Graduate Fellowship Program for Study in US (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Devin P Browne
dpbrowne+ at pitt.edu

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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:01:40 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Graduate Fellowship Program for Study in US

Thanks to Dennis McConnell for posting this:
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  The 1999 Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act (FSA)
            Graduate Fellowship Program
      Opportunities for Graduate Study in the USA

The Government of the United States is pleased to announce
the Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act (FSA) Graduate
Fellowship Program.  The Muskie/FSA Graduate Program
provides awards to citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, and Uzbekistan to study at the graduate level in the
United States for one to two years. The program is funded
and supervised by the United States Information Agency.
Recruitment for the 1999 Muskie/FSA Program will be
conducted by the American Council of Teachers of Russian/
American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language
Study (ACTR/ACCELS) and the Open Society Institute (OSI).
These fellowships offer the opportunity to pursue graduate
study and the possibility of a professional internship in the
following fields:

* Business Administration
* Economics
* Education Administration and Teacher Training
* Environmental Management
* International Affairs
* Journalism and Mass Communications
* Law and Law Pedagogy
* Library and Information Science
* Public Administration
* Public Health
* Public Policy

The fellowships will provide financial assistance to individuals
selected from a competitive pool of applicants from the countries
listed above who lack sufficient funds to enroll in graduate level
programs at U.S. institutions.  Fellows will be enrolled in a U.S.
institution by  the selection committees and administering
organizations and may not select their host institution.
During their term of study, fellows must meet the academic
standards and requirements of their U.S. host institutions.
Fellows may have the opportunity to seek an eight- to twelve-
week summer internship for practical training in their field
of specialization.  Both degree and non-degree fellowship
programs are available

Under the terms of the fellowship and the laws governing the
visa required for participation in the program, fellows must
return to their home country immediately upon completion
of the program for a period of at least two years. Fellows
may not continue for Ph.D. or other studies and are not
eligible for extended practical training or employment
in the United States.

Competition for the Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act
Graduate Fellowship program is merit-based and open to any
individual who meets the specific criteria.   Candidates may
apply only in one field of study. Additionally, applicants must:

-- lack sources of funding to study at a U.S. institution.
-- be under the age of forty [40] at the time of application.
-- hold an undergraduate degree [four- or five-year program] with
   good academic standing by June 1999.
-- be proficient in written and spoken English at the time of
   application.
-- be able to demonstrate professional aptitude and leadership
   potential in their field of specialization.
-- be able to begin study in the United States in summer 1999.

Participation in the Edmund S. Muskie and the Freedom
Support Act Graduate Fellowship Programs is contingent
upon the ability to receive and maintain a U.S. J-1 visa.

The following individuals are not eligible to apply:
-- spouses of U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the
   United States, or spouses of citizens of countries other than
   the 15 participating countries.
-- individuals currently participating in academic, training
   or research programs outside the 15 participating countries.
-- individuals currently residing or working outside the 15
   participating countries.
-- individuals who have participated in a program sponsored
   or funded by the U.S. government (USIA/USIS or other U.S.
   government agency) since October 1996 for a period of more
   than six weeks.
-- individuals who have applied for an immigrant visa to any
   country or who have requested political asylum in any country.
   This includes individuals who hold or have applied for a U.S.
   "green card," or who have applied to the U.S. Diversity
   Immigrant Visa  Lottery.

The complete list of eligibility requirements and selection criteria
is included in the application. Applications must be in English
and must be returned to one of the representational offices or
Educational Information Centers listed in the application by
October 30, 1998 (November 13, 1998, in Central Asia). Late
or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Selection will be made on the basis of academic excellence,
knowledge of English, professional aptitude, and leadership
potential in the field of specialization.  Teams of U.S. specialists
will review completed applications and prepare a list of semi-
finalists to be tested and interviewed as part of the selection
process. All semi-finalists will be required to take the Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Semi-finalists may
also be required to take other examinations depending on the
program for which they are applying.  The cost of all tests for
semi-finalists will be covered by the Muskie or FSA Graduate
Fellowship Program.

Informational presentations will be held at the American Center
in the Library of Foreign Literature (ul. Nikolo-Yamskaya,
dom 1) on September 17 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. to provide
more complete information on the program to qualified
candidates.  Other lectures will be scheduled as the application
deadline nears.   Program staff encourage anyone interested
in applying to this program to come to one of the lectures.

In addition to the American Center, applications are available
at the addresses listed below. Copies may also be obtained in
electronic form, for downloading and printing only.

ACTR/ACCELS
Leninsky pr. 2, room 504 (metro Oktyabrskaya, ring line)
tel.:  230-45-88
e-mail:  actrmuskie at glasnet.ru
William Gormley

Open Society Institute
ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, 16/10, str. 70 (metro Yugo-Zapadnaya)
tel.:  956-21-55
e-mail:  pozdn at osi.ru
Natalia Pozdnyakova
http://www.osi.ru


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