FLEX Financing and Costs

Financing and costs

This scholarship program is fully funded by the U.S. Government and administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the Department of State, with funding from the U.S. Congress. ECA encourages understanding between citizens of the United States and citizens of other countries. ECA programs also include educational and training projects that promote personal, professional, and institutional connections between citizens and organizations in the U.S. and abroad. The FLEX program is supported locally by U.S. citizens and high schools that host, educate and support high school students without financial compensation.

What does the scholarship provide?

FLEX is free for everyone and covers the following:

travel from the home city in Romania to the host city in the US and back;
participation in a pre-departure orientation that includes pre-program preparation;
the participant’s stay with an American host family for one academic year;
admission to an American high school;
medical insurance that covers treatment of illnesses that appear while on the program except for pre-existing conditions and dental care;
the monthly stipend that constitutes $200 and allows a student to participate in social life;
an additional allowance that constitutes $300 necessary to buy basic school-related items, e.g., school books.
The program also provides on-program support for the participant during the entire year.

What is NOT provided?

The FLEX scholarship does NOT cover the following costs:

Costs of obtaining a passport
Personal expenses not covered by the monthly stipend
Excess baggage costs, phone bills, or internet use
phone calls to Romania and internet expenses
Application-related costs in the semi-final (e.g. for medical consultation, TB test)

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