Exchange/Scholarship Programs
- FY2013 NESA Undergraduate Exchange Program
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (in the United States)
- International Visitor Leadership Program
- United States-Israel Educational Foundation (Fulbright)
- Fulbright Outreach Fellowships
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
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
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (in the United States)
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 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.
International Visitor Leadership Program
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. These visits reflect the International Visitors’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.