Consulate General Announces One-Year Scholarships to U.S. Community Colleges to Develop Professional Skills

Hyderabad|India|October'2009: The U.S. Consulate General, with the support of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, announces the Community College Initiatives Program. This program offers youth from Andhra Pradesh, without a university background, the opportunity to study at a community college in the United States to develop professional skills. The United States Government will provide funding for round-trip airfare to the U.S., tuition costs, health benefit plan and cultural enhancement activities. The program is of one year duration only.

Eligible fields for the program include Agriculture, Applied Engineering, Business Management and Administration; Health Professions, including Nursing; Information Technology; Media; and Tourism and Hospitality Management.

To apply to the program, candidates must have completed secondary school education; have relevant work experience in the field in which they are applying; have English language skills that provide a basis for enrolling in academic course work following two months of intensive English language study in the U.S.; and, submit completed applications to the Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General - Hyderabad by December 4, 2009. Applications can be downloaded from http://hyderabad.usconsulate.gov/ccs.html

For further information about the program email the Public Affairs Section at: HyderabadPA@state.gov