BridgeUSA Cyprus Camp Counselor Scholarship
Are you an outgoing and active Cypriot aged 18+ who wants to spend a summer as a camp counselor working with American youth in the U.S.?
The U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, is funding several U.S. camp counselor opportunities for current post-secondary students, youth workers, youth leaders, and teachers to share their culture and ideas with the people of the United States in camp settings throughout the U.S.
The experience will be part of the J-1 Visa BridgeUSA Camp Counselor Program. The Scholarship program is being administered by Cultural Exchange Network (Cenet), a U.S.-based implementer of BridgeUSA programs.
The Scholarship is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, with the goal of enhancing mutual understanding. Scholarship winners will gain professional experience in the United States, improve their English language skills, and share their own culture with Americans.
The Experience
In June 2025, Scholarship recipients will travel to the United States to start their 3-month camp counselor program. They will be matched with a host camp and work as camp counselors with a high level of interaction with American colleagues and campers. Recipients will meet, work, live with and learn from people of the United States and share daily experiences.
The Scholarship is a unique program and distinct from the general BridgeUSA Camp Counselor Program. For information on Camp Counselor, please visit j1visa.state.gov.
Explore the United States
All Camp Counselor participants are eligible for a travel period of up to 30 days following their program end date.
Build your resume + develop global leadership skills
Experience American working culture and earn pocket money to support your expenses during your time in the United States.
All placements are in summer camps around the U.S. Scholarship recipients should be flexible on placement type and location.
Eligibility
The program is open to current post-secondary students, youth workers, youth leaders, and teachers who reside in Cyprus. Applicants should be proficient in spoken English.
Inclusions
The Scholarship program includes program support from Cenet, placement costs, travel to the placement, sickness and accident insurance, and U.S. Government visa fees. Round-trip airfare to the United States will be provided to some scholarship winners. Participants will receive compensation from their U.S. summer camp at the end of their stay. Housing and meals are included at no cost while at the U.S. summer camp.
Scholarship winners will be placed as a bicommunal team in the same camp and will be expected to work on a bicommunal project upon return.
Applicants will be responsible for the cost of their own passport and for transportation to the visa interview at the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia.
How to Apply
Applicants should complete an online application form and submit a brief (up to two minutes) video describing why they are interested in the program. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The final deadline for applications is November 29, 2024.
Duties
Scholarship winners will be required to submit reports and photographs of their experience and their return home. Winners are also required to attend a debriefing session after returning home. The submitted reports and photos will be reported to the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, and the photos will be posted on the U.S. Embassy’s website, Cenet’s website, and social networking sites.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please email Cenet.
This opportunity is closed for 2024/2025.
