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The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program
Thank you for your interest in hosting participants of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. The application period for university host applications for the 2012-2013 academic year has passed. Please check back here in Fall 2012 for more information on hosting for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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Additional Information
Muskie Fellows Are Leaders
Participants in the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program are talented individuals who are selected for their potential to serve as leaders in their home countries. Alumni go on to serve in government, non-profits, the private sector, and international organizations. Host universities benefit from long-term relationships with leaders in these emerging and transitional nations. Muskie fellows are actively shaping the face of Eurasia today, and your campus will benefit from their regional perspective.
Competitive Selection Process
Muskie fellows undergo a competitive selection process. In order to be selected, applicants must demonstrate academic excellence, past professional success, a desire to serve their community, and the potential for leadership. This rigorous selection process ensures that selected fellows are poised to excel academically and then serve in positions of leadership and contribute to economic and democratic development in their home countries.
Benefits of Hosting
"I have been continually impressed by the quality of the Muskie fellows. They have proved to be international ambassadors, adding significantly to the knowledge of our American students regarding the countries of the former Soviet Union. They are hard-working, committed to learning new ideas and have contributed significantly to the classroom environment." -Dr. Bruce Clary, Muskie School of Public Service, The University of Southern Maine
"By virtue of the careers that Fellows enter as a result of participation in the Muskie Program, and through the professional networks they forge, we have been able to expand our own connections in their countries for academic research, graduate internships, university collaboration and further policy work on behalf of our faculty.” -Dr. Brian Heuser, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
"The Muskie Program is an important program...making this educational opportunity available to appropriate professionals from developing countries as well as allowing our American students the opportunity to learn from their contacts with students from other countries." -Dr. Philip S. Brachman, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
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