<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style"" lang="HU"><a href="http://hungary.usembassy.gov/pr_12082014.html" target="_blank">http://hungary.usembassy.gov/pr_12082014.html</a></span><div><br></div><div><h1 style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:10px 0px 11px;color:rgb(153,0,0);font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute for High School Students, <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">June 27</span></span>-<span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">July 25, 2015</span></span></h1><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The
U.S. Embassy Budapest is soliciting applications for the 2015 Benjamin
Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institutes. Two four-week
Institutes, offered in summer 2015, will accommodate up to 90 Fellows
total. Each Institute, one at <b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Wake Forest University in North Carolina</b> and the other at <b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Purdue University in Indiana</b>,
will be designed for 35 European students and 10 Americans, ages 16 to
18. Institute activities include discussion of global issues of common
interest, leadership and media training, collaborative project
development, community service, educational travel, and plans for
follow-on activities. <b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Both Institutes will take place from <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">June 27 to July 25, 2015</span></span>.</b> </p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">All costs, including domestic and international travel, will be covered by the U.S. Embassy Budapest.</b></p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Students must be 16, 17 or 18 years of age as of June 27, 2015 to be eligible for participation in the program.</b> <b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">English fluency is a must.</b></p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The
U.S. host institutions will provide adult chaperones to accompany minor
participants on flights between one or two European airports to the
United States and back. </p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">The goals of the Institutes are:</b> (1)
to develop a commitment to transatlantic cooperation; (2) to foster
relationships between American and European youth from different ethnic,
religious, and national groups; (3) to promote mutual understanding
between the United States and Europe; and (4) to develop a cadre of
youth leaders who will share their knowledge and skills with their peers
through positive action.</p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The
Summer Institutes will enable teenagers, ages 16-18, to participate in
an intensive, four-week exchange program in the United States that
focuses on global issues facing both European and American youth. The
Institutes will focus primarily on an exploration of issues through
interactive activities, practical experiences, and other hands-on
opportunities. Participants will learn more about democratic practices,
volunteer service, conflict resolution, problem solving, communication
skills, critical thinking, tolerance and respect for diversity, youth
leadership, team building, and the media. The Institutes also explore
how freedom of expression both provides rights to and imposes
responsibilities on citizens. Fellows will participate in a variety of
activities such as training sessions, workshops, community-based
programs, study tours, and cultural events. Community service
activities, social and cultural activities, and homestays with American
families will deepen the Fellows’ experience of U.S. society during
their exchange.</p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">After
the Institute, in addition to implementing service projects in their
home communities, the Fellows will present what they have learned as
well as an alumni project plan to a youth-serving or youth-centered
organization in their home country. These may include U.S. Embassy
Youth Councils, American Corners and exchange alumni associations.</p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:9pt">Applicant Profile</span></b></p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Applicants
should have a strong interest in learning more about diplomacy, the
transatlantic relationship, the role of a free press in a democracy, and
public or community service. They should have a strong demonstrated
interest in communications, advocacy, debate, or civic participation.
They should have the academic aptitude for a program of this nature and
personal qualities needed to be successful participants, including
maturity, strong social skills, flexibility, and open-mindedness. These
factors are particularly important given the diverse group atmosphere of
the Institute. Applicants should be committed to continue their
college/university studies in Hungary.<br style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Applicants
must exhibit serious interest in pursuing leadership opportunities in
Hungary and demonstrate a genuine desire to learn first-hand about the
United States and its people, society, and institutions. Applicants
must also understand that, if selected, they will be expected to fully
and seriously participate in all program components during the month, as
well as in follow-up activities afterward in Hungary. In addition,
Fellows should be ready to inform and educate Americans about the
culture and society of Hungary in non-structured gatherings and in
public presentations.<br style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><br style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,102);font-size:9pt">Applicant Qualifications:</span></b></p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Willing
and able to fully participate in an intensive summer program, community
service, and active educational travel program. Comfortable with
campus life, shared living accommodations, travel and interaction with a
multinational, coed group of participants from across Europe and the
United States, and comfortable with engaging with various Americans in
the broader community.</p><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">To apply please email your answers for the questions below to<a href="mailto:vizsyl@state.gov" style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,153);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">vizsyl@state.gov</a> by Saturday, February 28, 2015</b></p><ul style="list-style:outside none none;margin-right:0px;margin-left:40px;font-family:Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">First Name</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">Middle Name (if on Passport)</li><li 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style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">Please attach a copy of your academic grades</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">Why are you interested in transatlantic relations and diplomacy?</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">Why are you interested in learning about the United States?</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">What kind of community work have you done so far?</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">What kind of extracurricular activities are you engaged in?</li><li style="list-style:outside none 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(e.g.: travel, study, exchange programs, etc.)?</li><li style="list-style:outside none disc;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt">Please describe your career plans for the future</li></ul><p style="list-style:outside none none;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="list-style:outside none none;margin:0px;padding:0px">To find out more about the program, please read the personal accounts of former participants on this page. </b></p></div> </div></div>