
Program Details
The Community Solutions Program (CSP) is a year-long professional leadership development program for people who are working to improve their communities by addressing issues related to the environment, peace and conflict resolution, transparency and accountability, and women and gender.
Eligibility requirements
- You are between the ages of 25 and 38 as of January 1, 2023
- You are a citizen of one of the eligible countries listed below
- You are living and working in your home country
Individuals with refugee status working on behalf of their home community may be
given special consideration - You have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a fulltime or part-time employee or volunteer
- You are not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S.
- You have a high level of proficiency in spoken and written English at the time of application
Semifinalists will be required to take or submit recent scores for a TOEFL or IELTS
English language test - You are available to travel to the U.S. for four months from August to December 2023
- You are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have not applied for U.S.
permanent residency within the past three years - You are eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa
Applicants who have participated in an exchange program sponsored by the
U.S. Government must have fulfilled their two-year home residency
requirement - You are committed to returning to your home country for a minimum of two years after
completing the program - You are not a current IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member
Eligible Countries
Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, 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, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, 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,
Venezuela, and Uruguay
Application Deadline
November 2, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. EST
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Source: www.irex.org