Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

Post Date

May 14th 2010

Application Due Date

June 23rd 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

ECA-A-E-EUR-11-01

CFDA Number(s)

19.011

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

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Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

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Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $8500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $8500000

Grant Description

The Muskie Program selects outstanding citizens from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (herein referred to as Eurasia) to receive fellowships for Master’s level study in the United States in the fields of business administration, economics, law, public administration, and public policy. Candidates from countries other than Russia and Ukraine will be also considered in additional fields of education, environmental management, international affairs, library and information science, journalism/mass communications, and public health per guidelines outlined in the Project Objectives, Goals, and Implementation (POGI)document. Muskie Program fellows will be enrolled in graduate degree, certificate, and non-degree programs lasting one to two academic years. Funding should support a minimum of 140 fellows for Master’s level fellowships under the FY 2011 program. Every effort should be made to maximize the number of awards granted.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

• Agency Contact:

  Hans Posey
  Program Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  poseyhe@state.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  poseyhe@state.gov

• More Information:

  Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program