Uruguayan Students Participate in Global UGrad Program

The Uruguayan undergraduate students selected to participate in the 2008 Global UGrad Program chat with Ambassador Frank E. Baxter during a pre-orientation session at the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, June 4, 2008. Seated around the table are: Fiorella Bafundo (University of the Republic), Tamara Míguez (Instituto de Profesores Artigas), Lucía Caumont (Catholic University), Irace González (Instituto de Profesores Artigas), Verónica Pérez Urioste (Cultural Assistant, U.S. Embassy Montevideo), Ambassador Frank E. Baxter, Magdalena Gutiérrez (Universtity of the Republic), Amalia Bonica, Josefina Caviglia (University of the Republic), Javier Maseiro (ORT University)

Nine undergraduate students have been selected to attend accredited institutions in the U.S.

Nine applicants have been selected among more that 70 undergraduate students from all five Uruguayan universities to participate in this year's Global Undergraduate Program. (See related article.)
The participants will be enrolled full-time in undergraduate course work chosen from the host institution´s existing curriculum to allow students ample opportunity for substantive interaction with U.S. faculty and student peers, and for exposure to U.S. academic and classroom culture.The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (also known as the Global UGRAD Program) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. It provides one semester and academic year scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students from underrepresented sectors in East Asia, Eurasia and Central Asia, the Near East and South Asia and the Western Hemisphere for non-degree full-time study combined with community service, internships and cultural enrichment. Approximately 460 scholarships will be awarded in 2008.