Exchange/Scholarship/Grant Programs

• United States-Israel Educational Foundation (Fulbright)
• Fulbright Outreach Program
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (in the United States)
• Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
• Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program
• Salzburg Global Seminar
• 2010 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y

United States-Israel Educational Foundation
    (includes Fulbright Program)

The United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) was founded in 1956 to administer the Fulbright Program between the United States and Israel. (http://www.fulbright.org.il)

The Foundation is governed by an eight-member Board of Directors consisting of an equal number of American and Israeli representatives. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel serves as the Foundation's Honorary Chairman.

Supported by the American and Israeli governments, USIEF has enabled outstanding American and Israeli scholars and students to pursue research, lecture and study at leading institutions of higher learning in the two countries.

The Foundation also houses an Educational Information Center that provides unbiased information and counseling on study opportunities in the U.S.

The USIEF is also supported by generous friends in the United States and Israel who provide scholarships and fellowships for qualified and promising scholars and students.
Fulbright Scholar Program for Residents of Israel

Fulbright Outreach Program

For information please contact Judy Stavsky, U.S.-Israel Educational Foundation tel.: 03-5172131 ; E-mail: JStavsky@fulbright.org.il

Please see this link regarding the Fulbright  Outreach Program   http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=2652

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
    (in the United States)

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)(http://exchanges.state.gov) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. An overview of bureau activities may be found in The Ties Which Unite Us.

Partnerships for Learning ­ Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
Please click on the link for further information and application forms.

2010 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y

The 2010 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y is now accepting applications from community leaders who are citizens and residents of Armenia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, India, Israel, Laos, Mali, Russia and Slovakia.  We are also open to sponsored applicants beyond the list of participating countries, and I would be happy to discuss that option with you.  Applications must be postmarked or emailed by October 9, 2009 to be considered.  Please visit www.92Y.org/ford to learn more about the fellowship and to download the application. 

This annual fellowship is funded by the Ford Motor Company and organized by the 92nd Street Y to provide education and support to community leaders engaged in the nonprofit sector.  To date, 194 individuals from 54 countries have received the Ford Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y, which is entering its tenth year. 

A successful applicant must demonstrate that he or she:

• is a community leader engaged in the nonprofit sector, either professionally or as a volunteer;
• is successfully addressing issues that affect the community’s well-being; and
• would benefit from an intensive three-week nonprofit management training course in New York.

Previous Ford Fellows include:

• a South African AIDS educator;
• the president of a Jewish aid society facilitating Bosnia-Herzegovina’s transition to democracy;
• a sustainable development expert from Zimbabwe;
• the founder of an Indian organization that educates women and children working in the silk industry;
• an Indonesian advocate for ethnic minorities.

The residency takes place Friday, June 4 to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in New York City.  Airfare, accommodation, food, transportation, instruction, and other program-related expenses are included in the fellowship, and participants receive a stipend upon arrival.

During the intensive three-week residency, Ford Fellows take classes in areas including nonprofit management strategy and leadership training at Columbia University’s Picker Center for Executive Education.  The academic curriculum is complemented by visits to model nonprofits in New York City and meetings with academic, business, and government leaders.  The experience is enhanced by Fellows’ residency at the 92nd Street Y, the world’s first global Jewish community and cultural center.  Founded in 1874 and considered a New York landmark, the 92nd Street Y annually serves over 300,000 people of all backgrounds, religions, nationalities, ethnicities, races, and socio-economic groups.

The Ford Motor Company International Fellowship of the 92nd Street Y provides a tremendous opportunity to international community leaders.  Please spread the word to individuals and organizations you think might benefit.  Again, applications for the 2010 Fellowship must be postmarked or emailed no later than October 9, 2009.  For more information about the program, visit www.92Y.org/ford to download an application from our website.  Please contact me at 212.415.5473 or agardy@92Y.org or Elizabeth Komoroski at 212.415.5561 or ekomoroski@92Y.org if you have any question.  Thank you for your interest and assistance.