Fulbright Program

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Fulbright LASPAU Faculty Development Program in the United States

The Fulbright-LASPAU program supports graduate study in the United States for professionals who are dedicated to college or university teaching. The grant competition is open to professors who are nominated by institutions of higher education in Trinidad and Tobago and who have outstanding academic and professional qualifications.

Applications can be submitted for study in any field. Grants provide maintenance through completion of a Master's, Ph.D or one-year non-degree program. Approximately 2-3 grants are awarded per annum. Fulbright-LASPAU grantees receive a monthly maintenance stipend (which varies according to the cost of living in different locations in the U.S.), a book allowance, health insurance, and round-trip air-fare to the U.S. Funds are also available to cover expenses related to graduate study such as thesis preparation. Tuition is covered by the admitting university.

Grantees receive up to two years of funding for master's level or doctoral-level studies. Candidates for doctoral-level study must already possess a master's degree. The grant does not provide funding for grantees' family members.

Expenses for dependents are the grantee's responsibility. Interested persons are advised to register to take the GRE/GMAT test as soon as possible. Online and paper-based applications may be accessed via the following website: http://www.laspau.harvard.edu/fbapp/.  Please e-mail gregoirej@state.gov to request user name and password to access form. The deadline for submission of applications has been extended to May 11, 2008.