Applicants are encouraged to complete the application online. Please read online application instructions carefully prior to beginning the application.
Those applicants who cannot complete the application online may download and complete a paper application at the links below (two parts) or use the attached application package. Three (3) complete copies of all application materials must be received by the IREX Armenia Office located at 32 Zarubyan Street in Yerevan (or other IREX field office ) in one package by 5:00 PM local time on Monday, December 7, 2009.
If you have questions about the application, please email .
The IREX Yerevan office will provide informational lectures for potential applicants to learn detailed information about the program.
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 11:00 AM
Sunday, November 22, 2009, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:00 PM
Thursday, November 26, 2009, 11:00 AM
To register, please call 52 66 21, 52 66 23, or send an email to with subject line “informational lecture”. The body of the message MUST include your name and date/time for which you are registering. Informational lectures will take place at the IREX Armenia Conference Room located at 32 Zarobyan Street in Yerevan (NOTE OUR NEW OFFICE LOCATION).
In addition, IREX recommends that applicants take part in a group application review on one of the below listed dates or schedule an individual consultation so that IREX may review your application and ensure it is complete and accurate prior to the deadline date.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5:00 PM
Thursday, November 26, 2009, 12:00 PM
Monday, November 30, 2009, 5:00 PM
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 11:00 AM
To register, please call 52 66 21, 52 66 23, or send an email to with subject line “group application review”. The body of the message MUST include your name and date/time for which you are registering. Informational lectures will take place at the IREX Armenia Conference Room located at 32 Zarobyan Street in Yerevan (NOTE OUR NEW OFFICE LOCATION).
Finally, applicants can also benefit from sitting in on an informational lecture on how to write an essay.
Monday, November 30, 2009, 6:00 PM
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 12:00 PM
To register for one of the above essay informational lectures, please call 52 66 21, 52 66 23, or send an email to with subject line “essay informational lecture”. The body of the message MUST include your name and date/time for which you are registering. Essay informational lectures will take place at the IREX Armenia Conference Room located at 32 Zarobyan Street in Yerevan (NOTE OUR NEW OFFICE LOCATION).
About the Global UGRAD Program: The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) in Eurasia and Central Asia is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Global UGRAD program provides opportunities for full-time undergraduate students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to spend one academic year of non-degree study in a US university or community college. Program fields include accounting, agriculture, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry, computer science, criminal justice, economics, education, engineering, environmental management, geology, hospitality management, international relations, journalism and mass communication, law, physics, political science, psychology, sociology, urban planning, and U.S. studies. Note that other fields will also be considered. Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition.
All fellows will:
- Attend classes full-time for one academic year;
- Perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service in their host city during the first semester; and
- Complete a part-time internship during their second semester.
Students in their first-year at the time of application will live with host families or in dormitories and will be enrolled in two-year community colleges. All other students will live in dormitories at four-year colleges and universities.
The fellowship is fully funded and provides:
- J-1 Visa Support;
- Round-trip travel from fellow’s home city to host institution in the United States;
- Accident and sickness coverage;
- Tuition and mandatory university fees;
- Room and board (housing and meals);
- Small incidentals allowance;
- Limited allowance for books; and
- A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.
IREX Armenia
32 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan, Armenia 0009
TEL: (374 10) 52 66 21, 52 66 23
FAX: (374-10) 52 66 21 ext. 220
E-MAIL:
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