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Fifth Annual Competition Fostering mutual understanding between the people of Iraq and the United States through educational and cultural exchange Opportunities for Iraqis to Study in the United States in 2008-09
What? Fulbright Scholarships enable Iraqis to pursue graduate-level study in the United States, build leadership skills, and exchange cultural understanding with Americans.
Who? Scholarships are open to Iraqi citizens living in Iraq who:
hold a minimum of a BA/BS degree,
want to pursue graduate study at the master's degree level in humanities or social sciences*,
are proficient in English;
are able to function easily in academic and social settings, and
hold a recent TOEFL score (within one year) of 550 or higher.
Scholarship opportunities are also available for Iraqi students planning to become English teachers, or who are currently teachers of English early in their careers. Please visit our web page on the Fulbright FLTA Program for more information.
When? The deadline for submitting applications is May 31, 2007. Scholarships will be awarded for programs beginning in the United States in August/September 2008.
If you are unable to complete the application online, please contact fulbrightiraq@state.gov Where? As a Fulbright Scholarship recipient, you will study at a university in the United States for up to two years. You may indicate a preference for universities in which you would like to study. These placements will be explored but cannot be assured.
Benefits: The scholarship covers tuition at the U.S. university, a living and book/supply stipend, round-trip international airfare to the U.S. and back, and insurance for the duration of the study program. Fulbright students may also be able to attend special seminars and presentations during their time in the U.S. The scholarship is provided for the recipient only; dependents cannot be supported by the grant.
Dependents of Fulbright Iraq participants are not permitted to accompany participants to the U.S. (as J-2 visa holders). All Fulbright Iraq participants must return to Iraq immediately following the completion of there academic program. Requests for additional Academic Training opportunities will not be approved
Special Notes TOEFL Testing: You will need to submit a TOEFL test score with your application. A certified score of 550 or higher obtained within one year may be submitted with the application. Click Here For This year's Schedule For ITP TOFEL in Iraq. To contact AMIDEAST:
AMIDEAST/Iraq Bldg. #5, Street 240/4/15 Former WFP Office, Ainkawa, Erbil, Iraq Telephone: (local) 225-0054; Thruway: +44-707-752-28-36; listen for recorded voice; dial 9; wait for dial tone; dial 225-0054; Email: iraq@amideast.org
For more information, please click on the appropriate link below:
How to Apply Online – step-by-step instructions Instructions for Completing the Fulbright Student Program Application Online Application https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/international Assistance: contact fulbrightiraq@state.gov The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education.
Hi Salim. The forms for 2008 are not available but you can download this years forms so you can be prepared from this website http://usembassy.state.gov/iraq/fulbright.html. If you have any questions you can email them on iraq@amideast.org. I hope this helps.
To everyone pls forward this to your friends. it is another oportunity this time for Iraqi proffesors.
UNESCO supports Iraqi professors and Palestinian students by providing 300 short-term fellowships to selected Iraqi faculty members and scholarships to Palestinian students. Thus, UNESCO enables Iraqis to renew ties with the international academic community and helps ensuring equal access to higher education institutions to Palestinian students. Short-term fellowships for Iraqi professors
Professors at Iraqi universities have been deprived of normal interaction and association with their colleagues in the rest of the world for more than 20 years. This has isolated Iraqi universities from direct involvement in international scholarly and scientific activities and thereby restricted their development.
The UNESCO fellowship programme provides faculty, administrative staff and students of medicine, engineering and other fields which have been identified by the Iraqi task force with short-term educational opportunities. The 300 fellows under this UNESCO programme should have the potential to improve and expand programmes in Iraq.
The Programme is meant to provide opportunities for Iraqi scholars, researchers, artists and other professionals to undertake serious study and research abroad and to familiarize themselves with the international state of knowledge and standards in their respective fields.
UNESCO is in the process of expanding the fellowship programme to include longer term university - university cooperation in order to strengthen networking activities.
