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The
Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs fosters mutual
understanding between the United States and other countries through
international educational and training programs. The Bureau promotes
personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens
and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as presents
the
diversity of U.S.
history, society, art, and culture to overseas audiences.
The
Fulbright
Program provides grants for
Graduate Students,
Scholars
and Professionals, and Teachers
and Administrators from the United States and
other countries. This site includes Fulbright
Commissions and other related links.
English
Teaching Exchanges and Overseas Resources maintain
offices worldwide assisting teachers and teacher trainers with workshops,
seminars,
and publications.
Programs
for Russia
and the New Independent States (NIS)
include activities involving individual fellowships or institutional
linkages.
Requests
for Proposals
announce the latest Bureau funding opportunities for academic, and non-profit
institutions seeking exchanges and training grants.
The
Humphrey Fellowship Program
brings mid-level professionals from developing
countries to the United States for a year of academic study and professional
experiences.
Overseas
Educational Advising
supports centers worldwide which provide prospective students and others
with information and guidance on U.S.
higher education.
Study
of the United States
promotes better understanding of the U.S. through Summer Institutes
for foreign university faculty. This site also contains an extensive
number of links to on-line American Studies resources.
The
College and University Affiliations Program
(CUAP) supports linkages
in the humanities and social sciences between U.S. and foreign academic
institutions.
A separate program known
as the NIS
College and University
Partnerships Program
has been established for the New Independent States.
The
International Visitor Program
brings participants to the United States to meet and confer with professional
counterparts and to experience firsthand the United States and its institutions.
The
Office
of Citizen Exchanges develops
professional,
cultural and youth programs with non-profit American institutions, including
voluntary community organizations, professional associations, and universities.
Thematic categories for grants include civil society, NGO development,
civic education, media development, judicial training, intellectual
property rights, and public administration among other themes. The Office
has three geographic divisions - Europe/Eurasia;
Near East, South Asia and Africa; and Western Hemisphere and East Asia
- as well as divisions for cultural
and youth
exchange programs.
International
Cultural Property Protection represents
U.S. responsibilities in protecting the cultural patrimony of other
countries.
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