Programs

Creating pathways to personal and professional growth.

At Cultural Vistas, we are committed to providing students and young professionals with intercultural experiences that open minds, enhance careers, and build understanding.

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.

Through our array of personalized international internships, fellowships, work-study and professional training programs, Cultural Vistas' participants gain the sought-after skills and experience necessary to jumpstart successful careers while fulfilling their ambitions of traveling and living abroad.

INBOUND PROGRAMS
(to the United States)

Train USA
Professional development program providing international students and young professionals the opportunity to complete career-focused internships and structured training programs with U.S. companies for up to 12 or 18 months. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

Teach USA
Teacher exchange program connecting experienced foreign educators with full-time placements for up to three years at U.S. primary and secondary schools. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

IAESTE
Longstanding, reciprocal exchange program dedicated to developing global skills in tomorrow's leaders through career-building internships for international students majoring in science and technical fields at host companies in the United States. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

Korea WEST
Personalized exchange program bringing top Korean students and young professionals to the United States for up to 18 months to study English, complete a professional internship, and travel independently. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

Global Career Launch
Summer internship program providing international students with the professional experience necessary to build careers and the opportunity to explore and experience U.S. life and culture. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

Work and Travel USA
A J-1 visa program offering international students the opportunity to spend their university vacations immersing in American life and culture. For more information and to apply, please follow the link for participants or host companies.

International Visitor Leadership Program
The U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, enabling emerging world leaders to gain firsthand knowledge about the United States, its people, policies and culture through carefully designed short-term visits. As one of only eight national program agencies, Cultural Vistas administers, designs, and implements IVLP programs that directly support U.S. foreign policy goals. Please click here for more information.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing young German professionals the opportunity to live, work, and study in the United States. For more information on hosting a German participant in your company, college, or home, please follow the link for German CBYX Participants in the United States.

Placement USA
The Cultural Vistas Placement USA program works in cooperation with universities and government organizations to offer international students and recent graduates career-focused internship placements at established organizations across the United States. Please follow the link for more information.

 

OUTBOUND PROGRAMS
(from the United States)

Alfa Fellowship Program
High level, 11-month professional development program for young professionals from the U.S. and U.K. to live abroad and work at leading organizations in Russia. To participate, please click here for more information.

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Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing American students and young professionals with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. For more information for American applicants on the program to Germany, please follow the link for applicants

EMGIP Fellowship
One to three-month program providing U.S. and Canadian students interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs with internships in the German state parliament. To participate, please click here for more information.

Halle Fellowship Program
Three-month fellowship program annually providing university students from the state of Georgia opportunities to live, work, and explore their career interests in Germany. To participate, please click here for more information.

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program
Comprehensive, nine-month professional development program in Germany for accomplished young Americans in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, and public policy. To participate, please click here for more information.

Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM WISP Fellowship
Three month summer work-study immersion program in Germany exclusively for community college students. To participate, please click here for more information.

Internships Abroad
Enriching, personalized training and professional internship programs in Argentina, Chile, Germany, and Spain for U.S. students and young professionals designed to enhance business skills and foreign language proficiency. Custom internship programs for students enrolled at Yale University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the College of Charleston are also offered. To participate, please click here for more information.

Work Abroad in Germany
An independent work abroad program that equips U.S. students and recent graduates with work authorization and the support necessary to live, learn, and advance their skills in Germany for up to 12 months. To participate, please click here for more information.

Work Abroad in Switzerland
An independent work abroad program providing young professionals with work authorization and support necessary to live, learn, and advance their skills in Switzerland for up to 18 months. To participate, please click here for more information.

American Youth Leadership Program
The American Youth Leadership Program with Japan, Japan – America Watershed Stewardship Project is a virtual and international exchange supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of State. The program develops a corps of individuals (both high school students and educators) who are exposed to the people, culture, and ecology of Japan, and trained to pass on their knowledge to others in their schools and communities. Please click here for more information.

IAESTE
Longstanding, reciprocal exchange program dedicated to developing global skills in tomorrow's leaders through career-building internships abroad for U.S. students majoring in science and technical fields with host companies around the world. For more information and to host an intern, please see iaesteunitedstates.org