Florida-Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI)

Eligibility

All new and renewal applicants of the Florida-Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI) awards must comply with the following requirements:

• Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan and maintain F-1 non-immigrant student visa status while in the U.S.
• Citizenship must be verified through official immigration documentation. The country of citizenship indicated in the EELI application must match the applicant’s passport and the country of citizenship listed on the Form I-20. Inconsistencies between documents may affect eligibility.
• Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking academic program that is eligible for the out-of-state tuition waiver award (Linkage Waiver Award).
• Be accepted into any institution of the State University System of Florida or community college and maintain full-time enrollment – 12 undergraduate or 9 graduate credit hours per semester.
• Must have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher when submitting the application and maintain the institutional GPA thereafter.
• Return to Home Country within 3 years after completing the degree for a period of time equal to the period of the exemption award.

Scholarship requirements