2012 Global UGRAD Program for Cambodian Undergraduate Students

Overview

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the opportunity to compete for the 2012 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD Program) which is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.

The Global UGRAD Program will provide one-semester and academic-year scholarships to outstanding undergraduates for non-degree programs at accredited U.S. institutions. Scholarships will be available in all academic fields of study except Medicine, Nursing, Veterinary medicine, Pharmacology and Animal Care.

The length and start date of the scholarship award will depend upon the applicant's interests, the need for pre-program English language training, as well as placement options and availability of funds. Students accepted into the full academic year program will travel to the U.S. in the fall of 2012. Students accepted into the one-semester program will travel in the fall of 2012 or in the winter (January) of 2013.

Eligible applicants must:

Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and have completed first year of undergraduate study prior to starting their UGRAD Program.
Have at least one semester or an equivalent term to complete at their home institutions upon completion of their UGRAD Program. The UGRAD semester or academic year must not be the last academic term of their undergraduate study.
Be highly motivated non-elite or less-privileged undergraduate students who demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.
Have a good knowledge of English with minimum TOEFL score of 500 or 61 on Internet-based TOEFL, IELTS 6.0.
Have no previous study experience in the United States.
Participants should be 24 years or younger at the time of application.

Application Instructions

Interested students who do not already have an official TOEFL score of 500 or above should plan to take the Institutional TOEFL Practice (ITP) on October 29, 2011 or November 5, 2011 at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Registration for the ITP is available through the Educational Advising Center at RUPP (room 103) from Monday – Friday. Please contact RUPP for registration of the ITP at 023-884-320.

Students receiving a 500 or above on the TOEFL - ITP are invited to apply for the Global UGRAD Program. The application and detailed instructions are available here (DOC - 107 KB). Applicants must submit all required supporting documents and test score reports directly to the Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh at #1, Street 96, Sangkat Wat Phnom, by November 20, 2011. Please contact Mr. Bun Sambath at tel. 023-728-683, or email: bunsa@state.gov.

Those interested in applying for this program are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following information sessions:

Institute Technology of Cambodia – ITC: Wednesday, October 19 at 10:00
University of Puthisastra – UP: Wednesday, October 19 at 14:00
National University of Management - NUM: Friday, October 14 at 10:00
Royal University of Agriculture – RUA: Thursday, October 6 at 9:30

Source: http://cambodia.usembassy.gov/global_undergraduate_exchange.html

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