- Application Opens November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time
- Application Closes December 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
2024-2025 Global UGRAD Host Institution Application
Application Opens November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM Eastern TimeApplication Closes January 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
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