The Student Leaders Program which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is open to students who are Lebanese and long-term Palestinian residents in Lebanon between 20 and 24 years.

The Program allows students from Lebanon and the Middle East to spend five weeks in summer 2019 at a U.S. university developing leadership and collective problem-solving skills while exploring U.S. history and culture and acquiring leadership skills to help promote democratic principles in their home countries.

The program will take place from June 26 to July 31, 2019 and all costs will be covered by the U.S. Government including: program tuition, roundtrip airfare, medical insurance, lodging, meals, and miscellaneous expenses.  

Interested students can click here to know more about the program, eligibility requirements and fill the online application form.

The application submission deadline is December 31, 2018 and students can email BeirutPD@state.gov if they have any questions.

Interested applicants must also fill and sign USJ's Outgoing mobility form and hand it to the International relations office of USJ.