British Council

Chevening Scholarship

The Chevening Scholarship Programme is a prestigious awards scheme that funds international postgraduate students who want to study in the UK. Funded by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and administered by the British Council. Chevening Scholarships cover the costs of study (including living expenses and international flights) in the UK from 3 to 12 months. They are awarded on a competitive basis for advanced study in the fields of:

Capacity Building in Civic Governance
Human Rights
Public Administration
Law
Journalism
International Relations and Diplomatic Studies
Defence Diplomacy
Environment
Tourism
Financial Management

The John Smith Fellowship Programme
The John Smith Fellowship Programme is a partnership between the John Smith Memorial Trust, the British Council and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. The main objects of the programme are to:

Bring together young civil society and political leaders to exchange views and receive training and information on democratic practices and the promotion of good government.

Deepen awareness of the needs of poor and disadvantaged groups within a society, and encourage democratic access and accountability.

Promote a dialogue between Fellows within and outside their home countries, and create and maintain links with young leaders and those working in similar fields in the UK.

You can apply if you are aged between 25 and 35, working in politics, local administration or civil society, with a track record of concern for tackling poverty and promoting social justice. Good written and spoken English is essential.

Distance Learning Scholarship

They cover the costs of your registration and one main course of study at your selected university for the first year of study. They are awarded on a competitive basis for advanced study at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in any subject.

Can I apply?
To apply you must be a citizen of Armenia or have lived in Armenia for the last three years.How do I apply?
You should apply to UK higher education institutions of your choice directly. We can help you to choose a UK institution if you want. We can only consider your application if the UK institution you have chosen has accepted you. We will give priority to applicants with disabilities if they fulfill all other requirements. You will need to be able to cover all additional costs not covered by the scholarship.

Don’t forget to check out the other miscellaneous scholarships offered for specific majors in the British Council scholarship section.

U.S. State Department
Institute of International Education
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, associated with the U.S. Fulbright Scholarship, brings accomplished professionals from designated countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and Eurasia to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The Program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding throughout the world.
Description of Program
The flagship exchange program of the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Scholar Program provides grants for Scholars and Professionals to lecture and/or conduct research in hosting institutions.

Fulbright Scholarship
The Non-U.S. Student Program is designed to give master’s and doctoral candidates, and developing professionals and artists opportunities for international experience, personal enrichment and an open exchange of ideas with citizens of other nations.

Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX)

Provides scholarships for high school students. Each scholarship recipient lives with a U.S. host family for one academic year and studies in a U.S. high school. Alumni teach seminars on resume and proposal writing, hold games contests and debate tournaments, provide computer skills training, and organize a number of American cultural and English language programs.
The Government of United States of America is pleased to announce the open competition for the Future leaders’ Exchange Program for the 2004-05 academic year. The FLEX program is managed and fully funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State (ECA). It is administered by the American Councils for International Education: ACTR \ACCELS.

The FLEX program offers students an opportunity not only to learn about the people and culture of the US, but also teach Americans about the people and culture of Eurasian countries. FLEX students experience personal growth and independence, and become better prepared for an increasingly interdependent world. They form strong ties with host families that often last a lifetime.

The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie)
Provides Master's degree-level study in the U.S. in a range of fields. Fellows enroll in graduate degree, certificate, and non-degree programs, which last one to two academic years, and may also participate in an eight- to twelve-week internship during the summer following the first academic year.

Junior Faculty Development Program
This is an eleven-month training program that provides faculty with the opportunity to pursue a non-degree professional development program at an institution of higher education in the U.S. Through the JFDP, participants work closely with U.S. colleagues to develop their knowledge of new teaching methodologies and to create new curricula that further the development of higher education and scholarship in Armenia.

Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD)
Offers competitive scholarships for one academic study year in the U.S. to undergraduate students from the NIS in a number of fields. Students study agriculture, business administration, communications/journalism, computer science, criminal justice, economics, education, environmental management, government, library and information sciences, public policy, or sociology.

IREX
The Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (formerly the FSA Undergraduate Program) is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State and administered by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board). The program provides opportunities for first-, second- and third-year undergraduate students from Armenia, as well as other former soviet republics for non-degree study in the United States for one academic year.

Established by the US Congress in 1992, the program is designed to foster democratization and economic development in Eurasia through intensive one-year academic programs for undergraduate students.

Eligible fields of study:
Agriculture
American Studies
Computer science (first-year students only)
Criminal Justice
Economics (second- and third-year students only)
Education (second- and third-year students only)
Environmental Management
International Relations (second- and third-year students only)
Journalism and Mass Communications
Political Science
Sociology
IREX also regularly offers lectures about the educational system of the US, financial aid advice, conducting university interviews, writing personal statements, and other processes concerning the American university application process. They also offer individual consultations with university applicants and practice for GRE, GMAT, TOEFLE, and other admission exams.