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2024 COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications for the 2024 Community Solutions Program will be accepted beginning Thursday, October
16, 2024. Applications must be submitted online at https://csp.irex.org by Wednesday, November 13,
2024, at 11:59 p.m. EDT to be considered. Applications that are mailed, faxed, or emailed to IREX will
not be accepted. Please direct any questions after reading this document to apply.csp@irex.org.

When completing the application, please note:


• Use one email address throughout the entire CSP application and selection process
• Applications must be completed online; applications that are mailed, faxed or emailed to IREX
will not be accepted.
• Questions that are marked with a red asterisk must be answered. If a required question does
not apply to you, enter N/A (not applicable).
• Do not translate the spelling of names or locations into English, only into the English alphabet.
• Other than names and locations, write all answers in English. Applications that are not
completed in English will be disqualified.
• Applications must be completed solely by the applicant.
• Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. to be
considered.
• Applications must authentically communicate the lived experiences of the applicants. Thus, the
use of AI language models in applications will result in automatic disqualification.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for the Community Solutions Program, applicants must meet the requirements listed
below. Applications that do not meet these eligibility requirements will be disqualified and will not be
reviewed by the selection committee. Please note that the U.S. Department of State and IREX reserve
the right to verify all the information included in an individual’s application. In the event that there is a
discrepancy, or information is found to be false, the applicant will immediately be disqualified.
• You are between the ages of 26 and 39 as of November 13, 2024
• You are a citizen of one of the eligible countries listed below
• You are living and working in your home country
o Individuals with refugee status working on behalf of their home community may be
given special consideration
• You have at least two years of experience working on community development, either as a full-
time or part-time employee or volunteer
• You are not currently participating in an academic, training, or research program in the U.S.
• You have a high level of proficiency in spoken and written English at the time of application
o Finalists and alternates will be required to take an English Language exam or submit
recent scores for TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo language exams.
• You are available to travel to the U.S. for four months on a J-1 visa from August 11 to
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, by 11:59 P.M. EST
December 5, 2025
• You are not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. and have not applied for U.S.
permanent residency within the past three years
• You are eligible to receive a U.S. J-1 visa
o Applicants who have participated in an exchange program sponsored by the
U.S. Government must have fulfilled their two-year home residency
requirement
• You are committed to returning to your current home country for a minimum of two years after
completing the program
• You are not a current IREX employee or consultant, or their immediate family member

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Malawi,
Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

East Asia and the Pacific: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, and Vietnam

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia,
Lithuania, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Türkiye, and
Ukraine

Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and West Bank/Palestinian Territories

South and Central Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Western Hemisphere: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and
Uruguay
SELECTION PROCESS
After the deadline, all eligible applications will receive a preliminary review by CSP staff before being
shared with a selection panel that consists of CSP alumni (not from the applicant’s country of
citizenship), representatives from CSP U.S. partner organizations, and technical experts. Applicants
who pass the preliminary and reading review stage and meet the criteria listed in the application
materials will be identified as semi-finalists and invited to complete a recorded interview and submit a
CV. Finalists and alternates will then be selected. Final acceptance into the program will depend on
the individual’s (or applicant’s) performance on an English exam unless finalists meet certain
exemption requirements.
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM TIMELINE
October 16, 2024 Application opens
November 13, 2024 by 11:59 Application deadline
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, by 11:59 P.M. EST
p.m. EST
November 20, 2024 Reading committee begins their review
December 11, 2024 Reading committee completes interview
December 19, 2024 2nd round of applicants (semi-finalists) are notified to
begin their recorded interview
January 6, 2025 Deadline to submit recorded interview
January 10, 2025 Interview Committee begins review of recorded
submissions

January 27, 2025 Interview Committee deadline for review of


recorded submissions
February 3, 2025 Finalists and Alternates are selected and sent to
U.S. embassies for review and concurrence

February 12, 2025 U.S. embassy concurrence period ends


February 19, 2025 Applicants are notified if selected for the program as a
finalist or alternate.

March 5, 2025 Deadline for applicants to accept finalist or alternate


status
February– April 2025 Finalists and alternates take English language tests (if
required)
April 24, 2025 Alternates notified if they will not be selected as a
finalist
June 2025 Virtual Pre-Departure Orientation for CSP fellows
August 4-8, 2025 CSP fellows travel to the United States and participate
in the Welcome Orientation
August 11 – November 28, 2025 CSP fellows complete a four-month practicum at a
U.S.-based host organization
December 1-5, 2025 Participants participate in the End-of-Program
Workshop and depart for their home countries
January - July 2026 Participants complete their community-based
initiatives

Application Deadline:
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, by 11:59 P.M. EST

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