For those who want to outgrow their own capacity. Going abroad will not only make yourself a good student, it will make you INTERNATIONALLY! RECOGNIZED STUDENT!

1. Go International, Go to USA!
Dery Rovino
Indonesian awardee
Fulbright – Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
Department of State – USA

2. PROFILE
• Name : Dery Rovino
• DoB : Jakarta, May 26 1992
• Citizenship : Indonesian
• Address : 325 Bunga Rampai III, Perumnas Klender Jakarta
• Life motto : I will not stop when I’m tired, I will stop when I’m done.
• Current activities:
• Full-time student
• Part-time voluntary work in youth’s human rights campaigns
• Part-time voluntary work as promotion staff of Universitas Negeri Jakarta
• Recent Achievements:
• 2013: Indonesian Awardee : Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, USA
• 2012: Duta Universitas Negeri Jakarta

3. Today’s content:
• Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
– General
– Selection Criteria
– Selection Process
• Tips and tricks
– During document selection
– During Interview selection
– During iBT TOEFL test

4. GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-
2015
Sponsored by:
Administered by:

5. GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-
2015
• Purpose:
– To facilitate underrepresented students with strong social
and leadership skills, coming from emerging countries to
experience the academic, social, and cultural lives in the
US.
• Sponsor:
– Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs - Department of
State, USA
• Administrator:
– World Learning Foundation

6. Selection Criteria
• Non-degree scholarship program
• Available for any undergraduate major
• Open for undergraduate students from 2nd – 5th semester
• Possess academic, social, leadership skills
• Being active in organizations and/or voluntary works
• Willing to live in a state of USA for 6 months / 1 year
(depending on the program duration)

7. Selection Process
• Documents selection
– ITP TOEFL
– Essay!!!
• Interview Selection
– Talks about your life background, study program, long term program
• Nominee Selection
– Documents translation
– iBT TOEFL test
• Awardee Selection
– Pre-Departure Orientation
– Medical Check-up
– Visa Application
– Off to USA!

8. Tips and Tricks
– During document selection
– During Interview selection
– During Nominee Selection
– During the WAITING MOMENT
– During the Scholarship Awarding

9. During Document Selection
–Do THE BEST in fulfilling the requirements
–Always BE ALERT on the marked schedule.
Better be IN ADVANCE for every deadline
• The documents submission deadline
• The interview deadline
• Other deadlines

10. During Document Selection
–Essay: MARKETING YOURSELF – VESPA
• Value/principle in life
• Experience that changes you to become a better person
• Selling-point personalities
• Praise their country in any way possible
(their political development, culture, the people),
Relate to your reason of studying in USA
• Anticipated long-term plans, relate them to the
scholarship

11. During Document Selection
PACKAGING
Wrap all your docs in such a way that will
ATTRACT the selection panel

12. During Interview Selection
– Dress to impress!
– Be enthusiastic with your response
– Maintain eye contact
– Provide logical and relevant response
to the question, including examples
– Make a powerful closing statement

13. During Nominee Selection
– Prepare for your iBT TOEFL test
•Expose yourself by as many English as
possible (music, movies, and
conversation)
•Work as many TOEFL questions as
possible

14. During THE WAITING MOMENT
– Extend your networks with other
nominees (sharing contacts/ soc-med
accounts)
– Seek for advices from your relatives/
friends
– Always be alert on any emails, especially
from AMINEF

15. During the Scholarship Awarding
– prepare for Medical check-up (funded
by awardees)
– prepare for Visa application
– Packing stuffs
– Off to USA!

16. Pre-Departure Orientation – AMINEF Fulbright Program
Sheraton hotel. Surabaya, May 15-18

17. Helen Keller would not be Helen Keller if she was not
blind…
Never let our misfortunes/ limitations to outgrow
ourselves for a better living and a better future…

18. Any Questions?

19. • Aminef.or.id
• Keyword: st giles scholarship / SUSI US Embassy
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• @_deryrov
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• @1809A
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