Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program (UGRAD) 2023 Applications Open | Apply Now

Introduction:

The United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) launched the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program - Pakistan (Global UGRAD-Pakistan) in 2010. The programme is run by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) in Pakistan and the International Research and Exchanges Board in the United States (IREX).

The Global UGRAD has gained enormous popularity among Pakistani university students in a relatively short period of time. The first batch of 100 Global UGRAD-Pakistan fellows returned to Pakistan to complete their undergraduate degrees at Pakistani universities in 2010-11.

The Global UGRAD programme is intended to award undergraduate Pakistani students enrolled in a Pakistani university. The Global UGRAD-Pakistan programme provides cultural/academic exchange through a non-degree programme at a university in the United States for a semester.

Applicants for this programme must be in their 14th or 15th year of formal education.

Students enrolled in either a four-year or two-year bachelor's degree programme are eligible to apply.

Age Limit: 25 

Eligibility Criteria:

• Pakistani nationals
• 25 years of age or younger
• Currently enrolled in a college or university and committed to returning to their home universities after the programme is completed.
• Applicants in their 14th or 15th year of formal education must submit current/most recent transcripts as well as old transcripts with their application.

Ineligibility:

• Dual citizens of the United States and Pakistan, as well as permanent residents of the United States
• Those who have a parent or spouse who is a US citizen, permanent US resident, or has a pending US immigration application.
• Employees of the Fulbright Foundation, the United States Department of State, or USAID, as well as their spouses, children, fiancés, siblings, dependents, and parents
• University students in their final year

How to Apply:

Every year, by September/October, the Global UGRAD-Pakistan programme is advertised (please check for availability). The application form must be submitted online. Before submitting the online application, all supporting documents, such as transcript photocopies and an explanation of the grading scale of the university issuing the degree, must be attached. Scan copies of all your university-attested transcripts, including the most recent one, must be uploaded online.

ONLY SELECTED STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REFERENCE LETTERS AND A NOOBJECTION CERTIFIED (NOC) FROM THEIR CURRENT SCHOOLS.