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The Enterprise Student Fellowship Program is a fully-funded undergraduate academic scholarship program of U.S.-CAEF.

The Enterprise Student Fellowship Program is a fully-funded undergraduate academic scholarship program of U.S.-CAEF.

The Foundation executes its mission through two components of the program:

Student and Intern Fellowships

The Foundation executes its mission through two components of the program:

Enterprise Student and Intern Fellowships

C O M P O N E N T  O N E

Enterprise Student Fellowships

The fellowships are based on academic merit and financial need and are awarded to qualified students who are citizen residents of the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to study at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek and KIMEP University, Almaty, which are leading Western-style institutions in the region.

C O M P O N E N T  O N E

Enterprise Student Fellowships

The fellowships are based on academic merit and financial need and are awarded to qualified students who are citizen residents of the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to study at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek and KIMEP University, Almaty, which are leading Western-style institutions in the region.

U.S.-CAEF Enterprise Fellows are currently enrolled in undergraduate degree programs that provide full funding for four years of study in business, economics, software engineering, or applied mathematics and informatics.

U.S.-CAEF Enterprise Fellows are currently enrolled in undergraduate degree programs that provide full funding for four years of study in business, economics, software engineering, or applied mathematics and informatics.

AUCA

  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Software Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics & Informatics

KIMEP University

  • Enterprise Information System
  • Accounting & Audit
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing

Our alumni have successfully gone on to prominent careers as accountants, managers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs throughout Central Asia and around the world.

In addition to full-ride scholarships, the program provides student advising, tutoring services, peer mentoring, and professional development, networking and team-building activities.

FULL TUITION FOR FOUR YEARS OF STUDY100%
100%
HOUSING & LIVING COSTS100%
100%
TRAVEL COSTS100%
100%
ACADEMIC ADVISING & SUPPORT100%
100%

The Enterprise Student Fellowship does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national and ethnic origin, or disability. The competition is financial need-based with a strong merit-based component.

U.S-CAEF represents all five countries of Central Asia

Download our one-pager for a quick overview of the program.

C O M P O N E N T  T W O

Enterprise Intern Fellowships

Through the Enterprise Intern Fellowships, the Foundation seeks to afford its Student Fellows the opportunity to gain (i) practical work experience within Central Asia early in their university careers through the Regional Summer Internship Program; and (ii) a postgraduate educational, vocational, and cultural experience in the United States or other countries that serve as positive examples of democratic open-market economies through the International Capstone Internship Program.

C O M P O N E N T  T W O

Enterprise Intern Fellowships

Through the Enterprise Intern Fellowships, the Foundation seeks to afford its Student Fellows the opportunity to gain (i) practical work experience within Central Asia early in their university careers through the Regional Summer Internship Program; and (ii) a postgraduate educational, vocational, and cultural experience in the United States or other countries that serve as positive examples of democratic open-market economies through the International Capstone Internship Program.

U.S.-CAEF interns engage in invaluable networking opportunities and extensive interactions with experts and leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Regional Summer Internship Program

Since 2009, the Foundation has operated the Regional Summer Internship Program, which is made available on a competitive basis to a limited number of Student Fellows completing their second year of university study. Both AUCA and KIMEP University require their business and economics students to undertake a formal internship towards the end of their third year of study. The Summer Regional Internship Program, which includes orientation and support for the interns, is intended as an opportunity for participants to become familiar with the business environment, enhance their skills and gain practical experience that will help them make informed choices about their degree-required internships in the following year.

International Capstone Internship Program

The International Capstone Internship Program, launched in 2011, is a four-month work-study program in the U.S. designed to complement four years of university study. Student Fellows who successfully complete their studies and graduate from AUCA or KIMEP University are eligible to apply for the competitive international internship. The Foundation’s Interns take part in an established and success-proven program operated by The Washington Center (www.twc.edu) in Washington, DC. In addition to the vocational and educational components of the internship, Interns benefit from joining a diverse group of peers from the U.S. and other countries in their program.

The Foundation is grateful to the companies in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan that have hosted 194 Enterprise Regional Interns since the inception of this program in 2009. These companies include:

  • Aga Khan Foundation
  • Alpha Telecom
  • Andromedia
  • Ardamina Textile Company
  • Arlan Finance LLC
  • Arvand Bank
  • Asia Universal Bank
  • Bai Tushum & Partners Microfinance Bank
  • Baker Tilly
  • BDO International
  • Beeline
  • Beyond Investment Group
  • BTS Digital
  • Business Clinic of Central Asia
  • CAI Consulting
  • Capital Bank Kazakhstan
  • CEECAT Capital
  • Center for Educational Assessment
  • Channel 7
  • Chaplin Cinemas
  • Coca Cola
  • Crowe Horwath ACG Tajikistan
  • DAI Global
  • Davinci Management Consulting
  • Deloitte & Touché Tajikistan
  • Demir Kyrgyz Int. Bank
  • Dining Smart
  • Doki
  • English Zone
  • EPAM Systems
  • Eurasian Bank
  • Eurosoft, LLC 
  • FINCA Microfinance Bank
  • Flamingo Park
  • Foreign Investors Association
  • Freedom Finance
  • Fresco
  • Garant, LLC
  • Gazprom Oil Asia
  • GIZ
  • Grohe
  • HSBC Bank
  • Hyatt Regency
  • Inspire Consulting
  • Institute for War & Peace Reporting
  • Interkit
  • International Business Council
  • JYSK Tajikistan
  • KAMP Money LLC
  • Karakol Coffee
  • KazInvest
  • KazNetEvents
  • Kloop Media
  • Kompanion Bank
  • Kreston Bishkek
  • Kyrgyz Concept
  • Kyrgyz Credit Investment Bank
  • Lemio
  • M-Digital
  • Makers
  • Manas International Airport
  • Marketplace Svetofor
  • Matrix
  • MegaCom
  • Ministry of Finance of KG
  • National Leasing Company
  • Neobis
  • Olive Hotel
  • Polygon International, Ltd
  • Pricer
  • Project Hope
  • ProKG Professionals Club
  • Promotank
  • Prosoft
  • Quasar
  • RCG Investment Fund
  • RSM Tajikistan
  • Save the Children International
  • Sberbank
  • Semantir, Inc.
  • Shoro Company
  • SK Leasing JSC
  • SpaceR
  • SPCE
  • State Sector for Human Resources Management
  • TajRupt
  • Talas Copper Gold, LLC
  • TBC Bank
  • Teaching Methods
  • Tengri Tech
  • The Farm
  • The First MicroFinance Company
  • The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek
  • The United Nations
  • TimelySoft Co.
  • Toyota Motors Kazakhstan
  • World Class Fitness Center
  • Zheti Ata