Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Description

Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges’ Youth Programs Division announces an open competition for the American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE) Program. The A-SMYLE program enables high school students from Serbia and Montenegro to spend one academic year in the United States, living with American host families and attending high school. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to recruit and select high school students aged 15-17 from Serbia and Montenegro, place them with host families and schools for the 2013-14 academic year of study in the United States, provide activities that will enable the students to learn about leadership, civic responsibility, community activism, democracy, and American society, educate Americans about their countries and cultures, and support alumni in projects in the students’ home countries.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others

Contact

Hans Posey <br/>Program Specialist <br/>
poseyhe@state.gov