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2010/2011 Fulbright Graduate Student Program

Under the Fulbright Graduate Student Program, Fulbright grants are awarded to qualified Jamaican graduates of local universities with a first-class honors, a upper-second class honors, or a lower second-class honors Bachelor's degree in the humanities or social sciences who wish to continue their studies in the U.S. for either a Master’s or a Ph.D. degree in these fields.  Applications will be accepted by the Public Affairs  Section (PAS) of the American Embassy in Kingston NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009.

INTERVIEWS of pre-screened candidates will take place in OPA on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

Applicants will be required to take the next sitting of the paper-based Graduate Record Examination (GRE) on February 21, 2009 (registration deadline/receipt date at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey: January 9, 2009).

Please visit the website www.gre.org for detailed information about the GRE.  To schedule an appointment for the paper-based Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), one may do so on-line at www.mba.com; by calling 1-800-GMAT-NOW; or by completing the International Test Scheduling Form in the GMAT bulletin if you will be paying with a U.S. credit card.  Applicants must submit their GRE or GMAT scores along with their applications. GRE and GMAT bulletins are available from the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section, 142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 (please contact the Embassy’s Information Resource Center at 702-6172 or 702-6163 for information regarding the collection of GRE or GMAT registration bulletins).  No application will be considered without these scores. U.S. universities require a good GRE or GMAT score from applicants, along with application forms, transcripts and other supporting documents.  With two years of full funding from Fulbright, the successful candidate may pursue either a Master's degree or a Ph.D. degree in the humanities or social sciences at a U.S. university.

This is a very competitive scholarship program and consideration will be given only to Jamaican citizens who are graduates of local institutions.  Recipients should plan to return to Jamaica and must spend at least two years in Jamaica before they can immigrate to the U.S.  While not guaranteed, we hope Jamaica will receive four Fulbright student grants for the 2010/2011 academic year.  No one with a Pass degree or an overall C average or below may apply.
Persons who are ineligible: * those with "green cards" (alien registration cards); * those who are already pursuing studies at a U.S. university; * those who are resident in the U.S.

A preliminary application form is available electronically from Mrs. Angella Harvey, Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Embassy.  Mrs. Harvey may be contacted by e-mail at harveyae@state.gov.

Completed application forms, along with supporting documents, must be submitted in hardcopy to Mrs. Harvey no later than Friday, May 29, 2009.   Final interviews of pre-screened candidates will take place in the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.