This summer, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will offer two Summer Institutes for European Student Leaders: an Institute on Environmental Stewardship, and an Institute on Social Entrepreneurship. Each institute will have 20 student participants. In addition to the academic focus of each Institute, the Summer Institutes are intended to introduce European students to U.S. culture and society. The Institutes will include cultural components that allow students to become familiar with their host community during a five-week period, beginning early July 2014. The exact dates of the institutes are not yet defined.

The following are the general characteristics expected of candidates for this program. Participants must:

• be able to participate in the program in its entirety;
• be at least 18 years of age by the start of the program;
• be enrolled in post-secondary vocational institutions or undergraduate programs at universities, with at least one year of undergraduate study remaining;
• be conversant in English;
• be committed to returning to their home to continue study at a post-secondary institution in the fall of 2014;
• have a high level of academic achievement, as indicated by academic grades, awards, and teacher recommendations;
• have had no or extremely limited study or travel experience in the United States;
• be mature, responsible, independent, and open-minded;
• be able to participate in any pre-departure information sessions held by the Fulbright Commission;
• be willing to honor all campus housing agreements and regulations related to living arrangements;
• be willing and able to participate fully in the Institute academic program, including attending all sessions, arriving to class on time, completing all assignments, and contributing to classroom discussions;
• be willing and able to participate fully in all cultural programs and volunteer activities; 
• be prepared to submit a report to the Fulbright Commission on their program experience.