To apply for the HTIR/Lincoln Work-Study Program please send the following materials to

HTIR Work-study Program Office at 3740 University Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405 U.S.A.

Please email us at admissions@htir.com after you send us your application packet. Please note, that in some countries applicants will need to go through an HTIR appointed agency, and consequently, their file will be forwarded to the agency in their location. HTIR is responsible for all preparatory details, pre-screening and visa advising. Lincoln University makes all decisions regarding admissions and issuing of the I-20.

Important note: Please do email us if you have not heard from us two weeks after submitting your application. Also, due to many server's strict spam policies, to insure our emails reach you, please do put admissions@htir.com and chrissy@htir.com in your address book.

1. Completed and signed Application Form. Please make sure all information is written so it is legible. This will enable the information to be correct on the I-20. This is not an on-line app, and thus must be printed and sent to us.

1a. $250 Processing/courier fee (made out to HTIR)

2. Completed and signed Declaration of Finances

3 Copy of Passport (If you have a passport now. Otherwise, send a copy as soon as you receive the passport)

4. Bank statement: Either, (a) a copy of a current Bank Statement in US dollars in students name for lat east $17,600 US dollars (if you are providing your own financial support) or, (b) letter of support written and singed by the financial sponsor along with his/her current bank statement in US dollars for least $17,600.

5. Currency Conversion: If you or your sponsor can not get the bank statement in US dollars you may get the conversion from the internet and submit the printed the page showing the conversion and include it with the bank statement. www.currency-exchange.co.uk/Currency-Converter.htm.

6. Sponsor letter and financial form: if you are using a sponsor, the university will need a signed letter from the sponsor stating, "I am the sponsor for _______ and I intend to provide him/her with financial assistance during his/her first year at Lincoln University up to the amount of $_____."

7. GMAT or GRE score. These tests are not required for admittance, but are recommended for the visa interview.

8. Two letters of recommendation. The recommendation letters must be one each from a supervisor, professor or a co-worker. The letters should support in detail the writers assessment of the applicants ability to successfully complete graduate studies.

9. Resume: Applicants need a resume (curriculum vitae). The resume needs to include personal information (name, address, date of birth), work history, educational history, any research or publications in your field, any honors or awards received, and any organizations to which you belong. This document will be used to find your internship placement so we suggest you make it look as professional as possible.

10. Evidence of English proficiency, or a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (213 computer base) or 6.0 on IELTs. or documentation showing you have taken at least two years of college level classes taught in English. (Documentation that you have studied in English may be a letter stating that English is the medium of instruction, or a special letter from the university stating that fact.)

11. Certificate/diploma/proof of Bachelor's degree awarded in original language as well as an English translation, officially translated with translator's seal and signature

12. Official or attested TRANSCRIPTS in original language as well as an English translation, sealed in a university envelope. If English was not the medium of instruction, then you need to have the translator's seal and signature. Transcripts need show every year that you studied at the university level. It is important that the transcripts show all subjects taken and all grades or marks earned for each subject. It also is very helpful if the grading system of the university is shown on each record. You should show they have the equivalent of a 2.75 GPA or greater. Although Lincoln University will start processing with copies of the officials, applicant will need to send to us the official or attested copy of the transcripts as soon as possible

13. Dependent Documentation: If you are planning on bringing your spouse and/or children, you will need to provide copies of the dependent's passports, along with a letter giving the following details for each family member you plan on bringing: Full name, date of birth, country of Birth, and country of citizenship. You also will need to show an increase in the bank statement of $6,000 per family member that you are planning on bringing.

14. Additional Documents: If you are in the U.S. a) If you are currently enrolled at a US university or college, a completed transfer form, b) Copies of visa, passport, I-94 and I-20 (if applicable), and c) foreign address.