2004-2005 Undergraduate Exchange Program
2004-2005 Undergraduate Exchange Program
DJ_SHEMA 2004-2005 Undergraduate Exchange Program The Open Society Institute (OSI) is pleased to announce the Undergraduate Exchange Program (UEP) for the 2004-2005 academic term. UEP supports students from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, and Serbia in the US for one-year of non-degree academic studies. The program seeks to assist educational and civic development in Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and Mongolia by exposing participants to a liberal arts curriculum, different models of classroom instruction, community service work, and civil society related programming. The UEP combines the US liberal arts academic experience with exposure to American social issues and civic development through involvement in community service related work. The program aims to create lasting ties among participants and their American colleagues thereby contributing to cultural understanding and tolerance. Participants attend a university or college in the United States for one year. While in the US, grantees must complete 25 hours a semester of community service work in an area of interest to them. At the end of the year, they are expected to return home to complete their degrees. Once back in their home country, grantees are expected to complete a community service internship or service project in their own community. The Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. To be eligible for the Undergraduate Exchange Program, applicants must: 1. Be a citizen or permanent resident of Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, or Serbia. 2. Be 19-23 years old as of July 1, 2004. 3. Be a current second-year undergraduate student studying American Studies, Art History, Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Anthropology, Economic Theory, Fine or Performing Arts, History, International Relations, Journalism, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, or Sociology. 4. Be enrolled in an accredited university in their home country. 5. Be in his or her second year when applying and have at least one year of study remaining at his or her home university when the applicant returns. 6. Have an outstanding academic record. 7. Have a history of community and/or extracurricular involvement. 8. Have spent previous two years in residence in home country. 9. Have not attended a US university. 10. Have not attended high school in the United States for more than one academic semester. 11. Be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. 12. Be able to begin studies in the summer of 2004. Participant selection and university placement is determined by a panel of experts in the United States. Candidates do not apply to a specific university. For more information about the participating universities, please visit www.soros.org/scholar/uep.html. The application deadline is Monday 1 December 2003. Applications and program information can be downloaded at www.soros.org/scholar/uep.html