Fulbright Young Essayist Awards

Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School (mailto:mac@MAINE.MAINE.EDU)
Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:49:53 EST

Message-ID:  <MAC.970110124953@maine.maine.EDU>
Date:         Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:49:53 EST
From: Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School <mailto:mac@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Subject:      Fulbright Young Essayist Awards
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>

The  attached announcement arrived on the net today.  Although  I
doubt that we have any list members young enough to be  eligible,
perhaps  some  U.S. list members know of students  who  might  be
interested.
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                Fulbright Young Essayists Awards
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The  Fulbright Young Essayists Awards are a new nationwide  essay
scholarship program for students grades 7 through 12.  The Awards
were  created  in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of  the  Ful-
bright Program and serve to promote an understanding of  interna-
tional  cross-cultural issues among students and honor the  coun-
try's top young writers.

The new program is open to all students in grades 7-12 who are currently enrolled in public or non-public schools in the United States, United States territories, and United States-sponsored schools abroad.

Students may select from three questions, arranged by grade levels, which explore international issues and cross-cultural experiences.

A total of twelve students will receive scholarship prizes, in the form of $500 - $2,500 bonds redeemable upon graduation, as well as other opportunities.

Sponsored by the United States Information Agency and the Al- liance for Young Artists & Writers, the Awards are made possible through private contributions.

For more information on the Essay Awards, please see the web file at the following address:

http://www.usia.gov/education/fulbright50/contest.htm

If you do not have web capability, you may request the file by sending e-mail, using the following instructions:

1. Address e-mail to: mailto:agroa@cobra.tec.mn.us 2. Leave SUBJECT blank 3. In MESSAGE: send http://www.usia.gov/education/fulbright50/contest.htm 4. Then SEND the message

Interested individuals may also contact Linda Rotunno in the Office of Academic Programs, Room 202, phone (202) 619-6409. *****************************************************************