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The 1996 Edmund S. Muskie and FSA Graduate Fellowship Programs
The Government of the United States of America is pleased to
announce the 1997 Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program and the
Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship (FSA) Program which
provide grants to citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan. The programs are funded and supervised by the United
States Information Agency, and are administered by the American
Council of Teachers of Russian/ American Council for Collaboration
in Education and Language Study (ACTR/ ACCELS), the Institute of
International Education (IIE), the International Research and
Exchange Board (IREX), and the Soros Foundations/ Open Society
Institute (Soros/ OSI). The Fellowships offer the opportunity to
pursue one or two years of graduate study in the following
fields:
Edmund S. Muskie and FSA Graduate Fellowships:
business administration economics law public
administration
FSA Graduate and Fellowship:
communications/journalism education administration
library and information science public policy
The Fellowships will provide financial assistance to qualified
students from the countries listed above who lack sufficient
funding to enroll in graduate programs at US institutions.
Fellows will be enrolled in a US institution by their sponsoring
organization, and may not select their host US university. During
their term of study, Fellows must meet the academic standards and
requirements of their host US university. Fellows may have the
opportunity to seek an eight to twelve-week summer internship for
practical training in the field of specialization. A number of
the one-year placements for the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship will
be non-degree professional development awards designed for
individuals with a minimum of three years work experience in the
field they will study in the US. Depending on the type of program
and field of specialization, the other Edmund S. Muskie and FSA
Fellowships may lead to a graduate degree or certificate from a US
institution. Under the terms of the grant and the laws governing
the student visa required for participation in the programs,
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 PhD or other studies, and are not
eligible for extended practical training or employment in the
United States. Competition for the Fellowships is merit-based and
open to anyone who meets the specific criteria. Criteria for
participation in the Muskie and FSA competitions differ.
Candidates may only apply for one program. Individuals who apply
for more than one field of study or who apply for both the Edmund
S. Muskie and FSA Graduate Fellowship Programs will automatically
be disqualified, and neither application will be considered. The
complete list of eligibility requirements and selection criteria
are included in the applications and are available from the
advising centers and representational offices listed below.
Partial criteria are listed here.
For Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships:
- citizen of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia,
Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or Uzbekistan. For FSA
Graduate Fellowships:
- citizen of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
or Uzbekistan. For both Edmund S. Muskie and FSA Graduate
Fellowships:
- lacking a source of funding for study in the US or access to
another US-based training program;
- under the age of 40 at the time of application;
- hold an undergraduate degree (four or five-year program) with
good academic standing by the start of the proposed academic
program in the United States;
- proficient in spoken and written English at the time of
application;
- able to demonstrate professional aptitude and leadership
potential in the field of specialization; and
- able to begin studies in the United States in summer 1997. The
following individuals are not eligible for either the Muskie or
FSA Fellowship:
- those currently enrolled in academic, training, or research
programs outside the twelve participating (FSA) or fifteen
participating (Muskie) countries;
- those who have spent four or more consecutive months outside
the fifteen participating (Muskie) or twelve participating (FSA)
countries since 1995. This includes people who have taken part in
academic, training, internship, or research programs lasting four
or more consecutive months, as well as individuals who have worked
outside the participating nations for four or more consecutive
months. Applications may be obtained in person or by writing to
one of the advising centers or representational offices listed
below. Applicants are encouraged to attend a lecture about the
Programs. Applications must be in English and must be returned to
one of the advising centers or representational offices listed
below by October 25, 1996. 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
US 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 and FSA Graduate
Fellowship Programs. Pending availability of funds, approximately
800 applicants will become semi-finalists and be tested for the
estimated 100 Muskie Fellowships. The number of FSA Graduate
Fellowships has yet to be announced. At the offices listed below,
the following is available:
- full information on criteria for both Fellowships:
- application materials;
- information on Educational Advising Centers where application
materials can be obtained;
- schedules and locations for informational lectures and
application distribution for the Muskie and FSA Fellowships made
by Program representatives from ACTR/ ACCELS, IREX, and Soros/
OSI;
- contact information for FSA Graduate and Muskie Fellowship
offices in other countries.
