2016-2017 Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule
All candidates accepting awards for the following programs are required to attend a pre-departure orientation. If your country is not listed, there is no pre-departure orientation.
Attendance at Pre-Departure Orientations is mandatory. Exemptions will only be considered for extenuating circumstances by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State. Information on filing an exemption will be made available to grantees invited to the Pre-Departure Orientations in early April.
Central America & Caribbean
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
|
Study/research |
June 15-17 |
East Asia-Pacific
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
Cambodia |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
China |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Hong Kong |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Indonesia |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Laos |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Macau |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Mongolia |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Singapore |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
South Pacific Island Nations |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Vietnam |
Study/research |
June 9-11 |
Eastern Europe
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
Albania |
Study/research |
July 20-22 |
Belarus |
ETA |
July 18-22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Croatia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Estonia |
Study/research | July 20-22 |
Kosovo |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Latvia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Lithuania |
Study/research |
July 20-22 |
North Macedonia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Moldova |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Montenegro |
ETA |
July 18-22 |
Serbia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Slovenia |
Study/research |
July 20-22 |
Eurasia
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
Armenia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Azerbaijan
|
ETA |
July 18-22 |
Belarus |
ETA |
July 18-22 |
Georgia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Moldova |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Russia |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Ukraine |
Study/research ETA |
July 20-22 |
Middle East and North Africa
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
All Countries |
Study/research ETA |
June 15-17 |
South America
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
Bolivia |
Study/research |
June 15-17 |
Paraguay |
Study/research |
June 15-17 |
Venezuela |
Study/research ETA |
June 15-17 June 15-19 |
South & Central Asia
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
All Countries |
Study/research ETA |
June 15-17 |
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country |
Grant Type |
Date |
All Countries |
Study/research ETA |
June 11-13 |
Western Europe
No Pre-Departure Orientation.