In conducting the peer review of applicants
for Fulbright scholar awards, CIES conforms
with the policies of the J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board,
the Presidentially appointed body that has
statutory authority over Fulbright programs.
The policy on selection and nonselection
stipulates, "It is the policy of the
Board not to give to individual applicants,
to others inquiring on their behalf, or
to the public generally, the specific reasons
for selection or nonselection of applicants
for awards under the program." (From
the "Policy Statements of the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board,"
Sec. 145.)
Recommended candidates will be notified
of the final outcome in a letter from the
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board. Notification is based on the deadline
schedule, as detailed below.
August 1 deadline
Applicants are notified of the review committee's
recommendations between October and January.
Candidates are notified of final selection
between January and June.
November 1 deadline
Applicants are notified of the review committee's
recommendations in December/January.
Candidates are notified of final selection
in January/February.
February 1 deadline
Applicants are notified of the review committee's
recommendations in February/March.
Candidates are notified of final selection
in March/April.
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