FAQs

1. Finalist Profile
2. Program Funding
3. Pre-program Activities

Finalist Background:

• Gender: 3 female; 17 male
  
• Age: mean: 28; range: 22-36
  
• Program is likely first experience for participants in primarily English-speaking country

Academic Background:

• Highest degree earned:
  M.D.: 5
  B.A.: 13
  B.Sc.: 1
  B.S.: 1
  B.C.S.: 1
  
  
• Disciplines:
  Agriculture, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, English, Journalism, Medicine, Pashto Literature, Persian Literature

Institutional Costs:

• To include: Administrative Costs, Program Costs, Enrichment Programming, Transportation, Housing.
  
• Budget proposal should not exceed $260,000, not including in-kind contributions.

Participants:

• These items do not need to be included in budget proposal.
  
• All participants will be provided with secondary medical coverage for the duration of the grant period, as is required for J visa recipients.
  
• Participants will receive roundtrip international airfare from Afghanistan to the U.S., and to Washington, D.C. for final program evaluation and wrap-up.
  
• Participants will receive stipend payments directly from CIES at the start of the program.

In coordination with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy-Kabul will provide preparatory activities for the participants prior to their departure.