Educational Exchange-Graduate Students (19.400)
Program
19.400 Educational Exchange-Graduate Students
Federal Agency
BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Authorization
Public Law 87-256, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.
Program Number
19.400
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To improve and strengthen international relations of the United States by promoting better mutual understanding among the peoples of the world through educational exchanges.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
The grants are designed to give U.S. students the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country for one academic year with possible renewals or extensions. Grants specify terms and conditions to meet the educational goals proposed by the grantee and approved by the Board of Foreign Scholarships in making the award. Full grants: Round trip transportation, tuition, books, maintenance for one academic year in one country, and health and accident insurance. Travel grants: The grants supplement maintenance and tuition scholarships granted to American students by universities, private donors, and foreign governments, which do not cover the cost of transportation.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
To individuals with the following qualifications: (a) U.S. citizenship at the time of application; (b) with certain exceptions, B.A. degree or its equivalent before the beginning date of the grant; (c) candidates may not hold a doctoral degree at the time of application; (d) applicants must have received the majority of their high school and their undergraduate college education at educational institutions in the United States; (e) language proficiency sufficient to communicate with the people of the host country and to carry out the proposed study; (f) language proficiency is especially important for students wishing to undertake projects in the social sciences and the humanities; and (g) good health.
Beneficiary Eligibility
U.S. citizens who are graduate students and who want to live and study in a foreign country for one academic year.
Credentials/Documentation
See Applicant Eligibility.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Applicants who are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities should contact their Fulbright program advisers on campus. Others should write to the nearest office of the Institute of International Education (IIE): 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Regional Offices: 401 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 722, Chicago, IL 60611; 515 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 150, Houston, TX 77027; 41 Sutter Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94108; 700 Broadway, Suite 112, Denver, CO 80203.
Award Procedure
Final selection of grantees is made by the Presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright, Foreign Scholarship Board.
Deadlines
Competitions normally open on May 1. Enrolled applicants must submit applications to the campus Fulbright program adviser by the date set by him. At-large applicants must normally submit applications to the New York office of IIE by October 25. Note: Travel grants application deadline is October 25.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Extensions possible.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
One academic year.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Reports by all academic grantees are required at the end of their grants.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
As prescribed by grant terms.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, an estimated 900 grants will be awarded.
Financial Information
Account Identification
19-0201-0-1-154.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $17,000,000; FY 03 est $18,750,000; and FY 04 est $19,750,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$1,200 to $35,000. Average: $21,000 in fiscal year 2001.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Annual announcement: Grants for Graduate Study Abroad, issued by Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Related Programs
19.401, Educational Exchange_University Lecturers (Professors) and Research Scholars.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Application Procedure.
Headquarters Office
Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
