Programs

We recognize that in today's global society, setting yourself apart is more important than ever.

Those who travel to other countries to deeply inquire, learn, experience, and understand cross-cultural differences will be the ones to lead and succeed in our increasingly interconnected world. Cultural Vistas exists to facilitate this kind of inspired learning.

INBOUND PROGRAMS
(to the United States)

Train USA
Cultural exchange providing international students and young professionals the opportunity to complete career-focused internships and training programs with U.S. companies for up to 18 months.
For participants | For hosts.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing young German professionals with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training abroad.
For hosting a German participant

Global Career Launch (GCL)
Short-term cultural exchange providing students with professional internships and the opportunity to explore and experience U.S. life and culture.
For participants | For hosts

IAESTE United States
Reciprocal exchange providing career-building internships for students majoring in science and technical fields at host companies in the United States.
For participants | For hosts

International Visitor Leadership Program 
The Department of State’s premier professional exchange, IVLP enables emerging world leaders to gain firsthand knowledge about the U.S., its people, policies, and culture through carefully designed short-term visits. 
Learn more about our role in IVLP

Kizuna Project
Cultural exchange for university students - especially those from regions affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake - to study English, complete a professional internship, and share the nation's renewed spirit while in the United States. 
Learn more about the Kizuna Project

Korea WEST
Cultural exchange for leading South Korean university students to study English, complete a professional internship, and travel in the United States.
For participants | For hosts

Placement USA (PLUS)
Works in cooperation with universities and government organizations to offer international students and recent graduates career-focused internship placements across the United States.  
For participants

Teach USA
Teacher exchange connecting experienced foreign educators with full-time placements for up to three years at U.S. primary and secondary schools.
For participants | For hosts

 

OUTBOUND PROGRAMS
(from the United States)

Cultural Vistas Fellowship
A multinational program providing underrepresented U.S. university students with funded opportunities to enrich their academic learning through professional internship and immersion experiences in Argentina, Germany, and Singapore.
For participants

Alfa Fellowship Program
Professional development program annually providing accomplished young Americans and Britons the opportunity to live abroad and work at leading Russian organizations.
For participants

OJSC Alfa-Bank is incorporated, focused and based in Russia, and is not affiliated with U.S.-based Alfa Insurance.

American Youth Leadership Program
A virtual and international exchange sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, AYLP exposes U.S. high school students and educators to foreign cultures, and trains them to pass on their knowledge within their schools and communities.
AYLP Singapore & Malaysia

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship
Comprehensive professional development program in Germany for accomplished young Americans in business, economics, journalism, law, and public policy.
For participants

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing U.S. students and young professionals with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. 
For U.S. applicants for program to Germany

EMGIP Fellowship
One to three-month program providing U.S. and Canadian students with internships in the German state parliament.
For participants

IAESTE United States
Reciprocal exchange providing career-building internships abroad for U.S. students in science and technical fields with host companies around the world. 
For participants

Internships Abroad
Enriching, personalized professional internship programs in Argentina, Chile, Germany, and Spain for U.S. students. Custom programs for students enrolled at Yale University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the College of Charleston are also offered. 
For participants

Baden-Württemberg STIPENDIUM WISP Fellowship
Three month summer work-study immersion program in Germany exclusively for college students in vocational fields.
For participants

Work Authorization Services for Interns and Trainees
An independent program providing U.S. students completing internships in Germany and recent graduates completing traineeships in Switzerland with work authorization and support needed to succeed abroad.
IWA Germany | IWA Switzerland