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10/15/2022 - The social hackathon SMARTUOLIAI
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08/01/2022 - Bring Together Lithuania 2022
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05/16/2022 - Kazickas Family Visit at the Lithuanian World Center
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05/12/2022 - "Youth Can" event for Lithuanian, Afghan and Ukrainian youth
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04/21/2022 - Dr. J. P. Kazickas Computer Science Forum for school children
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04/05/2022 - The Book Club: "The Odyssey of Hope"
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02/28/2022 - KFF statement and support for Ukraine
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02/24/2022 - The Lithuanian Olympic Committee gave the “Fair Play Project 2021” award to Youth Can
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01/28/2022 - Alexandra Kazickas Grant Program Support for Lithuanian Heritage Schools
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01/13/2022 - We Remember Why We Are Free!
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ASSIST

ASSIST Lithuania scholars 2018-2019
ASSIST Lithuania scholars 2018-2019
Jurate Kazickas and Valdas Adamkus with ASSIST new scholars, ASSIST Alumni in Vilnius 2016
Jurate Kazickas and Valdas Adamkus with ASSIST new scholars, ASSIST Alumni in Vilnius 2016
with Dr. J. P. Kazickas and US Embassy rep. R. Rathod, Vilnius 2008
with Dr. J. P. Kazickas and US Embassy rep. R. Rathod, Vilnius 2008
Students' interview in Vilnius with ASSIST Directors 2016
Students' interview in Vilnius with ASSIST Directors 2016

Since the 1992-1993 school year ASSIST, a program by an independent association, has been operating in Lithuania providing scholarships for Lithuania's secondary school students for their 11th grade studies in the United States. In 2003, the Kazickas Family Foundation signed an agreement with ASSIST supporting its efforts to provide life-changing opportunities for outstanding international scholars to attend and contribute to the finest American independent secondary schools to promote mutual understanding, cultural interchange, and global citizenship. 

 

An annual competition is held for selecting six (or seven) of the academically best 10th grade students from Lithuania to spend one year in the US as exchange students. Since 2006, the KFF has been providing the resources to help with the selection process in Lithuania. So far, 137 Lithuanian students have studied in the US under the auspices of ASSIST.

 

Upon returning to their homelands to finish high schools, students share their experiences about people, schools, culture, social aspects, education, earned in the US with their friends and communities at home. The long-term goal of ASSIST program is for such students to apply their experiences at their homelands, to contribute to future ASSIST students' opportunities and to homeland's future.

 

One year spent at the American Independent school - it's a tireless work of many many ASSIST people and volunteers to find matching schools, sponsors, host families that support and care for students entire school year at their own time and expense. Independent schools in the US offer full or partial scholarships that often exceed $50,000 a year, the Kazickas Family Foundation's contribution of $21,000 each year covers three students' travel, insurance, and other personal expenses. Additional students get funded thanks to generosity and hard work of ASSIST Lithuania alumni and their families. US Embassy in Vilnius offers a few additional scholarships to students whose families have hard time paying the program fee.

    

Application Process, Overview and Document Checklist are available at: http://assistscholars.org/en/apply


 


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