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19.400:  Educational Exchange: Graduate Students

Popular Name:  Fulbright Program

Objectives:  To improve and strengthen international relations of the United States by promoting better mutual understanding among the peoples of the world through educational exchanges.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

19.400 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  To individuals with the following qualifications: (a) U.S. citizenship at the time of application; (b) with certain exceptions, B.A. degree or its equivalent before the beginning date of the grant; (c) candidates may not hold a doctoral degree at the time of application; (d) applicants must have received the majority of their high school and their undergraduate college education at educational institutions in the United States; (e) language proficiency sufficient to communicate with the people of the host country and to carry out the proposed study; (f) language proficiency is especially important for students wishing to undertake projects in the social sciences and the humanities; and (g) good health.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  U.S. citizens who are graduate students and who want to live and study in a foreign country for one academic year.

Credentials/Documentation:  See Applicant Eligibility.

19.400 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Applicants who are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities should contact their Fulbright program advisers on campus. Others should write to the nearest office of the Institute of International Education (IIE): 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Regional Offices: 401 North Wabash Ave., Suite 722, Chicago, IL 60611; 515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 150, Houston, TX 77027; 41 Sutter Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94108; 700 Broadway, Suite 112, Denver, CO 80203.

Award Procedure:  Final selection of grantees is made by the Presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright, Foreign Scholarship Board.

Deadlines:  Competitions normally open on May 1. Enrolled applicants must submit applications to the campus Fulbright program adviser by the date set by him. At-large applicants must normally submit applications to the New York office of IIE by October 23. Note: Travel grants application deadline is October 23.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Variable.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Extensions possible.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $1,200 to $35,000; $21,000 in fiscal year 1999.

19.400 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 19.401 Educational Exchange: University Lecturers (Professors) and Research Scholars.

19.400 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

19.400 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $14,500,000; FY 00 est $14,500,000; and FY 01 est $15,000,000.

Budget Account Number:  19-0201-0-1-154.

Authorization:  Public Law 87-256, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Annual announcement: Grants for Graduate Study Abroad, issued by Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

19.400 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  See Application Procedure.

Headquarters Office:  Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

19.400 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  One academic year.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  The grants are designed to give U.S. students the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country for one academic year with possible renewals or extensions. Grants specify terms and conditions to meet the educational goals proposed by the grantee and approved by the Board of Foreign Scholarships in making the award. Full grants: Round trip transportation, tuition, books, maintenance for one academic year in one country, and health and accident insurance. Travel grants: The grants supplement maintenance and tuition scholarships granted to American students by universities, private donors, and foreign governments, which do not cover the cost of transportation.

19.400 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Reports by all academic grantees are required at the end of their grants.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  As prescribed by grant terms.