Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD)

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) brings future leaders to the United States to experience U.S. higher education, gain critical professional skills, and explore new cultures and values.

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by World Learning.

Since 2008, World Learning has provided this opportunity to over 2,500 Global UGRAD students. Participants leave the U.S. with the tools to become leaders in their professions and communities. Global UGRAD alumni go on to receive Fulbright grants, obtain prestigious international internships, and work in business and government in their home countries and regions.

Program Goals

To promote mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries.

Program Eligibility

Global UGRAD is open to all academic fields of study and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or disability. Competition for the program is highly competitive and merit-based. Finalists will be selected on the basis of academic excellence, leadership potential, and their preparedness for study in the U.S.

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023, 11:59 Eastern Standard Time (UTC-05:00).

The Global UGRAD Program is open to anyone who is/has:

• Over 18 years of age;
• A citizen of a Global UGRAD participating country*, currently residing in that country; enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in good standing at any accredited university, public or private, and has at least one year remaining at their home university at the conclusion of the Global UGRAD program;
• Completed secondary education in their home country;
• A solid command of written and spoken English (English Language training for some finalists is possible);
• Able to begin studies in the U.S. in August 2023 or January 2024 (selected applicants may not choose their semester of participation;
• Eligible to receive and maintain the U.S. student exchange visa (J-1) required for the program;
• Cleared by a physician to participate in the program;
• Committed to returning to their home country after the completion of the program.

Related

Visit the Official Webpage of the U.S. Department of State Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2024/2025