The "SOS Education - Student Scolarship Program" intends to offer to the selected, highly qualified American, Romanian and Indian students scholarships, both in Romania/India and in the US.
    The scholarships in Romania/India will offer to the mentioned above students academic counseling and financial help to attend high-qualified educational programs in Romanian/Indian schools, universities or Center of Excellence for Education and Research.
    The scholarships in the US will support students participation in exchange programs, giving to the Romanian/Indian students an opportunity to experience a period of actual study and live in the USA. The participating students will have a chance to be exposed to the English language, to a different scholar system. The program will build confidence in their abilities to adjust to the new environment and to perform well. They will carry back home the new developed skills and knowledge enriching their native scholar environment. The participating American and Romanian/Indian students will present part of the culture they are coming from through posters with pictures from the US and from Romania/India, presentations about famous people from the US and from Romania/India, and through music, dance, and poetry.
    The scholarship will pay the tuition for a full scholar year or for summer courses, for science, art, and other educational summer camps. The courses and camps can be organized by Romanian, Indian or American governmental institution, by international public organization, by other private organization or by the SOS Education itself. For all these programs the SOS Education organizer body will be voluntary and it must have the full support of the governments, universities and companies involved.
Clear criteria for student selection need to be established, based on academic records, ability to speak English and stage of their studies (before graduation). In the same fashion, clear criteria need to be established for the selection of hosting families: financially and socially stable, based on peer recommendation. The SOS Education Board of Directors will determine the eligibility rules and procedures for the exchanges. For all the planed activities Board of Directors will take all the necessary steps to obtain from the American Embassy in Bucharest/Delhi the legal visa status for studying/working in the US.
    The internship and scholarship programs are intended to start in the summer of 2001. They are subject to the existence of the necessary funds and support.