Academic

Alliance member organizations, in conjunction with the Department of State, facilitate a variety of academic exchange programs, including inbound (international exchange participants coming the United States) and outbound (American exchange participants going abroad) exchanges of varying lengths. Academic exchanges are dynamic and flexible because they are built on partnerships with nations, private and public entities, and individuals that respond to changing priorities and needs. For a comprehensive list of Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs programs, please refer to the Bureau’s Programs website.

Among the most prominent academic exchange programs are:

The Fulbright Program (for students, teachers, scholars, and mid-career professionals)

The Humphrey Fellowship Program (for mid-career professionals)

English language programs including the English Access Scholarship Program, English Language Fellow Program, Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program, English Language Specialist Program

Programs for undergraduate students including The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), Critical Language Scholarship Program, Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders, The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)

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The following Alliance members partner with the State Department in administering academic exchange programs:

Citizen, Professional, and Youth

Alliance member organizations, in conjunction with the Department of State, facilitate a variety of professional, youth, cultural, and sports exchange programs. These programs promote sustained and substantive contact among American and foreign professionals, artists and performers, coaches and athletes, as well as youth communities. While doing so, they increase cooperation and collaboration between the people of the United States and other countries throughout the world.

For a comprehensive list of Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs programs, please refer to the Bureau’s Programs website.

Among the most prominent citizen/youth/cultural exchange programs are:

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)

Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) inbound and outbound

Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) and Future Leaders Exchange Abroad (FLEX Abroad)

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) and Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad (YES Abroad)

National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)

The Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship (BFTF)

Youth Ambassadors Program

Teacher exchange programs including various English language programs (see above) and Fulbright Teacher Exchanges

The following Alliance members partner with the State Department in administering citizen, professional, and/or youth exchange programs:

Virtual Exchanges

Several Alliance member organizations facilitate virtual exchange programs, which use digital platforms to bring together students, professionals and emerging leaders across the globe for discussions, trainings, and collaborative projects. Virtual exchanges expand access to international experiences, especially for those unable to participate in in-person programs.

These include: