{"id":42,"date":"2022-02-01T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americancouncils.org.ua\/?post_type=programs&#038;p=42"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:17:24","slug":"professional-fellows-program","status":"publish","type":"programs","link":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/programs\/professional-fellows-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Fellows Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"lipsum\">\n<p><strong>About the program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professional Fellows Program (PFP) is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. For Ukraine, PFP has a Governance and Society thematic focus. Young Ukrainian professionals will have a firsthand opportunity to learn the US federal system, and its basics, checks and balances system, civic society role in building a strong democracy. The program previously known as LEAP and LFP has started in 2006 and transformed into PFP in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Professional 6-week fellowship will take place at the US state and local bodies as well as NGOs. PFP is primarily focused on professionals working in state and non-profit sectors, with the BA and MA degrees in international law, political science, international relations, state administration, social policy, etc.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for PFP, applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a citizen and a resident of Ukraine;<\/li>\n<li>Be 25 to 35 years old;<\/li>\n<li>Be a college graduate (equivalent of a Bachelor&#8217;s degree or higher);<\/li>\n<li>Be proficient in English;<\/li>\n<li>Have relevant experience in and commitment to a career in the public sector and\/or nonprofit sector;<\/li>\n<li>Have demonstrated leadership and collaborative skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All fellowship expenses on stay, transportation, and home hosting are covered by the program.<\/p>\n<p>More details about the program may be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.professionalfellows.americancouncils.org\">https:\/\/www.professionalfellows.americancouncils.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For any other information, please, contact us at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ukraine-pfp@americancouncils.org\">ukraine-pfp@americancouncils.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":907,"template":"","class_list":["post-42","programs","type-programs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/42\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programs\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/programs\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}