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>From: Martin Pittman <martinp@NAFSA.ORG>
TO: Members of EEHED-L
FROM: Baltic/East Central European Assistance Awards Program
staff at NAFSA: Association of International Educators
DATE: 15 March 1995
RE: 1995-96 Program Announcement
Below you will find the program announcement for the 1995-96
Baltic/East Central European Assistance Awards Program (BEEP).
Entering its fourth year of activity, BEEP has supported over 300
students from the Baltic states and East Central Europe to study
in the US, by providing supplementary grants to the US
institutions which such students attend.
Please note that, when speaking to students about BEEP, we ask
that you remind them that only US institutions are eligible to
apply; students do not apply directly. Students should contact
the US institution they plan to attend and ask them to contact
NAFSA. We will not undertake direct correspondence with students;
as the deadline (18 April 1995)
Thank you for you assistance in disseminating this announcement,
and feel free to contact us at INBOX@NAFSA.org if you have
questions regarding BEEP.
Martin Pittman Amy Shulman
Program Officer Program Coordinator
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BALTIC/EAST CENTRAL EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE AWARDS PROGRAM
Pending approval from the U.S. Information Agency and
availability of funds under the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) initiative, NAFSA will administer a 1995-96
Baltic/East Central European Assistance Awards Program, providing
supplementary grants of up to $10,000 to U.S. institutions on
behalf of selected students from Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, the Slovak Republic and
Slovenia. Institutions are invited to nominate students who are
pursuing degrees in fields relevant to democracy building or
economic restructuring. Students from Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Poland are not eligible
for these funds.
The Baltic/East Central European Assistance Awards Program (BEEP)
can provide up to $10,000 for non-tuition expenses; cost-sharing
by the U.S. institution is expected, generally in the form of a
tuition waiver.
ELIGIBILITY
---Students must be matriculating as undergraduate juniors or
seniors, or master's level students, admitted to an accredited
four-year U.S. institution for the 1995-96 academic year.
Students enrolled in doctorate programs are NOT eligible.
---Students must be residing in their home country at the time of
nomination. Individuals studying, teaching, or researching at a
U.S. institution are not eligible.
---Eligible fields of study are: agriculture, American studies,
architecture, banking, business, computer science, economics,
education, energy policy, environmental policy, health policy,
history, housing, journalism/communications, labor, law,
marketing, mathematics, political science, public administration,
public policy, small business development, social sciences, and
urban planning. (English as a Second Language, fine arts,
humanities, and sciences are NOT eligible fields of study.)
---Students receiving assistance under the Edmund Muskie
Fellowship, Fulbright, or other U.S. government funded programs
are not eligible.
---Grant awards are contingent upon obtaining and maintaining J-1
visa status, including the two-year home residency requirement.
THE DEADLINE FOR U.S. INSTITUTIONS TO APPLY IS APRIL 18, 1995.
U.S. institutions, not individual students, may apply. NAFSA does
not forward applications to individuals or to institutions
overseas, but invites eligible students to contact their U.S.
institution, and ask that a representative contact NAFSA:
Association of International Educators to request an application.
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