The Tunisia Community College Scholarship Program (TCCSP), a part of the Thomas Jefferson grant is available for the citizens or permanent residents of Tunisia qualified to hold a valid passport issued by the government of Tunisia.
This is available for spending one academic year studying at accredited U.S. community colleges with the goal of earning a professional certificate in eligible fields of study from their U.S. institution.
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Valuable Scholarship Program’s TCCSP in the USA.
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( votes)The U.S. government believes that the Tunisia UGRAD program will provide participants with a deeper understanding of American culture and provide new globally-applicable skills and expertise to help them contribute to the economic growth and development of Tunisia.
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Eligibility
- The program provides participants with a deeper understanding of American culture and new globally-applicable skills and expertise to help them contribute to the economic growth and development of their country. This is awarded in a broad variety of specializations.
- Architecture pupils are eligible in their first, second, third, or fourth year of study. Engineering pupils are eligible in their first-, or second-year (preparatory classes), and third- and fourth year of undergraduate study.
- Applicants currently enrolled as a first- or second-year full-time undergraduate (Licence) student in good academic standing at the time of application at a registered academic institution in Tunisia.
How to Apply
- How to Apply: Applicants are encouraged to complete the application online. Holders should identify their fields of study on their application and these fields should be drawn from the standard university/college curriculum within the United States.
- Admission Requirements: To apply for the program applicants must be enrolled as a first- or second-year full-time undergraduate (Licence) student in good academic standing at the time of application at a registered academic institution in Tunisia.
- Language Requirement: Applicants must be able to achieve a TOEFL score of 500 or likely to achieve this score after short-term pre-academic English training in the United States prior to the start of the academic year.
Benefit
TCCSP provides funding for the following:
- J 1 visa support;
- Round trip travel from fellow’s home city to host institution in the United States;
- Accident and sickness coverage;
- Tuition and mandatory university fees;
- Room and board (housing and meals);
- Small incidentals allowance;
- Limited allowance for books;
- A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.
Application Deadline: Closed