Programme Objectives
The programme’s objective are to:
Assist Iraqi universities in strengthening and advancing their fields of competence; facilitate the placement of Iraqi education leaders in worldwide host institutions able to provide excellent instructional experiences; advance the exchange of information between Iraqi and international institutions; contribute to the promotion of international understanding and exchange with Iraq; and ultimately to act as multipliers to contribute to the improvement of higher education in Iraq. If you are an Iraqi professor or administrative staff, please contact your university and the Focal point for the fellowship programme for further information.
zimzim. Thanks for these. If you find anymore scholarship related news please post them. I've sent your comments to all my cousins in Baghdad and one of them will print it and clip it on his college message board.
To everyone pls forward this to your friends. it is another oportunity this time for Iraqi proffesors.
UNESCO supports Iraqi professors and Palestinian students by providing 300 short-term fellowships to selected Iraqi faculty members and scholarships to Palestinian students. Thus, UNESCO enables Iraqis to renew ties with the international academic community and helps ensuring equal access to higher education institutions to Palestinian students. Short-term fellowships for Iraqi professors
Professors at Iraqi universities have been deprived of normal interaction and association with their colleagues in the rest of the world for more than 20 years. This has isolated Iraqi universities from direct involvement in international scholarly and scientific activities and thereby restricted their development.
The UNESCO fellowship programme provides faculty, administrative staff and students of medicine, engineering and other fields which have been identified by the Iraqi task force with short-term educational opportunities. The 300 fellows under this UNESCO programme should have the potential to improve and expand programmes in Iraq.
The Programme is meant to provide opportunities for Iraqi scholars, researchers, artists and other professionals to undertake serious study and research abroad and to familiarize themselves with the international state of knowledge and standards in their respective fields.
UNESCO is in the process of expanding the fellowship programme to include longer term university - university cooperation in order to strengthen networking activities.
Programme Objectives
The programme’s objective are to:
Assist Iraqi universities in strengthening and advancing their fields of competence; facilitate the placement of Iraqi education leaders in worldwide host institutions able to provide excellent instructional experiences; advance the exchange of information between Iraqi and international institutions; contribute to the promotion of international understanding and exchange with Iraq; and ultimately to act as multipliers to contribute to the improvement of higher education in Iraq. If you are an Iraqi professor or administrative staff, please contact your university and the Focal point for the fellowship programme for further information.
Despite dangers, an Iraqi mother is determined to educate herself and her children By Blue Chevigny
NEW YORK, USA, 28 March 2007 – Nada, 40, lives in Baghdad with her husband and four children – two boys and two girls, all school age. “Our life is a hard life,” Nada (not her real name) told UNICEF Radio in a telephone interview. Nada recalls that she initially thought the war that began in Iraq in 2003 might improve the situation. But the increased danger in her daily life has been the biggest change brought by the conflict. “We have lost security, 100 per cent. You’re not secure at work, you're not secure at home or in the streets,” she laments. “For your children,” Nada continues, “you can't be sure of their safety even at home, and the whole time they are at school, you worry. There’s no one who escapes this insecurity.”
Education and hard work Nada has made a point of keeping all her children in school throughout the violent times in Baghdad, but due to the unpredictability of the danger it’s impossible for their education to go unimpeded. Still, she finds the idea of pulling her children out of school is illogical. “If I decided to keep one or all of the children at home, then it could be a long time. I don't know when the danger will end,” she reasons. “And if I decided to keep them out of school for a year or two, they will miss a lot compared to their peers. Life requires education and to work hard, so we must struggle to achieve these two things, even in the face of danger.” In fact, Nada herself returned to university three years ago to get her degree in economics and advance her career. A couple of months ago, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive at the school while Nada was there. “The bomber came into the information area, where the security guards are, and blew himself up among a group of students,” she says. “It was a shock for everyone. We saw some injured people, and others collapsed because of the shock of what they witnessed. It was during mid-term exams. We were all there, and the attack occurred five minutes before we were supposed to enter the exam room.”
