CRS Volunteer Program Preliminary Application

Have you completed the "Are You Qualified?" questions? While completing the "Are You Qualified?" questions is not required, doing so will help you determine if you meet the basic program requirements.

As you may already know, the CRS Volunteer Program requires a two-year commitment, of which 12 months is spent overseas and 12 months in the United States. This preliminary application will help us to determine if this could be the volunteer program for you. Please answer all the questions. If any particular question does not apply to you, please indicate "Not applicable." If your answer is "None" or the question is not clear, indicate "None" or that the question is not clear. For married couples, we require both spouses to apply to the program. Please submit separate applications. The program does not accept families with minor dependent children. Note: For those invited to continue the application process, the next step would be a telephone discussion about the application process.

The application is divided into 3 sections as follows:
Part 1 - Contact Information and Dependents
Part 2 - Language Proficiency, Geographical Areas of Interest, Educational Background, Occupational Background
Part 3 - Other Questions