COVID-19 UPDATE: SINCE THE GLOBAL OUTBREAK OF COVID-19, A NUMBER OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE, AND THE J1 VISA PROCESS IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AS IT UNFOLDS. AT THIS TIME, APPLICATIONS FOR THIS SUMMERS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN OPEN INDEFINITELY, UNTIL WE CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHETHER THE PROGRAM WILL GO AHEAD THIS SUMMER.