Embassy of the United States Moscow, Russia

Edmund S. Muskie

Established by the U.S. Congress in 1992, the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program is a project of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State administered by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board). The program provides opportunities for graduate students and professionals to pursue one-year non-degree, one-year degree or two-year degree study in the United States and is open to applicants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

All fellows 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 three-month internship during the summer after their first academic year.

The fellowship provides:

• J-1 visa support
• round-trip travel from fellows' home cities to their U.S. host institutions
• university tuition and mandatory university fees
• accident and medical insurance
• monthly allowance for living expenses
• limited book allowance
• limited allowance for professional enrichment activities
• a wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.

Eligible fields of study for the Muskie Program for Russia are:

• business administration
• economics
• law
• public administration
• public policy

More information about the program is available at IREX website www.irex.ru.

The deadline for submitting applications for academic year 2012-2013 has passed. Information about recruitment for 2013-2014 will be available in September-October 2012.

Contact:

IREX
Tel.: (495) 234-0144, 956-0978
E-mail: muskieprogram@irex.ru
http://www.irex.ru