Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Programs

Résumé

Subject to the availability of funds, the Office of Academic Programs, Academic Exchange Programs Division, European Programs Branch of the United States Information Agency's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for an assistance award. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in IRS regulation 26 CFR 1.501(c) may apply to administer the recruitment, selection, placement, monitoring, evaluation, and follow- on activities for the FY 1999 Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Programs. Organizations with less than four years of experience in conducting international exchange programs are not eligible for this competition. The Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Programs (herein to be referred to as the Muskie/FSA Programs) select outstanding citizens of the New Independent States (NIS) and the Baltics to receive scholarships for Master's level study and professional development in the United States in the fields of business administration, economics, education administration, law with a new subfocus in law pedagogy, library and information science, mass communicatio