ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Candidates will be considered without respect to race, color, religion, national origin, or gender. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Competition for the USTL is merit-based and open to anyone who...
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
USTL Participants are expected to complete two to four years of undergraduate study at a U.S. university, college, or community college and obtain either a Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree. Students live with U.S. roommates on the campus of their host institution and attend classes full time. Based on their academic interests, career goals, and English proficiency, ...
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Announcing the U.S. - Timor-Leste Scholarship program fellows for 2023
Posted on: 20 August 2023 By: the USTL Team
The United States-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program (USTL) is excited to welcome its newest USTL fellows: Sedeligia Maria Da Conceicao Guterres, attending Fox Valley Technical College; Igor de Carvalho da Costa and Lucas Cornelio Xavier, attending West Virginia University; and Ivo Da Conceicao Tilman Ribeiro, attending t…
read more »Congratulations, Graduates!
Posted on: 12 May 2023 By: the USTL Team
The United States-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program (USTL) is proud to congratulate its newest graduates of the USTL Program: Eunique da Graca de Vasconselos (College of Southern Idaho), Alfredo Vandeling Mau (Southeast Missouri State University), and Maria Angelina Guterres (Fox Valley Technical College). They have each…
read more »Welcome, 2019 USTL Fellows!
Posted on: 20 August 2019 By: the USTL Team
The United States-Timor-Leste Scholarship Program (USTL) is proud to announce the arrival of its three newest 2019 fellows: Emilia Moreira Moniz, attending Fox Valley Technical College; Alfredo Vandeling Mau, attending Southeast Missouri State University; and Maria Lucia Da Silva, attending the College of Southern Idah…
read more »A Letter of Thanks For My Exchange
Posted on: 29 January 2019 By: Rania Goncalves
An American friend recently sent me a message about how proud she is of me. She said that I have come a long way, overcoming my obstacles and challenges. She watched me struggle on my first day learning English and adapting to the [American] culture. She praised my hard work on events on campus at Saint Michael’s Col…
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Reflecting on my Experience at the First Year Leadership Institute
Posted on: 27 January 2024 By: ITilman
In December, just before the end of my first semester, I received the wonderful news of my acceptance into the University of Minnesota's First Year Leadership Institute (FYLI). This program, renowned for offering premier leadership development opportunities, is specifically designed for first-year students who are enthusiastic, curious, and eager to embark on their leadership journey at …
read more »Shred Some Pows in Antelope Butte Mountain!
Posted on: 20 January 2024 By: AMaria
Located in the Northern Bighorn Mountains is Antelope Butte Mountain Recreation Area. Last weekend, I found myself geared up and gazing down the snowy slopes of this mountain recreation area (which sits tall at over 3,000 meters!). It marked my fourth ski run after barely a year of calling Wyoming home. You see, when I first arrived from my tropic homeland, words like "downhill skiing"…
read more »Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State
USTL is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State; it is administered by the American Councils for International Education (American Councils) in collaboration with the U.S Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste