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Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)

FLEX Alumni Program

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American Councils Czechia opened in the fall of 2018, at a time when the Czech Republic and the United States held centennial celebrations of their diplomatic relations. The office is based in Prague, the country's picturesque and vibrant capital.

Program News

FLEX 2025–26 Competition

Time is up! The Czech deadline for FLEX 2025–26 was on September 26. There is little to do but wait for the first batch of results. In October, we will inform applicants by e-mail whether they have made it to the semi-final round and what that entails. The Czech semi-finals will take place in the first half of November this year. Students from Moravia and Vysočina head to Brno, while applicants from Bohemian regions go to Prague.

We also send e-mails to students who do not pass to the competition’s next round. In some cases, these messages have ended up in spam in the past. We are able to forward them upon request. Semifinalists do not have to worry about missing their results announcements; we make sure that they get the word. When the time comes, we also alert applicants to check their e-mails on our social media.

Thank you for your applications!

FLEX 2024–25

The US independent selection committee sent us a list of Czechia’s current FLEX finalists in February. They prepared for their exchange year at a pre-departure orientation in Křtiny near Brno.

This year's FLEX scholarship recipients prepared for their American adventure together with Hungarian and Slovak finalists. Photo: René Volfík

All finalists received a host family and school placement and were able to board their overseas flights in August and September. They are exploring the US in the states of Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

FLEX 2023–24

In May 2024, we welcomed the program’s latest alumni at Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport. We met our alumni again at a June celebration of the FLEX 30th anniversary at Prague’s American Center and the US Ambassador’s magnificent residence. Some of our Czech baby alumni stayed in Prague for the so-called re-entry seminar, where they learned about alumni activities and shared experience with adaptation after returning home.