Our Programs

We empower people to drive positive change in themselves, their organizations, and society.

Every year, we offer 30-plus exchange programs that facilitate dialogue and the sharing of ideas, and promote global understanding through the lens of career exploration, civic engagement, leadership development, and professional training.

U.S. Internship, Trainee, and Teacher Exchanges

Teach USA

A young teacher introduces even younger students to the country of South Korea.

J-1 Visa sponsorship and services for educators to pursue teaching positions at U.S. primary and secondary schools

Train USA J-1 Internships and Training

J-1 Visa sponsorship and services for students and professionals to pursue U.S. internships and training programs for up to 18 months

Intern, Work Abroad, and Professional Fellowship Programs

Alfa Fellowship Program

The Alfa Fellowship Program was a distinguished international initiative that each year offered accomplished Americans, Britons, and Germans the opportunity to complete a high-level professional development program in Russia.

Read more of “Alfa Fellowship Program”

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals

A full year, work-study scholarship program providing students and young professionals with an understanding of everyday life, education, and training in Germany.

Cultural Vistas Fellowship

A fully-funded summer internship affording underrepresented U.S. university students with the opportunity to intern abroad for eight weeks in Argentina, Germany, or Singapore.

Global Internship Programs

Nine program participants take a break during an outing in South Africa.

Customized internships for U.S. and Canadian students and professionals in France, Germany, and Ireland. Independent work abroad programs in Germany and Switzerland are also offered.

IAESTE United States

A reciprocal exchange program providing students in technical fields with paid, course-related internships and training abroad, and employers with highly skilled U.S. and international trainees.

Professional Fellows Program Oceania

The Professional Fellows Program Oceania (PFP Oceania) is a two-way, global exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, as well as build lasting, sustainable partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from the Pacific Islands and the United States (U.S.).

Specialty Exchange Programs and Grant Initiatives

Programa de Subsidios para el Participación Pública en la Protección Ambiental

El PPPA es un programa de subvenciones financiado por el Departamento de Estado de los EEUU que patrocinará 4 proyectos…

Citizen Ambassadors

The Cultural Vistas Citizen Ambassador program brings individuals together who share a common professional focus, for an in-depth international exchange.…

Cultural Vistas New Transatlantic Synergies: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR)

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR) is a reciprocal transatlantic exchange program for individuals with a professional…

Edmund S. Muskie Professional Fellowship Program

A U.S. Department of State-funded professional development program providing emerging leaders from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia with summer internships to enrich their graduate studies in the United States.

International Visitor Leadership Program

An international visitor views the Manhattan sky from Cultural Vistas' offices in NYC.

A U.S. Department of State-funded professional exchange program that exposes emerging world leaders to the United States, its people, policies, and culture through carefully-designed short-term visits.

Japan Internship for the Development of Young Leaders

A U.S.-Japan exchange program providing Japanese students and researchers with the opportunity to come to the United States to complete professional internships.

Journalism in the Era of Disinformation Fellowship (Program Years 2018, 2019, and 2021)

The JED Fellowship gives student journalists from the U.S. and Germany the opportunity to meet their peers and learn about the role that disinformation plays in political coverage in both countries.

Korea WEST

A U.S.-Korean exchange program providing South Korean students the opportunity to come to the United States for English language training, internships, and cultural immersion.

RARAC

A small grants public diplomacy program funded by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and administered by Cultural Vistas that aims to build connections between American organizations and Russian communities.

STEM LAUNCH Study Tour

The 2019 STEM LAUNCH participants enjoy a boat ride in Germany.

Two-week professional and cultural tour of Berlin and Munich for students at Georgia-based historically black colleges and universities to explore the global nature of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Funded through a generous grant from the Halle Foundation.

Read more of “STEM LAUNCH Study Tour”