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