Exchange Programs for Students
Fulbright Programs
The flagship international educational program sponsored by the United States Government, the Fulbright Program encompasses an ever-growing number of programs. Each of these programs is designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..." With this goal, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 250,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study and teach in each other's countries, exchange ideas, and develop joint solutions to address shared concerns.
In support of this program, U.S. Embassy Tunis annually sponsors a number of American students who work and live here in Tunisia, usually in conjunction with a local Tunisian university. The Embassy also sends a large number of Tunisian academics each year to participate in research and teaching exchanges in the United States.
English Access Micro scholarship Program
The English Access Micro scholarship Program is a worldwide program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) which targets non-elite 14- to 18-year-old students and provides them with the opportunity to study English and to take part in cultural enrichment activities. This successful program has reached 32,000 teenage students in 50 countries since the U.S. Department of State introduced the program in 2004. In Tunisia, more than 300 teenagers graduated from this program.
The English Access Micro scholarship Program gives is designed to improve young students’ appreciation of American democratic principles, civic engagement, history, culture and values. The aim of the program is to enhance these students’ educational and employment opportunities and to strengthen their ability to contribute to the development of their societies.
Since its onset, AMIDEAST Tunisia has been the implementing partner of the Access Micro scholarship program. From 2004 to 2005, AMIDEAST targeted about 100 students affiliated with the Integrated Centers of the Tunisian Ministry of Social Affairs. Since 2006, the program has evolved to allow the recruitment of underprivileged and underrepresented students from both the public and the private sectors.
To read more about this program, please visit: http://www.amideast.org/whats_new/news_events/current/Laura_Bush.htm
NESA UGrad
The Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA UGRAD) provides opportunities for first-, second-, and third-year undergraduate students, as well as students in their final year of secondary school, from the Middle East, North Africa and the South Asia for one semester or one academic year of full-time, non-degree study in the United States.
Eligible students, across all disciplines, who obtain this competitive scholarship, take a combination of American studies courses as well as electives that they choose according to their academic interests and areas of specialization. These students receive academic credit for courses successfully completed. Alongside their coursework, students get exposure to the principles of community service and social responsibility in the U.S. and perform around 20 hours of community service to local organizations during their first semester. One-year participants have opportunities to experience part-time internships in order to gain professional experience and skills that can be applied in their future careers in their home countries. Each participant’s internship will relate directly to his/her field of study.
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy works closely with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State
to ensure the selection and recruitment of students for this program.
To apply for the NESA UGRAD program, please check our website for application guidelines at http://tunisia.usembassy.gov/