BOLD Academic Fellowships are intensive academic programs that provide groups of foreign undergraduate students with in-depth leadership training in a specific area with the objective of equipping them with the skills needed to identify aspects of their communities where change is needed, plan a course
of action to be a leader in that change, and implement a project to that effect.
Interethnic cooperation skills and hands-on experience are essential components for reaching that objective.
As is a deeper understanding of U. S. society, civic institutions, and practices of volunteerism, including the influence of principles and values such as democracy, the rule of law, individual rights, freedom of expression, equality, diversity, and tolerance.