Programs

Global

Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) are regionally focused seminars for U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni.

Global

In the complex new information space, only digitally empowered coalitions of professionals can identify creative and sustainable solutions to future challenges.

Global

The Fulbright Specialist Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is a unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in two- to six-week consultancies at host institutions across the globe.

Global

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) brings future leaders to the United States to experience U.S. higher education, gain critical professional skills, and explore new cultures and values.

United States

The Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program is designed to increase and diversify American student mobility in support of U.S. foreign policy goals through a grant competition and workshops.

Global

The International Sports Programming Initiative uses sports to promote tolerance and respect for diversity and to help underserved youth around the world develop important leadership skills and achieve academic success.

Global

Each year, the International Visitor Leadership Program brings about 4,500 visitors to the U.S. for observational study tours ranging from a period of few days to three weeks.

Mexico

Jóvenes en Acción (Youth in Action), is a ten-month civic education and leadership program, which begins with a four-week exchange experience in the U.S. Participants are selected as project teams of four to five students from diverse communities throughout Mexico.

Global

Global events affecting U.S. foreign policy often unfold at a rapid pace, presenting significant challenges to U.S. public diplomacy efforts, but also unique opportunities for creativity.

Global

The Leadership Development Fellowship (formerly known as the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Program) is a seven-year leadership development initiative designed to advance civic engagement and social entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Global

The MEPI Alumni Connection program, part of the U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), serves over 2,000 MEPI alumni from across the MENA region who have completed MEPI’s leadership programs that include Students Leaders Program, Tomorrow’s Leaders, and Leadership for Development Fellowship.

The On-Demand Youth Leadership Program (ODYLP) is a unique program created to serve the emerging needs of U.S. embassies around the world.

India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

The Professional Fellows for Governance and Society, South and Central Asia program brings young professionals from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to the U.S. to exchange ideas, strategies, and best practices in legislative process and policymaking.

Ukraine

The Ukraine Undergraduate Academic Exchange for STEM and Entrepreneurship (UUAESE) provides an ambitious group of aspiring professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and entrepreneurship fields with a scholarship for one semester of non-degree academic study at a U.S. college or university.

United States

The U.S. Speaker program sends experts from the United States abroad, either in person or virtually, to engage and consult with key foreign audiences on a variety of technical topics.

Pakistan

USAID Training for Pakistan Project is a five-year, $20 million project that will provide training and capacity building services to address issues such as violent extremism, economic growth, and democracy and governance.

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Global

The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from across the Western Hemisphere to promote mutual understanding, increase leadership skills, and prepare youth to make a difference in their communities.

Global

The 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Regional Workshop: Marine Warriors brings together participants from ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste to examine recent environmental changes and consequences in the Central Coastal regions of Vietnam.