Foreign Fellowships
A limited number of foreign study fellowships and scholarships are offered under the international student exchanges of the Institute of International Education to American students who wish to study abroad. These fellowships and scholarships have been established as an international exchange in appreciation of those offered by American colleges to the nationals of the countries concerned.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY A candidate applying for one of these felowships must (1) Be a citizen of the United States or of one of its possessions; (2) At the time of making the application be a graduate of a college, university or professional school of recognized standing, or at the time of entering upon the fellowship have met this requirement; (3) Be of good moral character and intellectual ability, and of suitable personal qualities; (4) Present a certificate of good health; (5) Possess ability to do independent study and research; and (6) Have a practical reading, writing and speaking knowledge of the language of instruction in the particular country.
These opportunities are open both to men and to women. Preference in selection is given to candidates under thirty years of age.
Scholarship and fellowship holders must have sufficient money of their own to cover traveling, vacation, and incidental expenses. Certain steamship lines allow a reduction in steamship rates to the Fellows, and in some instances free visas may be secured.
FOR STUDY IN AUSTRIA
Several fellowships covering board, lodging and tuition are offered through the Austro- American Student Exchange. These fellowships are available for study at the institutions of higher learning in Vienna.
Applications must be submitted before March 1.
FOR STUDY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
The Czechoslovak Ministry of Education offers,.through the American Czechoslovak Student Exchange, several fellowships of 15,000 Czechoslovak crowns, (each equivalent to about $500 which approximately covers room, board, and tuition). These fellowships are available for study at Charles University, the University of Technological Sciences, the Arts Academy and the Commercial College in Prague, at the Masaryk University and the Institute of Technology in Brno at the Komensky University in Bratislava.
Applications must be submitted before March 1.
FOB STUDY IN FRANCE
The Ministry of Public Instruction and the universities of France offer, through the Franco-American Student Exchange, a number of scholarships covering board, lodging and tuition and some providing free tuition only. These scholarships are offered for study at the Universities of Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, Strasbourg and Toulouse, and at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Sevres for women and at the Ecole Superieure de la Metallurgie at de 1'lndustrie des Mines at Nancy for men.
Applications must be submitted before February 1.
FOB STUDY IN GERMANY
The German universities, through the Akademischer Austauschdienst, the representative in Germany of the American German Student Exchange, have established a number of fellowships covering board, lodging and tuition. These fellowships are available for study at the Universities of Berlin, Bonn, Breslau, Cologne, Frankfurt, Giessen, Goettingen, Greifswald, Halle, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Marburg, Munich, and Tuebingen, and at the various technological institutes.
Applications must be submitted on or before January 15.
FOB STUDY IN HTJNGAEY
The Hungarian Ministry of Education offers, through the American Hungarian Student Exchange, several fellowships covering lunch and dinner at one of the students' messes, lodging and tuition. These fellowships are available at the University of Budapest, the Technical University of Budapest, the University Faculty of Economic Sciences, the Veterinary College, and the Music Academy, all in Budapest.
Applications must be submitted on or before March 1.
For Study In Italy
The Italian government offers, through the American Italian Student Exchange, five fellowships covering board, lodging and tuition. These fellowships are available for study at the institutions of higher learning in Italy.
Applications must be submitted before March 1.
FOE STUDY IN SWITZERLAND
The universities of Switzerland offer, through the Swiss American Student Exchange, a number of tuition scholarships. In several instances these scholarships are supplemented by stipends covering board and lodging, or their equivalent, provided in the communities in which the universities are located. These scholarships are available at the Universities of Basle, Berne, Freiburg, Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchatel and Zurich and at the Eidgenossische Technische schule in Zurich and the Handelshochschule in St. Gallen.
Applications must be submitted on or before March 1.
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
In addition to the fellowships and scholarships already described, the Institute of International Education administers the American Field Service Fellowships for advanced study in French universities. Germanistic Society of America Fellowship for study at a German university, and the Scholarships for the Junior Year Abroad. The Institute also arranges for the placement of a number of American men in postes d'assistant d'Anglais in French lycees and ecoles normales.
The Institute has also compiled a bulletin listing other fellowships and scholarships open to American students for study abroad other than those which it administers. Copies of these bulletins may be obtained by sending twenty-five cents in stamps to cover the cost of mailing.
Application blanks and further information about the opportunities offered under the auspices of the Institute may be obtained from The Students' Bureau, Institute of International Education, 2 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y.
