Exchanges
Educational Programs and Scholarships
The U.S. Department of State and other organizations sponsor and support many educational programs, scholarships and other opportunities throughout the year for Iraqi scholars, students and professionals.
These programs and scholarships cover a wide range of interests including communications and journalism, law, human rights, economic development, science and technology, teaching English, and other disciplines.
Please note these are approximate deadlines for recurring programs promoted by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Current as at September 10, 2009.
USG Sponsored Programs
| Program | Deadline |
| Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) |
Mid-January |
| MEPI - Student Leaders Program | Mid-January |
| Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) |
Mid-January |
| International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) |
Late April/ Early May |
| Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World |
Mid-May |
| Fulbright Student Program | Late May |
| Int. Fulbright Science and Technology Award | Late May |
| Humphrey Fellowship | Early August |
| MEPI – Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program |
Early November |
| MEPI: Women in Business/Law Internship Program |
November |
| Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Asst. Program (FLTA) |
Late May |
| MEPI - Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship Program | Late December/ Early January |
| Iraq Women in Engineering and Applied Sciences (IWASE) |
December |
| MEPI Civic Education and Leadership Fellowship (CELF) |
September 1 |
Non- SG Sponsored Programs
| Program | Deadline |
| ExxonMobil Middle Eastern Scholars Program |
Mid-january |
| Bentley University Global Business Ethics Symposium and Teaching Workshop |
February |
| Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) |
Early March |
| Kennedy Center – Fellowship Program | Early April |
| Empower Peace Women2Women – America International Leadership Conference |
Mid-April |
| Human Rights Watch Fellowships in Int. Human Rights |
Early October |
| Kennedy Center – Int. Cultural Fellows Mentoring Program |
Mid-October |
| Todd G. Patkin Visiting Fellowship in Arab Democracy and Development - Saban Center for Middle East Policy - The Brookings Institution |
Mid-October |
| Iraq Scholars and Leaders Program (ISLP) | Mid-October |
| The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at the National Endowment for Democracy |
Early November |
| Kennedy Center – Int. Summer Fellowship Program |
Early December |
| AAUW (American Associations of University Women) International Fellowships |
Early December |
| Yale World Fellows Program | Late December |
For additional information on each program, please click here.