‘The violence will not stop me’ Nonetheless, Nada will not be sidetracked from her goal. “It’s not acceptable to leave my studies now and sacrifice the three years I have put in,” she insists. “We can’t give up at these crucial points in our lives. Our fate is to continue and be determined, to carry on. “The violence will not stop me, and the rest depends on luck,” she adds. “God willing, I will finish my last year and obtain my degree.” Nada is one of the many strong women in Iraq today who are holding their own lives together, as well as those of their children, and doing all they can to build a brighter future for their families. “The only thing we wish for is to get our security back,” she says. “This is the most basic right, a human right. Once the first priority is met – security for ourselves and our families – the rest will follow, slowly and step by step.”
This one is for grants. I hope it is useful to someone?
Increasing Educational Opportunities for Displaced Iraqi Children in Jordan and Syria
The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 06/08/2007. If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis. If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change notification emails. The only thing you need to provide for this service is your email address. No other information is requested.
Any inconsistency between the original printed document and the disk or electronic document shall be resolved by giving precedence to the printed document.
Description of Modification Per PMO
Document Type:
Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
PRMANE-07-CA-003-ANE-060807
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jun 08, 2007
Creation Date:
Jun 11, 2007
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 22, 2007
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 22, 2007
Archive Date:
Jul 22, 2007
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement Other
Category of Funding Activity:
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
Responses from International Organizations to this announcement will be subject to established PRM authorities and procedures for voluntary contributions to International Organizations.
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$1,250,000
Award Floor:
$250,000
CFDA Number:
19.519 -- Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East and South Asia
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education and international organizations. Agency Name Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Description PRM is currently requesting NGO proposals that would provide educational activities for Iraqi children and youth in Syria and Jordan. Programs should endeavor to provide educational opportunities for as many out-of-school Iraqi children and youth of primary and secondary school age as possible in the respective host country. Education programs could prepare, promote or expand the participation of Iraqi children into formal primary and secondary education in public and private institutions, promote life skills or vocational training for primary and secondary school aged children and youth not returning to school, or could promote other educational activities for currently out-of-school youth of primary and secondary school age. Link to Full Announcement PRM NGO Guidelines for Displaced Iraqi Children If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Bob Franks PRM Systems Manager Phone 202-663-1397 PRM/EX Synopsis Modification History The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14340&mode=VIEW
Hi there, I was trying to look for some info about scholarship programs to iraqis in the USA and by a coincidence I have found this page about the fullbright, I have heard of this program , actually my cousin is coming soon to New York through the fulbright . Anyhow, I live in the USA and I wanted to get some info about the scholarships to highschool graduates , have you ever heard of something like that ? I would really appreciate your help or guidance . Mina PA , USA
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Hi there, I was trying to look for some info about scholarship programs to iraqis in the USA and by a coincidence I have found this page about the fullbright, I have heard of this program , actually my cousin is coming soon to New York through the fulbright . Anyhow, I live in the USA and I wanted to get some info about the scholarships to highschool graduates , have you ever heard of something like that ? I would really appreciate your help or guidance . Mina PA , USA
Hi Mina. Welcome. I received some of this info from friends and other stuff from the ineternet. I think most scholarships are now finished till next year but you can download this info so that you can be prepared for the future. I will continue to search for other relevant reports that might help. ZimZim
Zimbo. Some news that will be of interest to your thread.
Jordanians open schools to Iraqis The Jordanian government has announced that all Iraqi children living in the country will be able to go to government schools for the first time. There are around three-quarters of a million Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Families are now rushing to get school places for their children before the next academic year begins in less than two weeks. The children of Iraqis who are in the country illegally will also be allowed to attend state schools. Iraq's ambassador in the Jordanian capital, Amman, Saad Hayani, welcomed the decision. He said it would resolve "one of the Iraqi community's main problems".
Only relatively few Iraqis in Jordan have been able to get a formal education - those who are from families with residency permits or those rich enough to send their children to private schools.
BBC Amman correspondent Crispin Thorold says the decision is a huge relief for thousands of Iraqis who often complain about official discrimination in Jordan. Many families have tried to school their children at home. Others have had no formal education since they fled Iraq. The United Nations will work with the Jordanian government to help schools enrol up to 50,000 Iraqis before the start of the next academic year.
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