Overview
U.S Embassy Ankara is pleased to announce Youth LAB a program to foster leadership and cross-cultural understanding among Turkish, Armenian, and American youth. This program is being funded by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, and implemented by PH International in Vermont and Yerevan, in cooperation with Arı Movement in Turkey. Youth LAB is a program to foster leadership and cross-cultural understanding among Turkish, Armenian, and American youth. The sixteen-month initiative will bring together 72 young activists – 24 students ages 16-18 from each country – to discuss solutions to global and local issues.
Students will communicate online prior to a three-week leadership camp in Vermont in the summer of 2011, which will consist of a two-week camp at Sugarbush Resort, as well as a one-week homestay experience. In late December 2011, students will spend ten days in Turkey and Armenia for cultural immersion and leadership training. Again, the program will consist of homestay experiences in both countries. We are currently accepting applications for the program until January 5, 2011.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Online activities exploring themes of leadership, multiculturalism, youth culture, volunteerism, community service, global and local issues, concepts of identity, and tolerance
- A two-week camp in the U.S. in July 2011, following by a one-week homestay experience in American host families
- A period applying new leadership skills through projects in home communities, from August - November 2011
- A 10-day visit to Armenia and Turkey in December 2011, with one American and one Armenian student housed in a Turkish participant’s home in the first half of the visit and with one American and one Turkish student housed in an Armenian participant’s home in the second half of the visit.
- Online interaction for joint design of cross-border and/or local community projects, and implementation of the designed projects
FEES
Youth LAB is funded by a grant from the Public Affairs Service of the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, therefore there is no cost for participation in the program. Students are required, however, to possess a passport. If you do not currently hold a passport valid until at least July 2012, any passport application or renewal fees will students' responsibility. U.S. students are also responsible for transportation costs to and from Sugarbush, Vermont in the summer of 2011.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for the program:
- Demonstrated leadership capacity and commitment to peer mentoring
- Commitment to improving one’s community through the dissemination of information and ideas
- Concrete ideas about how to use skills gained during the program in their home community
- Strong academic record and expressed support from school representative
- Team-oriented and able to work collaboratively
- Open to working with peers from other countries
- Willingness to engage in community service activities and outreach projects
- Written and spoken English language capacity necessary for participation
Semi-regular access to computers and the Internet in one’s home or community
- Ability to commit to all program activities and requirements, including full time participation during exchange periods
- Potential to host one Armenian and one Turkish peer in a four-day homestay in July 2011
- Potential to host one American and one Armenian/Turkish peer in a brief homestay in December 2011
- Age 16-18 during the program, with a graduation date from secondary school of no earlier than June 2012 (students are eligible if they are 15 at the time of selection, but 16 during the Vermont camp)
In addition to completing the online application, candidates must submit two recommendation letters – one from a teacher and another from a community member, using the form provided for download below. Recommendation letters may be completed in English or Turkish.
Application form can be downloaded at scholarization doc
DEADLINE
All application materials for Turkish participants must received by the US Embassy no later than January 5, 2011. Please you’re your complete application to Ankara-youthlab@state.gov Only electronic applications will be accepted. You may be asked to participate in an interview. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by February 15, 2011.
http://turkey.usembassy.gov/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
U.S Embassy Ankara is pleased to announce Youth LAB a program to foster leadership and cross-cultural understanding among Turkish, Armenian, and American youth. This program is being funded by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, and implemented by PH International in Vermont and Yerevan, in cooperation with Arı Movement in Turkey. Youth LAB is a program to foster leadership and cross-cultural understanding among Turkish, Armenian, and American youth. The sixteen-month initiative will bring together 72 young activists – 24 students ages 16-18 from each country – to discuss solutions to global and local issues.
Students will communicate online prior to a three-week leadership camp in Vermont in the summer of 2011, which will consist of a two-week camp at Sugarbush Resort, as well as a one-week homestay experience. In late December 2011, students will spend ten days in Turkey and Armenia for cultural immersion and leadership training. Again, the program will consist of homestay experiences in both countries. We are currently accepting applications for the program until January 5, 2011.
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Online activities exploring themes of leadership, multiculturalism, youth culture, volunteerism, community service, global and local issues, concepts of identity, and tolerance
- A two-week camp in the U.S. in July 2011, following by a one-week homestay experience in American host families
- A period applying new leadership skills through projects in home communities, from August - November 2011
- A 10-day visit to Armenia and Turkey in December 2011, with one American and one Armenian student housed in a Turkish participant’s home in the first half of the visit and with one American and one Turkish student housed in an Armenian participant’s home in the second half of the visit.
- Online interaction for joint design of cross-border and/or local community projects, and implementation of the designed projects
FEES
Youth LAB is funded by a grant from the Public Affairs Service of the United States Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, therefore there is no cost for participation in the program. Students are required, however, to possess a passport. If you do not currently hold a passport valid until at least July 2012, any passport application or renewal fees will students' responsibility. U.S. students are also responsible for transportation costs to and from Sugarbush, Vermont in the summer of 2011.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for the program:
- Demonstrated leadership capacity and commitment to peer mentoring
- Commitment to improving one’s community through the dissemination of information and ideas
- Concrete ideas about how to use skills gained during the program in their home community
- Strong academic record and expressed support from school representative
- Team-oriented and able to work collaboratively
- Open to working with peers from other countries
- Willingness to engage in community service activities and outreach projects
- Written and spoken English language capacity necessary for participation
Semi-regular access to computers and the Internet in one’s home or community
- Ability to commit to all program activities and requirements, including full time participation during exchange periods
- Potential to host one Armenian and one Turkish peer in a four-day homestay in July 2011
- Potential to host one American and one Armenian/Turkish peer in a brief homestay in December 2011
- Age 16-18 during the program, with a graduation date from secondary school of no earlier than June 2012 (students are eligible if they are 15 at the time of selection, but 16 during the Vermont camp)
In addition to completing the online application, candidates must submit two recommendation letters – one from a teacher and another from a community member, using the form provided for download below. Recommendation letters may be completed in English or Turkish.
Application form can be downloaded at scholarization doc
DEADLINE
All application materials for Turkish participants must received by the US Embassy no later than January 5, 2011. Please you’re your complete application to Ankara-youthlab@state.gov Only electronic applications will be accepted. You may be asked to participate in an interview. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by February 15, 2011.
http://turkey.usembassy.gov/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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