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The Government of the United States of America is pleased to announce the 2010 Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie).  The deadline to submit the application for this program is November 2, 2009.

Established by the US Congress in 1992 to encourage economic and democratic growth in Eurasia, the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, and administered by IREX.  The program provides opportunities for graduate students and professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan for one-year non-degree, one-year degree or two-year degree study in the United States. 

All fellows will attend classes full-time for one to two years and will be required to create and implement a project related to their professional interests that benefits the local community. Fellows will also be required to participate in a full-time summer internship after their first academic year. 

The fellowship provides J-1 visa support, round-trip travel from fellows’ home cities to their US host institutions, university tuition and mandatory university fees, accident and sickness coverage, monthly allowance for living expenses, limited book allowance, limited allowance for professional enrichment activities, pre-academic English-language training (if necessary), and a wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.

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 also be considered in additional fields of education, environmental management, international affairs, library and information science, journalism/mass communications, and public health. 

Applications for the Muskie Fellowship Program can be obtained and submitted by contacting IREX field offices and representatives in Eurasia (see below). Applications can also be completed online or downloaded from www.irex.org.  See application for eligibility requirements.

IREX/Georgia

4 Abashidze Street, Office 1
Tbilisi, Georgia
Telephone: (32)291905; (32)912609
Email:  muskie@irex.ge

APPLY ONLINE AT:  http://www.irex.org/programs/muskie/muskie_info.asp 

VISIT THE IREX FORUM & POST YOUR QUESTIONS:  http://www.irex.ge/forum

Note:  Applications can be obtained from and delivered to the partners below.  Receipts will be provided for all applications.

Akhaltsikhe - Center for International Education, 97 Rustaveli St.  Tel: (995 265) 2 15 51

Batumi - Center for International Education, 23 Ninoshvili St. Tel: (995 222) 7 58 17

Gori - Gori State University, IATP Center,  53 Chavchavadze St., Tel: (995 370) 2 33 68

Khashuri - Khashuri Central Library, IATP Center,10 Dzneladze Street, Tel: (995 368) 4 57 60

Kutaisi - Scientific Universal Library of Kutaisi, IATP Center, 1 Paliashvili Lane, Building III, 2nd Floor, Tel: (995 331) 4 60 92

Telavi - Telavi Public Library, IATP Center, 1, Erekle II Avenue, Tel: (995 350) 7 27 08

Zugdidi- NGO Atinati, IATP Center, 94, Rustaveli Street, 2nd Floor, Tel: (995 315) 5 00 56