IVLP Impact Awards Application Process

Application Information

The 2025 IVLP Impact Awards application is now closed. Thanks to the many wonderful IVLP Alumni who submitted applications for the 2025 IVLP Impact Awards initiative! Our team is currently reviewing your applications and will contact you directly once we have an update on your application status.

To learn more and view past IVLP Impact Awards project profiles, please visit the Impact Awards Webpage or email us at IVLPImpactAwards@meridian.org 

Interested in hearing from past IVLP Impact Awardees? Check out the recordings and summaries of the virtual webinar panels that featured successful Awardees and hear directly about their experiences. You can also browse the articles written by and about past IVLP Impact Awardees' projects below.

Testimonials From Past Participants Alumni Spotlight

About IVLP

Each year nearly 5,000 exchange participants come to the U.S. on the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). More than 200,000 International Visitors have engaged with Americans through the IVLP, including more than 500 current or former Chiefs of State or Heads of Government.

Launched in 1940, the IVLP helps strengthen U.S. engagement with countries around the world and cultivate lasting relationships by connecting current and emerging foreign leaders with their American counterparts through short-term visits to the United States. The majority of IVLP exchanges include visits to four U.S. communities over three weeks, although projects vary based on themes, Embassy requests and other factors. Participants meet with professional counterparts, visit U.S. public and private sector organizations related to the project theme and participate in cultural and social activities.

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