How to Apply
The application period for this year is now closed. All applicants have been contacted by the USAID Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship Program regarding the status of their application and whether they met the eligibility criteria to move on to the English Diagnostic Test. We thank you for your interest in this program!
If you have been contacted by DISP saying that you met the eligibility criteria, you will be asked to complete an online test to check your level of English. If you score above the minimum requirements of the program you are applying for, your application will be reviewed again, and you may be shortlisted for an interview. More information on the English Diagnostic Test is below.
English Diagnostic Test
If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be asked to complete an online test to check your level of English. The test will take place on the Teaching and e-Learning Platform. You will need to register, and a test date will be provided for you. If you score above the minimum requirements of the program you are applying for, your application will be reviewed again, and you have a chance to be shortlisted for an interview.
TOEFL ITP Diagnostic Test Preparation Resources:
- TOEFL ITP Student Handbook
- TOEFL ITP Score Descriptors
- TOEFL ITP Test Strategies
- Longman Preparation Course for TOEFL Test (PDF)
- Barron’s Practice Exercises for the TOEFL (PDF)
Interviews and Final Selection
If you meet the selection criteria, fit the DISP profile, and meet the requirements of the program you applied for, you will be invited for an interview. The interviews will take place in April on Zoom. You will be invited via email, and the program team may request some additional information ahead of the interview.
Application Timeline for Cohort 1
Application Process | Start Date | End Date |
Accepting applications | Jan. 15, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. MMT | Feb. 23, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. MMT |
Invitation to take English Diagnostic Test | March 4, 2024 | |
English language test period | March 7, 2024 | March 20, 2024 |
Screening essays and recommendation letters | March 22, 2024 | April 11, 2024 |
Interview announcement | April 15, 2024 | April 20, 2024 |
Interviews & final selection | April 22, 2024 | May 06, 2024 |
Awards announcement | May 12, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
Deadline to accept the award | May 18, 2024 | TBA |