Identify Your Program Sponsor

As a J-1 student, you may be under the program sponsorship of the University of Arkansas, or a different program sponsor.  To determine who your program sponsor is, please refer to your DS-2019.  Section 2 on the form lists the name of your program sponsor.  

If the University of Arkansas is your program sponsor, you will need to consult the J-1 advisors at ISS regarding any questions you have about your J-1 status, such as minimum enrollment requirements, employment authorization, travel signatures for your DS-2019, etc.  

If some other organization is your program sponsor, you will need to consult them directly regarding any questions you have about your J-1 status.  They must advise you regarding enrollment requirements and employment authorization, and they must sign your DS-2019 for travel.  ISS advisors cannot perform these functions for students who are under the sponsorship of a J-1 program other than the University of Arkansas.

Regardless of who your J-1 sponsor is, you are welcome and encouraged to participate in any of the outreach and retention programs offered by ISS (orientation, field trips, Conversation Club, iFriend, International Culture Team, etc.)