Scholarships for Education and Economic Development (SEED)
formerly CASS Program |
HISTORY:
1987–2008 (CASS) |
LENGTH:
2 years |
2009 DATES:
New group arrives August |
PARTICIPANTS:
18-20 scholars
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COUNTRIES:
Central America and Caribbean |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: August 2009
18-20 scholars need host families for a semester or year (some families already indicated an interest – thank you!). Hosts near a bus line are ideal, but scholars can stay anywhere if the host is willing to provide transportation.
GOALS:The SEED program reaches socio-economically disadvantaged but talented people from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, to develop future leaders of these nations through a two-year technical and leadership program in the United States. |
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Middle Eastern Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Georgetown University |
HISTORY:
2006–current |
LENGTH:
1 week |
2009 DATES:
July 20 – July 26, 2009 |
PARTICIPANTS:
22-23 participants Annually |
COUNTRIES:
17 countries from Middle East and Northern Africa |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: July 2009
40 scholars seek a host family for one week (July 20- 26). The scholars are busy during the day but have evenings and the weekend to spend with the host. Participants say spending a week in Wausau with an American family is always the highlight of their experience!
GOALS: The MEPI Study of the United States for Undergraduate Student Leaders at Georgetown University is an intensive six-week program for scholars from the Middle East and North Africa to develop leadership skills and expand their understanding of American society and culture. |
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Youth for Understanding (YFU) Community College Program
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HISTORY:
2008-current |
LENGTH:
1 or 2 semesters |
2009 DATES:
August 2009 |
PARTICIPANTS:
1-4 scholars annually |
COUNTRIES:
TBD |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: August 2009
1-3 students will take classes in Business and need a host family for 10 months.
GOALS: Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a worldwide movement of committed individuals and organizations working together to prepare young people for their responsibilities and challenges in a changing, interdependent global community. YFU exemplifies excellence through leadership in exchanges. |
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Open World
The Open World Leadership Center was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2000
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HISTORY:
2005 - current |
LENGTH:
8 days |
2009 DATES:
September 17-27 |
PARTICIPANTS:
4 delegates and 1 facilitator per program |
COUNTRIES:
Russia and Ukraine |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: September 17-27, 2009
– Child Protection and Adoption
Five delegates and a facilitator seek host families for one week
GOALS: The program brings young or emerging political and civic leaders from Ukraine for short-term stays: “…to forge better understanding between the two nations by creating unique opportunities for developing… leaders to observe and experience American political, business, and community life firsthand.” |
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Community College Initiative Program (CCI )
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HISTORY:
2008-current |
LENGTH:
1 year |
2009 DATES:
August 2009 – August 2010 |
PARTICIPANTS:
15 scholars |
COUNTRIES:
Egypt, Brazil, Pakistan, Ghana, Turkey and others |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: August 2009
Friendship families are needed for a year. These scholars live independently in the apartments but appreciate having a friendship family that invites them to dinner at home, takes them shopping, or includes them in family events.
GOALS: The CCI Program provides quality educational programs, professional development, employment skills and a first-hand understanding of American society to under-served, non-elite international students, particularly women and students in their early/mid- twenties who already have work experience. |
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| Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) |
HISTORY:
2006-current |
LENGTH:
1 year |
2009 DATES:
1-3 new scholars arrive in August |
PARTICIPANTS:
1-3 scholars Annually |
COUNTRIES:
TBD |
OPPORTUNITIES IN 2009: August 2009
1-3 scholars will arrive and be in need of either a host family to live with or a mentor family who will support a scholar living at the UWMC dorm (i.e. with shopping, home-cooked meals, family events, etc.)
GOALS: The UGRAD Program provides opportunities for undergraduate students from former Soviet Republics for one year of full-time, non-degree study in the United States. Scholars live in dormitories or with host families where they will benefit in daily cultural exchange with their host families. |
