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| Current Status:- | Accepting Applications |
| Deadline:- | December 11, 2013 |
| Download Application:- | Application Form, Reference Letters |
| Download Flyer:- | Flyer |
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The Community College Initiative Program is designed
to support Pakistani young professionals at accredited U.S. community
colleges for one year of non-degree study. Programs are being offered in
the following fields: Agriculture, Applied Engineering, Business
Management and Administration, Media, Tourism and Hospitality
Management, Public Safety (Rescue/Disaster Management Services) and
Early Childhood Education. The applicants must be resident in Pakistan,
currently employed in one of the fields listed above, have 14-15 years
of education (2-year Bachelors), English language proficiency, potential
to have a positive impact on Pakistan's future development and
demonstrated leadership. Participants spend one academic year in the
United States and earn certificates in their fields of study. After
completing the program, participants return home with new skills and
expertise to help them contribute to the economic growth and development
of Pakistan.
Cycle
- Tentative Announcement: in the month of September
- Duration: one academic year 9 - 12 months
- Grantees start studies: Fall next year
How to apply
Complete application package, including
academic transcripts and three letters of references must be submitted
to USEFP at P.O. Box No. 1128.
Scholarship awards for the 2014-2015 Community College
Initiative (CCI) Program
are contingent on the appropriation of Federal funding by the United States Congress.
are contingent on the appropriation of Federal funding by the United States Congress.
Program
Overview
The
Community College Initiative (CCI) Program aims to foster mutual understanding
between the citizens of the United States and the citizens of participating CCI
countries. The CCI Program provides
participants with a non-degree, academic-year program at a
U.S. community college designed to build participants’ technical skills in
applied fields, enhance their leadership capabilities, and strengthen their
English language proficiency. The
program also provides opportunities for professional internships, service
learning, and community engagement. The CCI Program is
sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United
States Department of State.
Eligible fields of
study for the 2014-2015 CCI Program include agriculture, applied engineering,
business management and administration, early childhood education, media,
public safety, and tourism and hospitality management. Participants may earn an
academic certificate in their field of study and gain first-hand practical
experience through internships. After
completing the program, participants return home with enhanced skills and
expertise to help them contribute to the economic growth and development of
their countries.
Since the program’s
inception in 2007, more than 2,100 students from 20 countries have received
scholarships for study at community colleges throughout the United States.
The CCI Program
demonstrates U.S. commitment to increasing access to higher education for
underserved international students from selected countries and utilizes the learning
environment offered at U.S. community colleges.
The program also builds U.S. community colleges’ efforts to deepen
international education partnerships and programming.
Community colleges
are predominantly publicly funded, inclusive institutions in local communities
that welcome all who desire to learn, regardless of wealth, heritage, or
previous academic experience. Community
colleges offer individual courses (credit and non-credit), certificate
programs, workforce training, and Associate degrees. There are 1,132 public, independent and
tribal community colleges across the United States. Community colleges are sometimes referred to
as technical colleges or junior colleges.
Fields
of Study Summary
Participants will work with their Program
Coordinators at each host college to develop an individual development plan in
their field of study. Courses and
programs of study vary by individual colleges.
Participants need to develop their goals broadly within these fields of
study. Through the application,
participants are asked to describe their specific areas of interest,
related experience, and long-term goals.
The CCI Program offers the following fields of
study.
Agriculture
Agriculture students learn how
to use general principles of agricultural research and production to approach
practical agricultural problems. These
problems could range from soil conservation and animal husbandry to plant
cultivation and business management.
Potential subjects that students may explore include agriculture
business, animal science, farm management, feed and fertilizer marketing, or
sustainable agriculture.
Applied
Engineering
Applied engineering students
learn theoretical and applied skills in a technical field. Some programs are designed to train
technicians in fundamental skills for a trade and other programs delve into
technical background, system design, equipment troubleshooting, and technology
and management issues within a technical field.
Potential subjects that students may explore include automotive
manufacturing technology, construction management, electronics, energy
management, engineering tech, heating ventilation and air conditioning,
manufacturing maintenance, and welding.
Business
Management and Administration
Business managers typically
plan, organize, direct, and oversee operations and employers. They may supervise a company or a department
or territory within a company’s operations; they may seek to start up a
business of their own; or they may seek to improve an existing small-scale
family enterprise. Exact duties vary
depending on the type of business, the company, field, and industry. Potential
subjects that students may explore include accounting, banking and finance,
bookkeeping, business technology, customer service, energy and sustainability, entrepreneurship,
financial management, human resources, international business, leadership
development, marketing, project management, office administration, sales, small
business management, and supply chain management.
Early
Childhood Education
Early childhood education
programs combine classroom instruction with supervised, hands-on experience to
prepare students for early childhood education and care positions. The programs focus on early childhood development
and curriculum development. Potential
subjects that students may explore include early childhood development, infant
and toddler care specialization, school-age specialization, family childcare
specialization, and paraprofessional teacher assistant.
Media
Students in media studies examine
content, production, and effects of various media. Potential subjects that students may explore
include advertising, computer animation, desktop publishing, digital media,
film making, graphic design, public relations, social media, television, visual
communication.
Public
Safety
Programs in public safety focus
on the technical and logistical issues facing emergency management
professionals and the importance of planning and response as they relate to
emergency management.Fire science programs in particular are concerned with the
science of firefighting and fire prevention as well as the safety and hazards
associated with fires. Potential
subjects that students may explore include fire science, emergency management,
continuity of operations, critical incident management, and disaster management
and response.
Tourism
and Hospitality Management
Tourism focuses on the range of
businesses that serve the needs of travelers, such as tourism planners,
marketers, and service suppliers.
Hospitality management covers the study of hotel management and
operations, restaurants and institutional food service facilities, culinary
arts, customer service, and conference, meeting and event management.
General
Application Instructions
·
Submit a completed original application with signature on the last
page.
·
Please answer ALL questions on the application in English. Do NOT
leave a space blank. If a question does
not apply to you, enter N/A (not applicable).
·
Include your full legal name with family name (surname) first as
spelled on your international passport (if available).
·
Include complete contact information, including postal codes for
all addresses and city/country codes for all phone numbers.
·
Submit the application by the deadline established by the Fulbright
Commission located in your country.
Financial
Provisions of the Grant
·
J-1 visa support.
·
Round-trip travel from participant’s home city to host institution
in the United States.
·
Tuition and mandatory college fees.
·
Housing and meals.
·
Small allowance for books and incidental expenses.
·
Limited Accident and Sickness coverage.
·
A variety of personal and professional development activities.
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