Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange (Project IMUSE)

Program Name: Project IMUSE (Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange)

Eligibility: "IMUSE is open to students currently enrolled in 2- or 4-year colleges, graduate schools, professional schools and other post-secondary educational institutions on North America."

Brief Description: Project IMUSE (Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange) is a nonprofit organization offering undergraduate and graduate students around the United States with a unique fellowship opportunity in China. Each fellow will spend 10 days with other fellows from around the US and China, exploring US-China relations by attending events, learning from each other, and exploring their role in the future of their countries.

Fellowship delegates will be provided will full living accommodations in Beijing for two weeks as they participate in a series of group discussions, cultural activities, speaker events, and guided tours that will promote both their understanding of China and of their Chinese peers. All events will be conducted in English and no knowledge of Chinese is necessary.

Program Duration: 1.5 weeks during the summer (usually August)

Application Process: Interested candidates will need to complete and submit the following:

• General information form
• 2 short answer questions (<100>
• 1 short essay question (<500>
• CV

Miscellaneous: All costs "on the ground" will be covered (i.e. food, lodging, transportation, activities) while a portion of airfare will be generously reimbursed. Application due date is earlier for US delegates than for Chinese delegates.

More Information: Please refer to the Project IMUSE website for more information