Exchange/Scholarship/Grant Programs

• MEPI Student Leaders
• United States-Israel Educational Foundation (Fulbright)
• Fulbright Outreach Program
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (in the United States)
• U.S. Exchange Visitors: In Their Own Words
• Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
• Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program
• 2008 Yale World Fellows Program
• Salzburg Global Seminar

MEPI Student Leaders

The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv announces the registration for the MEPI Student Leaders Program for undergraduate students. The six-week program is scheduled to take place in Summer 2008.

Please fill out the attached form and send by e-mail with a copy of the passport to:

Mischelex@state.gov AND Haddadmm@state.gov

Deadline: FEBRUARY 25, 2008.

* For more info on the program please check http://exchanges.state.gov/education/amstudy/leaders.htm#mepi

Participant qualifications:

• -- 18 to 22 years of age
• First and Second year University/College students
• Proficient in English Committed to returning to their home university in Fall 2008, following completion of the program
• Demonstrate strong leadership
• Serious interest in learning about the United States
• Sustained high level of academic achievement (as indicated by academic grades, awards, and teacher recommendations Commitment to community and extrac
• Curricular activities

MEPI Student Leaders Bio-Application Form.doc

United States-Israel Educational Foundation
    (includes Fulbright Program)

The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) was founded in 1956 to administer the Fulbright Program between the United States and Israel. (http://www.fulbright.org.il)

The Foundation is governed by an eight-member Board of Directors consisting of an equal number of American and Israeli representatives. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel serves as the Foundation's Honorary Chairman.

Supported by the American and Israeli governments, USIEF has enabled outstanding American and Israeli scholars and students to pursue research, lecture and study at leading institutions of higher learning in the two countries.

The Foundation also houses an Educational Information Center that provides unbiased information and counseling on study opportunities in the U.S.

The USIEF is also supported by generous friends in the United States and Israel who provide scholarships and fellowships for qualified and promising scholars and students.
Fulbright Scholar Program for Residents of Israel

Fulbright Outreach Program

For information please contact Judy Stavsky, U.S.-Israel Educational Foundation tel.: 03-5172131 ; E-mail: JStavsky@fulbright.org.il

Please see this link regarding the Fulbright  Outreach Program   http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=2652

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
    (in the United States)

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)(http://exchanges.state.gov) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. An overview of bureau activities may be found in The Ties Which Unite Us.

U.S. Exchange Visitors: In Their Own Words

Have you ever participated in an exchange visitor or any similar program sponsored by the United States Department of State or before October 1999, the United States Information Agency (USIA)? If so, we are interested in hearing from you. Many of you have first-hand experience or knowledge of how international exchange participants have shared their U.S. experiences and understanding of U.S. society and policies with others. This information will help us assess the "real world" impact of international exchanges. To utilize your submission effectively, we have created a repository to capture the impact these programs have had on others. Please click the link below to be taken to a short questionnaire. Please note that submissions will be included in an open-access repository and therefore should not be considered confidential.

We thank you for your input and time.

http://speakout.state.gov

Partnerships for Learning ­ Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
Please click on the link for further information and application forms.

Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program

• Celebrating 15 years of the Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program (IASP).
  Since this program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1991, over fiftyy-five IASP students received graduate training in the United States. Read about their experiences in the special pamphlet marking this anniversary. This site also carries speeches and photos of the celebration.

• Remarks by Ambassador Richard Jones--Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program's Fifteenth Anniversary
• IASP 15th Anniversary Reception Photos
• Dr. Michael Karayanni , IASP alumna
• Dr. Fadia M. Nasser, IASP alumna
• Celebrating 10 years of the Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program (IASP).

Salzburg Global Seminar The Salzburg Global Seminar Seminar welcomes applications to Sessions which address a compelling range of political, social, cultural, and economic issues. Registration for Salzburg Global Seminar Seminars can be submitted online or a printed registration form can be downloaded from the Salzburg Global Seminar Seminar's web site and mailed or faxed to the Seminar. The registration deadline is two months prior to the start of each seminar. Please visit the individual seminar pages for a detailed description, including information regarding fees, and up-to-date faculty listings. For questions regarding the registration process, contact the Salzburg Global Seminar office at: http://www.salzburgseminar.org/2008/email.cfm