Community Solutions Program 2024 in the USA (IREX)

The IREX Community Solutions Program 2024 provides a four-month fellowship in the United States. During these four months, the fellows get attached to this organization throughout the U.S. Furthermore, the fully-funded exchange program guarantees a full-time professional experience that broadens the vision of the fellows and transforms them into highly influential future leaders. The CSP fellows have marked their impressions in gender equality, advocacy, climate preservation, peace, and many more positive impacts on their communities.

Host Country:

Host Organization:

International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)

CSP Duration:

1 year.

Eligible Countries for IREX Community Solutions Program 2024:

Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
East Asia and the Pacific: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam
Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine
Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and West Bank/Palestinian Territories
South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Western Hemisphere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela

Benefits of the Community Solutions Program 2024:

The J-1 visa support will be provided to the participants.
The fellowship covers the round-trip travel costs of the participants from their home city to the U.S.
The participants will be given a monthly allowance for housing, meals, and other living expenses.
The participant’s accident and sickness insurance will be covered.

Eligibility Criteria Community Solutions Program 2024:

The applicant must be between 25-39 years of age (as of January 1, 2024).
The applicant must be a citizen of one of the countries mentioned above.
The applicants must be living and working in their home countries.
If the applicant is with refugee status and still working on behalf of his/her home community, he/she will be given preference.
The applicants must have two years of experience in community development either full-time or part-time employees or volunteers.
The applicant must not be a current student or must not be currently participating in any research project in the U.S.
The applicant must be proficient in English. The applicant will be asked to provide IELTS or TOEFL results. (if selected as a semifinalist)
The applicant must be able to travel to the U.S. for four months from August to December 2023.
The applicant must not be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident of the U.S. or have applied for U.S. citizenship.
The applicant must not be a current employee at IREX or have any immediate family member as an IREX employee.
The applicants must be committed to returning to their home countries for at least two years after completing the program.