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Awards and Benefits
Summary:  Up to five lecturing or lecturing/research awards.
Program Overview:  Academic year is from September through June. The first semester begins in September and ends in early January. The second semester begins in February and ends in June. January and June are usually reserved for examinations and there is also a 2-week Christmas holiday. Lectures are in English. Opportunities exist for research, especially in collaboration with Estonian scholars. Applicants should contact CIES staff for information about individual awards before applying. There is an international English language school (pre-K-12) in Tallinn and a small English-language primary school in Tartu. Visit www.cies.org/country/estonia.htm for further information about Estonia.
Staff:  Senior Program Officer Jean McPeek, 202.686.6246, jmcpeek@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Kevin Orchison, 202.686.7852, korchison@cies.iie.org

Benefits
Stipend: $2,640-$2,860 monthly base stipend, according to the standard base stipend formula.
Maintenance: Standard maintenance. For 2007-08 the following was provided: $550-$950 per month, based on the number of accompanying dependents and the city of placement.
Travel/Relocation: Standard travel/relocation. For 2007-08 the following was provided: $3,700-$8,700, based on the number of accompanying dependents.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance.
Other Benefits:  Book allowance of $1,500.

Awards
All Disciplines #9228
Construction Engineering #9229
Economics and Business Administration #9230
Environmental and Wastewater Engineering #9231
Performing Arts #9232

The Fulbright Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. CIES is a division of the Institute of International Education.

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