Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

Graduate and

Under this program, 

USIA

 awards grants to undergraduate and graduate

Undergraduate Top up

students from the 

FSU

 who are admitted to U.S. universities but need

Program

partial financial assistance. Maximum grants of $10,000 per student are

awarded to defray transportation and living expenses. The U.S. institution

is expected to provide full tuition for the recipient.

Graduate Student

Under this program, fellowships for graduate level study in the United

Exchange Program

States are granted in the fields of public administration, economics,

business, educational administration, public policy, and law for students

and professionals from the 

FSU

.

Humphrey Fellowship

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program awards grants to mid career

Program

professionals for a 1 year program of nondegree study and practical

experience. Fellows are selected based on their potential for national

leadership.

International Visitor

Foreign leaders and potential leaders in a broad variety of professional

Program

fields meet with their counterparts in the United States for approximately

30 days and experience U.S. culture and society. The European Branch

programs include individual visitors, single country projects, subregional

projects in the 

FSU

 and Baltic, European regional projects, and Freedom

Support and technical assistance grants.

Local and Regional

The program provides opportunities for 

FSU

 participants to examine the

Government Programs

relationship among federal, regional, and local levels of government.

Individual projects include internship programs, study tours, and

short term nontechnical training workshops.

Muskie Fellowship

The Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program provides scholarships to

Program

young and mid career citizens from the 

FSU

 for graduate study in the

United States in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and

public administration. The fellowship also provides 3  to 6 month

internships for participants to make professional contacts for businesses,

law firms, international organizations, university research centers, and

other private sector institutions. The objective of the program is to

promote democratic and economic reform.

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