U.S. Embassy Photo Release

May 18, 2007

 

 

U.S. Ambassador Honors Filipino, American Students and Teachers

Involved in Scholarship Exchange Programs

 

 

 

The U.S. Embassy hosted a May 17 reception to honor Filipino and American participants in the Fulbright Scholars and Humphrey Fellowship programs, both U.S. Government-funded study programs.  The reception was sponsored by the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF), which serves as the bilateral organization responsible for the administration of Fulbright Scholar exchanges between the Philippines and the United States, and the Hubert H. Humphrey fellowships.

 

The Fulbright program comprises five scholarship categories for Filipino students and teachers to study in the United States:  a graduate studies scholarship for pursuit of a masters’ or doctoral degree; the Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program; the Fulbright-Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) scholarship; an Advanced Research and University Lecturing Program; and the Fulbright - Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Scholarship Program for the Mindanao Advanced Education Project (MAEP).

 

Pictured above is Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney with three Filipino students participating in the Fulbright-Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program for the 2007-08 academic year.  Their scholarships are sending them to the United States to teach Tagalog at American universities for one year.

 

Grants are also given to American graduate students for research and study in the Philippines. Eligible fields include Philippine studies, language and literature, history, politics, government, education, culture, arts and humanities, economics, and environmental studies.  Twelve American students and professors came to the Philippines during academic year 2006-07 thanks to the Fulbright program.

 

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, established in honor of the late U.S. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, sends outstanding mid-career Filipino professionals in public service from both the public and private sectors to the United States for a year of university study and work-related practical experience.

 

The May 17 reception was held in the U.S. Embassy’s Charles Parsons Ballroom to congratulate the 14 Philippine students and teachers who are departing this summer for their studies in the United States, and to honor the American teachers and students who are Fulbright Scholars in the Philippines.

 

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