The Community Solutions Program (CSP) 2019â€“2020 in USA

DETALLES DE LA OPORTUNIDAD

Recompensa total

0 $

Organización sin ánimo de lucro

IREX

Área

America

País anfitrión

Estados Unidos de América

Fecha límite

31 oct. 2018

Nivel de estudio

De licenciatura

Tipo de oportunidad

Becas , Subsidios , Programas de intercambio

Oportunidad de financiación

Financiación completa

Países elegibles

Esta oportunidad está destinada a todos los países

Región elegible

Todas las regiones

Duration: Not mentioned

Eligibilities

To be eligible for the Community Solutions Program, applicants must meet the requirements listed below. Applications that do not meet these eligibility requirements will be disqualified and will not be reviewed by the selection committee.

You are between the ages of 25 and 38 as of January 1, 2019;
You are a citizen of one of the eligible countries listed below;
You are living and working in your home country;
- Individuals with refugee status working on behalf of their home community may be given special consideration.
You have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a full-time or part-time employee or volunteer;
You are not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S.;
You have a high level of proficiency in spoken and written English at the time of application;
- Semifinalists will be required to take or submit recent scores for a TOEFL or IELTS English language test.
You are available to travel to the U.S. for four months from August to December 2019;
You are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have not applied for U.S. permanent residency within the past three years;
You are eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa;
- Applicants who have participated in an exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Government must have fulfilled their two-year home residency requirement.
You are committed to returning to your home country for a minimum of two years after completing the program; and
You are not a current IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member.

Eligible Regions: Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

East Asia and the Pacific: Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and West Bank/Palestinian Territories.

South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2018

Benefits

The program covers the cost of most expenses associated with:

J-1 visa support;
Round-trip travel from participants’ home city to the U.S.;
Monthly allowance to cover housing, meals, and other living expenses while in the U.S.; and
Accident and sickness insurance.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted online by October 31, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Applications that are mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to IREX will not be accepted.

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