1. Unpublished

   U.S. Department of State Hosts Series of Career Readiness Workshops for Gilman Alumni

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ USA Study Abroad branch will host a series of career readiness workshops for approximately 150 alumni of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program over the next two weeks.

2. Featured Virtual Fellow Cecilia Jerez promotes Cultural Exchange Online in Venezuela

   Cecilia Jerez is a 2021 Virtual Fellow in Venezuela, where she has collaborated with the local embassy and American Spaces to host online lessons and events for the English Access Microscholarship Program.

3. Karissa Cuffy Expands Career Opportunities for Venezuelan Migrants in Trinidad and Tobago through Virtual Instruction

   Karissa Cuffy provides online English instruction and workforce development support to Venezuelans in vulnerable conditions living in Trinidad and Tobago.

4. Become a Host Family with the State Department

   

   Serve your country, become a host family! Hosting is great opportunity for you create mutual understanding and be a citizen diplomat.

5. Picturing America: An Exposition of Intercultural Exchange

   The English Language Fellow Program partnered with high school students in Mexico to showcase American culture through a vibrant presentation of artwork.

6. Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship - Eligibility & Application

   The Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship is a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program that provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in up to three countries on a globally significant social or environmental topic.

7. Unpublished

   2017 SUSI Alum Walid Elhout is “Working for a Better University Life”

   Walis Elhout’s participation in the Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on Civic Engagement at Bard College proved to be a transformative experience, one that has revolutionized his work greatly since returning home to Gaza.

8. Yes Abroad: Make the World Your Classroom

   

   The YES Abroad program provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to develop a perspective of a Muslim culture first-hand.

9. YES ABROAD: Thailand with Brandon

   

   Join Brandon, as he reflects on his year abroad in Thailand, as part of the YES Abroad program.

10. 2017 CCI Volunteers Help to Revive Historic Orchard

    

    210 CCI students from the 2016-17 academic year and State Department staff volunteered to revive a historic orchard in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the state of Arizona by planting and caring for trees in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the CCI Program.

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