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Make a Difference! Help to Select Scholarship Exchange Students
ORGANIZATION: American Councils for International Education
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22 people are interested
Discouraged by the state of world affairs? Wish you could do something to help effect positive change? American Councils is seeking volunteers to evaluate scholarship applications of high school students from 23 countries in Europe and Eurasia. If you are interested in contributing to cross-cultural communication and understanding and want to learn about these cultures and countries through the eyes of their young people, this opportunity is for you. American Councils also offers the opportunity to evaluate applications from U.S. students to spend a year abroad immersing themselves in critical languages,
The U.S. Department of State-funded FLEX ( http://discoverflex.org), YES ( www.yesprograms.org), and NSLI-Y ( http://www.nsliforyouth.org) programs provide high school students with the opportunity to travel to the U.S. or abroad for an academic year or summer where they live with a host family and attend school. To date, more than 34,500 students have received scholarships to participate in the FLEX and YES programs and more than 5,000 students have received NSLI-Y scholarships to study abroad.
Volunteers must participate in a 1.5 day training session to prepare them to evaluate student applications. Subsequently, hours are flexible. Evaluation of applications begins November 2016 and will be completed by March 2017.
For details, visit http://discoverflex.org/news-and-events/volunteer-opportunities/, or contact us at 202.833.7522 or volunteer@americancouncils.org
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About American Councils for International Education
Location:
1828 L STREET NW, Suite 1200, WASHINGTON, DC 20036, US
Mission Statement
A leader in international education, academic exchange, and overseas language immersion, American Councils creates opportunities that prepare individuals and institutions to succeed in an increasingly interconnected world.
Description
American Councils for International Education is a premier, international nonprofit creating educational opportunities that prepare individuals and institutions to succeed in an interconnected and increasingly interdependent world.
Through academic exchanges, overseas language immersion, and educational development programs, American Councils designs and administers innovative programs that broaden individual perspectives, increase knowledge, and deepen understanding. After being immersed in other countries and cultures, our participants become culturally aware citizens of the world, contributing to mutual understanding and successful international collaboration.
From developing the first exchanges of Eurasian and American students and teachers in the 70s - to current initiatives supporting collaborative education between the U.S., Middle East, South America, Asia, and Africa - American Councils facilitates overseas experiences that create informed and empowered global citizens. Since 1974, American Councils has responded to the needs of the communities where we work with hundreds of robust, international education programs that include academic exchanges, language immersion, testing and assessment, professional training, community development, and scholarly research.
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American Councils for International Education1828 L Street NWSuite 1200Washington, DC 20036
DATE POSTED
January 17, 2017
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N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- There is no minimum time commitment.
- Volunteers must be located in the Washington, D.C. metro area.