Eurasian journalists and students who are interested in studying in the United States can apply for the 2009 Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. Deadline: October 31.

Funded by the U.S. Congress and administered by International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), the Muskie Fellowship selects applicants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Fields of study include business, environmental management, international affairs, and journalism and mass communications.

Participants will begin their fellowships with an orientation in early August 2009 in Washington, D.C., before arriving at their host institutions.

Applications are available at http://www.irex.org/programs/muskie/muskie_info.asp.

For more details on the program, including requirements, visit http://www.irex.org/programs/muskie/index.asp.

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