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The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie)
Program Overview
E-mail this pageEstablished by the US Congress in 1992 to encourage economic and democratic growth in Eurasia, the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State, and administered by IREX. The program provides opportunities for graduate students and professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan for one-year non-degree, one-year degree or two-year degree study in the United States. Eligible fields of study for the Muskie Program are: business administration, economics, education, environmental management, international affairs, journalism and mass communication, law, library and information science, public administration, public health, and public policy.
MUSKIE PROGRAM NEWS
2007 Muskie Fellow from Russia Participates in New Orleans Lower 9th Ward Mapping Project
Natalia Evdokimova, a 2007 law fellow from Russia, recently participated in a trip to New Orleans organized by the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Together with other volunteers, college students, and New Orleans' residents, the team participated in the Mapping Project led by Lower 9th Ward NENA (Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association).
2007 Muskie Fellow from Ukraine Makes Presentation to National Association for Retired Federal Employees
Alisa Moldavanova, a 2007 fellow from Ukraine, is studying Public Administration at the University of Kansas. As part of her community service, Ms. Moldavanova recently gave a presentation about Ukraine to the members of the National Association for Retired Federal Employees.
2007 Muskie Fellow from Georgia Participates in the World Leaders Forum
In September, Ms. Keti Darakhvelidze, a 2007 fellow from Georgia studying Education at Columbia University, participated in the World Leaders Forum, an annual university-wide initiative at Columbia that serves as a center for public discussion and debate on the large economic, political, social, and cultural questions of our time.