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PARTICIPANT TRAINING
USAID Policy
In the past, USAID/Philippines provided scholarship assistance to a wide range of disciplines. Currently, USAID/Philippines' training activities are conducted in support of the achievement of target results, which are defined in the joint Strategic Objective (SO) Agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Participants are generally nominated and approved by the appropriate SO Team, in conjunction with the host country and/or USAID/Washington partners, as appropriate.
There are three types of participant training:
1) U.S.,
2) third country, and
3) in-country.
Eligible candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the host country. U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, and individuals with dual U.S. and other country citizenship living outside the U.S. are not eligible unless the need for such training is critically related to attaining strategic objective, and the sponsoring unit justifies the training in writing on a case-by-case basis. Participant training covers not only formal courses, but also study tours and most conferences. However, it specifically excludes TDYs, paper presentations, business travel, and travel of contractor staff.
The procedures for processing participants are complex, especially in the case of U.S. training. A lead time of at least six (6) weeks is suggested to process the relevant paperwork. There are not only Agency and Mission requirements, but also applications of laws enforced by other U.S. Government agencies, such as the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
Approved participants for U.S. training should review the 
Participant Training Information Sheet (115Kb/pdf) early on to ensure that they can meet the paperwork requirements in time for departure.