The Public Affairs Sections (PAS) seek candidates for the 2015 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD). First, second, or third-year undergraduate students who demonstrate leadership through academic excellence, community involvement, and extracurricular activities, and who have a good command of English, are invited to apply for the program. The application deadline is 5:00 PM, Monday, February 2, 2015.
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Program Description
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Funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Global UGRAD provides scholarships for one semester (approximately five months), enabling undergraduate students to study in a non-degree program at U.S. universities. The goal of the program is to provide a diverse group of emerging student leaders with a substantive exchange experience at a U.S. college or university.
Participants in this program must return to Vietnam upon completion of the program and may not stay on for degree study in the United States at that time.
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| Numbers of scholarships |
For the academic year 2015-16, the program will place approximately 250 outstanding undergraduate students from East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Near East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere for non-degree, full time study at U.S. colleges and universities, starting in August 2015 or January 2016.
Vietnam can nominate up to 8 candidates for this program.
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Candidate Qualifications
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Competition will be based on the potential of the candidates to become student leaders through academic performance, community involvement, and extracurricular activities, without regard to their field of study, race, religion, or gender. Competition is open to all applicants who
Are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Vietnam;
Will have completed their first year of undergraduate study by August 2015;
Have at least one remaining semester to complete at their universities in Vietnam upon the completion of the program in the United States;
Have a good knowledge of English;
Achieve at least 7.5 GPA in the previous semester; and
Demonstrate strong leadership qualities through academic performance, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.
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| Application process |
To apply online, please click here to create an account and start your application for the program. Deadline for online submissions: 5:00 PM, Monday, February 2, 2015. Applications submitted via e-mail, or in hard copy will not be considered.
Also, please visit the program website at UGRAD website for full program description, program eligibility, a link to the online application and a great video of current UGRAD students in the U.S.
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| Contact |
Applicants studying at a university in southern Vietnam (from Thua Thien-Hue Province to the south) can send any questions regarding the program, to:
The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
Public Affairs Section
United States Consulate General
4 Le Duan, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Tel: (84) (8) 3520-4610.
Email: PASHCMC@state.gov
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Please find more information as following:
Announcement-2015 UGRAD Program-English.pdf
Thông báo chương trình học bổng UGRAD 2015.pdf