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Fulbright scholarships open to local students
(Volume 26, No. 512)
MYANMAR students hoping to study Doctoral and Masters degrees at universities in the United States are eligible to apply for Fulbright Scholarships, the US embassy in Yangon announced last month.
The Fulbright Science and Technology Scholarship program for the 2011-12 academic year will give full scholarship funding to students who are citizens and current residents of Myanmar and are seeking a Doctoral Degree in the science or technology fields.
The successful candidates will be enrolled for PhD study at top US universities in the fields of public health, agriculture, entomology, plant biology, plant pathology or soil science and environmental science or engineering, the embassy said in a statement last month.
Approximately 45 scholarships will be granted worldwide to candidates who demonstrate unique aptitude and innovation in scientific fields. The Fulbright Science and Technology Scholarship are only open to those seeking Doctoral Degrees and are separate from the annual Fulbright Scholarships, which provide assistance to those looking to undertake a Masters degree at a US university, the statement said.
Applicants for the both the Doctoral and Masters scholarships must submit their applications at the security gate of the American Centre, at 14 Taw Win Road, Dagon township, Yangon, before May 1.
Electronic copies of the application are available at http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/fulbrightpage.html and applicants can email Fulbright.Rangoon@state.gov for more detailed information.
The successful candidates will begin their studies on September 11, the announcement said.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the US State Department and was established in 1946 to “enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries”, according to the Fulbright Program website.
