Out of State Tuition Exemption Program
The State of Florida/Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI)

The State of Florida offers excellent educational opportunities for international students in its state universities and community colleges. The so-called ”Out of State Tuition Exemption Program” provides undergraduate and graduate students from East European countries with eligibility as residents for tuition purposes.

The program is run by the Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI), a state organization based in the University of Central Florida, Orlando. EEIL was created by the Florida Legislature in order to enhance the development of cultural and educational ties between the State of Florida and the Central - Eastern regions of Europe.

Below please find detailed program information to encourage all interested foreign students who would like to come to America for an education.

For more information, contact Dr. Jean C. Kijek, Director of EELI:

Eastern Europe Linkage Institute
University of Central Florida
HPA 307 P.O. Box 160155
Orlando, Florida 32816-0155, USA
Phone: (407) 823-3647; Fax: (407) 823-3649
E-mail address: eeli@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Web site: http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/eeli/

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The purpose of this program is to provide international students attending any of Florida’s state universities or state community colleges the opportunity to gain eligibility as residents for tuition purposes. In order to qualify you must be from one of the countries associated with the Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia. Through this program, students are required to return home after their undergraduate of graduate program for a length of time to their exemption period.

The Linkage Institutes were created by the Florida Legislature to assist in the development of stronger economic and social ties between Florida and strategic foreign countries. Linkage is developed through promotion of expended public/private dialogue on cooperative research and technical assistance, culture exchange, enhancement of language training, and student/faculty exchange program.

EEIL evaluates candidates based on their academic record, area of specialization, need and aspirations for the future. The selection process is highly competitive and awards are limited.

Please read this application form carefully. The tuition waiver that this Institute offers the out-of-state portion of tuition fees. You are responsible for the in-state portion of tuition fees. To be considered for this award you MUST BE ENROLLED in one of Florida State universities or state community colleges. The application form MUST be filled out completely, signed, and certified by the school official(s). Supporting paper MUST be attached to the application. This requirement also applies to current recipients of out-of –state tuition exemptions.

A self-addressed, stamped envelope MUST be included as past of the application package and will be used to return notice to you indicating receipt and accepted of your application package.

The selection committee will not consider incomplete packages.

Application package must be postmarked no later than March 1 in order to apply for an academic year starting in August. It must include:

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