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Subject: Russian & Eurasian Awards Program
*** Russian & Eurasian Awards Program ***
Pending funding from the United States Information Agency, NAFSA will
again administer the Russian & Eurasian Awards Program (REAP),
providing supplementary grants of up to $10,000 to U.S. institutions
on behalf of qualified students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The Russian & Eurasian Awards Program can provide up to $10,000 for
student expenses; cost-sharing by the U.S. institution is expected,
generally in the form of a tuition waiver.
*Eligibility*
* Students must be undergraduate juniors or seniors or graduate
students, admitted to an accredited U.S. institution.
* Eligible fields of study are: public administration, public policy,
political science, urban planning, economics, business, marketing,
law, education, journalism, social sciences, humanities (excluding the
fine arts), library science, English teaching and computer science.
The sciences, engineering and English as a Second Language are not
eligible fields of study.
* Students receiving assistance under any other U.S. government funded
programs are not eligible.
* Students currently living in the U.S. or enrolled in U.S.
institutions are not eligible.
* Grant awards are contingent upon students obtaining and maintaining
J-1 visa status, including compliance with the two-year home residency
requirement.
U.S. institutions, not individual students, may apply.
The deadline for U.S. institutions to apply is April 22, 1996.
*For Applications & More Information*
Contact: REAP Staff, NAFSA: Association of International Educators,
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20009-5728.
Tel: 202.939.3111. Fax: 202.667.3419. Internet: Tel: 202.939.3111. Fax: 202.667.3419. Internet: [email protected].
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