Programs for Professionals

American Council of Young Political Leaders programs provide a chance for people to come to the U.S. to promote mutual understanding, respect, and friendship and to cultivate long-lasting relationships among young people who are poised to become tomorrow’s global leaders and policy makers.

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Connects talented, emerging women leaders from all over the world with members of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Leaders for a month-long mentorship program.

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The Fulbright FLTA Program provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.

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The Fulbright Specialist Program offers non-U.S. institutions the opportunity to host American academics or professionals to build expertise in a specific area.  The program strengthens linkages ties between the host institution and the Fulbright Specialist’s home institution in the United States.

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The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to approximately 850 foreign scholars from over 100 countries to conduct post-doctoral research at U.S. institutions from an academic semester to a full academic year.

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The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides 10 months of professional enrichment and non-degree graduate-level study in the United States for accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries.   Fellows are nominated by U.S. Embassies or Fulbright Commissions based on their potential for leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public service. The fellows are placed in groups by professional field at selected U.S. universities offering specially designed programs of study and training.

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Writers gather in Iowa City for this 10-week residency to work on personal creative writing projects, to give readings and lectures, and to interact with American audiences and literary communities across the U.S.

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The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.

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The Tomorrow’s Leaders  Program (TL)  is an initiative between the U.S. Department of State’s U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), AMIDEAST, and the Lebanese American University (LAU) for capable and highly motivated young scholars in the Middle East and North Africa who are from underserved backgrounds. (Read more)

 

The Leadership Development fellowship (LDF) advances participants’ civic engagement and social entrepreneurship by providing advanced technical skills, financial and professional resources, and regional support networks. Emerging leaders with an established track record in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship are encouraged to apply for this application-based fellowship. The LDF Fellowship is open to applicants between the ages of 28 and 35 with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and five years of civic engagement and/or social entrepreneurship experience.

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OneBeat is an international music exchange that celebrates musical collaboration and social engagement through innovative people-to-people diplomacy.

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The program brings emerging leaders to the U.S. for month-long intensive fellowships in public and private organizations.

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Young non-elite athletes and coaches chosen by U.S. missions overseas to visit the United States for a fast-paced two week exchange program.

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SUSI programs are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide university faculty and other scholars with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, and institutions.

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SUSI for Secondary Educators are four to six week programs focused on improving curricula and teaching about the U.S. for secondary school educators and administrators.

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International secondary school teachers participate in a six-week professional development program in the United States.

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Empowering women leaders in the technology field by bringing together women in Northern California with their counterparts in the Middle East and North Africa for a professional mentorship and exchange program at leading technology companies.

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