IREX Community Solutions Program 2025 | Fully Funded

IREX Community Solutions Program 2025: Civil society leaders seeking to better their communities by addressing major issues such as the environment, conflict resolution, and gender can now apply for the IREX Community Solutions Program 2025, which is fully financed in the United States.

The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional leadership development program for established community leaders working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to democracy and human rights, environment, peace and conflict resolution, and women and gender. CSP includes a four-month hands-on U.S. practicum, personalized leadership coaching and training through a graduate level leadership curriculum, and a six-month follow-on community project fellows implement in their home country

Brief Description

Fellowship Sponsor(s): U.S. Government

Host Institution(s): IREX, USA

Funding Amount: Not Specified

Number of Awards:ÂSeveral

Study Level: Professional Leaders

Nationality:ÂAll Nationalities

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Eligibility Criteria

Applicants for the IREX Community Solutions Program 2025 must meet the following requirements:

• Between the ages of 26 and 39 as of November 13, 2024
• Citizen of an eligible country
• Living and working in your home country. Individuals with refugee status working on behalf of their home community may be given special consideration.
• Have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a full-time or part-time employee or volunteer
• Not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S.
• Have high level of proficiency in spoken and written English
• Be available to travel to the U.S. for four months from August to December 2025
• Not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have notÂapplied for U.S. permanent residency within the past three years
• Eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa
• Committed to returning to your home country for a minimum of two years after completing the program and
• Not currently an IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member

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Eligible Countries

• Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, 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, Türkiye, 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, Palestinian Territories
• South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
• Western Hemisphere: Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela

Program Benefits

The IREX Community Solutions Program in U.S.A. covers the cost of most expenses associated with:

• J-1 visa support
• Round-trip travel from participants’ home city to the U.S.
• Monthly allowance to cover housing, meals, and other living expenses while in the U.S.
• Accident and sickness health coverage
• Accessibility accommodations, such as ADA accessible rooms for in-person training, software such as JAWS, and community assistance and community training

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How to Apply for IREX Community Solutions Program 2025

Eligible applicants who are interested in IREX Community Solutions Program 2025 are expected to submit an online application by the application deadline. Please review the program requirements prior to starting an application to ensure that you are eligible.

Application Deadline: 13^th November, 2024