YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM WITH CANADA
THREE-WEEK EXCHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States
Department of State
Youth Ambassadors
Program
Center for the Study of
Canada, SUNY Plattsburgh
The United States
Embassy Ottawa
Fulbright
Canada
CanadianCitizens
Citizensapply
applynow!
now!Deadline
DeadlineisisMarch
April30,
11, 2015.
2016
Canadian
Exchange Location
Exchange
Locations
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
Ottawa, Ontario,
Plattsburgh,
New Canada
York, United States
Plattsburgh,
United
Washington, New
D.C., York,
United
StatesStates
Washington,
D.C.,
United
New York City, New York, States
United States
Washington, D.C., United States
Dates
July 18 to August 7, 2016
Dates
July 20
9, 2015
July
18totoAugust
August
7, 2016
Costs
Costs
No application fee
Travel,
meal, and
No application
fee accommodation costs associated with
participation
July 18 to August
are covered
by
Travel,
meal, andfrom
accommodation
costs 7associated
with
the
Youth Ambassadors
Program.
18
participation
from July 20
to August
August 79 are covered by
Health
benefi
ts with limitations
provided in the USA
thecare
Youth
Ambassadors
Program.
Participants
are
responsible
for
personal
spending
money
Health care benefits with limitations provided
in USA
Participants are responsible for personal spending money
Youth Applicants
Applicants
Youth
15 to 18 years old with at least 4 months of high school
15 toor18CEGEP
years remaining
old with at least 4 months of high school or
CEGEP
remaining
Demonstrated interest in the United States
Demonstrated
in thecommunity
United States
Commitment tointerest
implement
service project
Commitment to implement community service project
Adult Mentor
Mentor Applicants
Applicants
Adult
Demonstrated commitment to supporting youth
Demonstrated commitment to supporting youth
Interest in a continued mentorship role
Interest in a continued mentorship role
We Especially
Preference
willEncourage
be given toApplicants
Applicants
Who have
not previously
visited the United States
With
relatively
little US experience
Who are
are new
Who
new Canadians
Canadians
Who
are
First
Who are First Nations,
Nations,Inuit,
Inuit,or
orMétis
Métispersons
persons, and/or
Who
refl
ect
the
geographic,
ethnic,
Who reflect the geographic, ethnic, and
and socioeconomic
socioeconomic
diversity
of
Canada
diversity which is Canada
Program
ProgramThemes
Themes
Civic
CivicEducation
Education
Community
CommunityService
Service
Youth
YouthLeadership
Leadership
Social
SocialInclusion
Inclusion
www.plattsburgh.edu/cesca/youthleadership.php
youth.ambassadors.canada@gmail.com