ARMENIA
American University of Armenia Seniak 38e, Marshal Baghramian
pogh., 40 375019 Erevan, Armenia Tel: (374)(2)15-11-16/27-45-32
Fax: (374)(2)15-1116
AZERBAIJAN
Prospekt Azerbaijan 35, kom. 2 370000 Baku, Azerbaijan Tel:
(8922)93-03-14 E-mail:[email protected]
BELARUS
Scientific Library Yakuba Kolosa Ul. Surganova 15, Ste. 11 220601
Minsk, Belarus Tel: (0172)62-88-88 E-mail:
[email protected]
ESTONIA(citizens of Estonia are not eligible for FSA) Estonia
Avenue 3/5 0001 Tallinn, Estonia Tel: (3726)313-791 Fax:
(3726)313-791 E-mail: [email protected]
GEORGIA
Takaishvili St, Number 4, Rm. 15 380079 Tbilisi , Georgia
Tel/Fax:(99532)22-01-53 Email: [email protected]
KAZAKSTAN
pr. Seifullina, 531,kom. 208 480083 Almaty, Kazakstan Tel/Fax:
(3772)62-20-56 E-mail:[email protected]
KYRGYZSTAN
Ul. Kievskaya 69, kom. 10 720000Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Tel/Fax:(3312)26-42-26 E-mail: [email protected]
LATVIA(citizens of Latvia are not eligible for the FSA Program)
Muskie Fellowship Program Krisjana Barona 31 1722 Riga, Latvia
Tel:(3712)22-81-16/22-06 Fax: (3712)28-38-40
LITHUANIA(citizens of Lithuania are not eligible for the FSA
program) Vilnius University University Street 3, rm 40 2734
Vilnius, Lithuania Tel: (3702) 62-50-53 Fax:(3702)61-05-59 Email:
[email protected]
MOLDOVA:
Open World House Street Armeneasca 20 277012 Chisinau, Moldova
Tel: (3732) 26-40-60 Fax: (3732)26-05-07 E-mail:
[email protected]
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Educational Advising Center Library of Foreign Literature ul.
Ulyanovskaya, d.1 109189 Moscow, Russian Federation tel: (095)
915 79 85 fax: (095) 956 32 62 e-mail: [email protected]
Institute of Economics Prospekt im. Akademika Lavrentieva, d.17,
kom.430A 630090 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation tel: (3832) 35 78
25 e-mail: [email protected]
Stachkyi prospekt, d.194/1, kom.101 344104 Rostov-on-Don, Russian
Federation tel: (8632) 28 03 76
Educational Advising Center Mayakovsky Library Fontanka, 46 191025
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation tel: (812) 311 45 93 fax:
(812) 311 09 34 e-mail: [email protected]
FSA Graduate and Muskie Fellowship Program ul. Dalzavodskaya,
d.27, kom.24 690001 Vladivostok, Russian Federation tel: (4232)
26 98 60 e-mail: [email protected] FSA Graduate and Muskie
Fellowship Program Okeanskii Prospekt, d.18, kom. 303 Kraevaya
Biblioteka Profsoyuzov im. Fadeeva 690091 Vladivostok, Russian
Federation tel/ fax: (4232) 22 37 98 e-mail:
[email protected]
TAJIKISTAN
pr. Rudaki 36, First floor 734025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Tel/Fax:
(3772)21-17-95 E-mail: [email protected] Email:
[email protected]
TURKMENISTAN
pr. Turkmenbashi 31, Bldg 1, Room 40 744000 Ashgabad,
Turkemenistan Tel/Fax: (3632)51-00-46 E-mail:
[email protected]
UKRAINE
Kiev Shevchenko University vul. Volodymyrska 60, rooms 218, 23
252033 Kiev Ukraine Tel: *38044) 225-71-82/225-22-51 Fax:
(38044 224-69-60 E-mail: [email protected]
UZBEKISTAN
16-A Lahuty St. 7th Floor, Rm 716 700015 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tel:(3712)55-12-71 Fax: (3712) 55-88-60 E-mail:
[email protected]
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