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- Fulbright Program, U.S.
Department of State: Grants for Graduate Study & Research Abroad
- PURPOSE:
- Annual awards to foster mutual understanding among nations
through educational and cultural exchange. The program supports
research and study by U.S. citizens at foreign universities and
institutes, generally for a period of one year.
- FIELD OF STUDY:
- Open to all fields of study.
- ELIGIBILITY:
- U.S. citizens holding a bachelor's degree. Applicants are
expected to be in good health, to be proficient in the language of the
intended host country, and to be able to complete the proposed project
during the grant period. Grants are awarded to the "best qualified
students," but preference is given to applicants who have received the
bachelor's degree recently. Individuals holding the Ph.D. degree are
ineligible.
- AWARD:
- The grant covers travel, living expenses for the academic year,
and tuition at overseas universities, when required.
- DEADLINE:
- October 1
- APPLICATION:
- Students apply through their universities. For further
information, contact Cornell's Fulbright Program Adviser, Prof. Milton
Esman, at <mje5@cornell.edu>.
The program is administered by the Institute of International
Education, which maintains information on its Web site: <www.iie.org/fulbright>.