The Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work Travel (SWT) Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship funded by the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship offers a unique opportunity to visit and spend up to four months in the United States on the BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Program. 🗺️ ✈️
Scholarship recipients demonstrate a willingness and interest in developing skills related to community building, media literacy, storytelling and intercultural competencies, seek to gain professional experience in the United States, to improve their English language skills, and to share their own culture with Americans.
Eligibility
- You are a citizen of Latvia.
- You are between the ages of 18 and 28.
- You have never participated in the Summer Work Travel Program (other U.S. Department of State exchange programs are okay).
- You are enrolled full-time and are pursuing studies at an accredited post-secondary, classroom-based, academic institution physically located outside of the United States and have successfully completed at least one semester, or equivalent, of post-secondary academic study.
- You are sufficiently proficient in English to successfully interact in an English-speaking environment verified by a mandatory and documented video conference interview.
- You have the intention to participate in the cultural aspects of the Summer Work Travel Program and are enthusiastic, motivated, and mature.
- You are flexible and willing to go to any job type or location in the United States as assigned by the Ambassadors Fund for SWT Scholarship.
Don't miss the opportunity!