fundsforNGOs U.S. Mission to Pakistan: English Access Microscholarship Program 120SHARES The U.S. Mission to Pakistan is currently seeking applications for the English Access Microscholarship Program. Since its inception in 2004, approximately 200,000 students in more than 85 countries have participated in the program’s two years of study through at least 360 hours of intensive, after-school, and weekend English language programming. Access provides a foundation of English language skills to bright, economically disadvantaged students, primarily 13 to 20 years of age. The program introduces participants to critical thinking skills, U.S. culture, and democratic values; improves their potential to fully contribute to the socio-economic development of their countries; and increases their ability to compete for and participate in U.S. exchange and study programs.