Opportunity Initiative grants are support for talented international students who may need financial help to take the next steps toward study in the United States at an accredited institution of higher learning.

Открыт набор на Стипендию Эдмунда Маски (Muskie). Заявочные материалы, в том числе инструкции и требования к участникам программы, доступны в режиме онлайн http://www.irex.org/application/edmund-s-muskie-graduate-fellowship-program-application

So, you are thinking of applying for the Global UGRAD program. That’s great!

Take this short quiz to help prepare yourself for study in the United States:

• True or False: It is acceptable to share answers to a test with your classmate.
• True or False: You are writing a research paper, and find a published book on the same topic. You agree with everything the author says, so it is okay to borrow a few sentences to put in your paper.
• True or False: If your friend wrote an essay and received a good grade on it, it is fine if you re-use the essay the following school year and submit it as your own.
• True or False: If you find interesting material on the internet, you can use it in a paper and you don’t need to give the author any credit, because it is common knowledge available to everyone.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2011-2012 cycle of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD). Applications, including all supporting documents, are due by 5 PM, Friday, January 14, 2011.

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program in Eurasia and Central Asia (Global UGRAD), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, provides opportunities for undergraduate students from Kazakhstan for one year of full-time, non-degree study in the United States.