Fulbright-PHL Agriculture Scholarship Program opens
for 2017 educational exchange grant
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, July 23 (PIA) – With a goal to
modernize the agriculture and fisheries sectors of the Philippines by developing
their human resources base through bilateral educational exchanges between the
Philippines and the United States, the Philippine-American Educational
Foundation (PAEF) now accepts application for the Fulbright-Philippine
Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) for Advanced Research.
The objective of the grant is not only to enable
the recipient to pursue a particular field of study but to develop leaders in
agriculture and fisheries who can contribute to promoting better understanding
between the Philippines and the United States.
Proposals for research will be accepted from the
following fields: Agriculture and all its subfields including Fruit and
Vegetable Production, Horticulture, Plant Breeding/Genetics, Dairy Science,
Pest Control/Entomology, and Animal Nutrition; Agricultural Engineering and its
subfields including Forest Engineering, Handling/Processing/Storage of
Agricultural Products, Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering,
Post-Harvest Technology, Soil and Water Engineering, Agricultural Waste
Management, and Food Engineering/Process Control; Agricultural Economics and
its subfields including Agribusiness, Agricultural Policy, Farm Management,
Natural Resource Economics, and Production Economics; Natural Resources and
Forestry and their subfields including Forestry, Wood Science, Natural Resource
Management, Range Management, Fish/Game/Wildlife Management, Marine Resource
Management, Coastal Zone Management, and Environmental Science; Veterinary
Medicine and its subfields including Small-Animal Medicine and Large-Animal
Medicine; Agricultural Extension; and Fisheries and its subfields including
Inland Water Fisheries, Marine Water Fisheries, and Brackish Water Fisheries.
Applicants must be citizens of the Philippines.
Filipinos holding dual citizenship (Philippine-American) or permanent U.S.
residency are ineligible for grant to the U.S. English proficiency is also
required to pursue proposed program in the U.S.
Likewise, individuals who are currently studying, working, residing or
researching in the United States are not eligible.
While no medical certification is required at the
time of application, applicants must be in good health to pursue graduate work
in the U.S. Finalists are required to pass a medical examination.
As to grant benefits, the fully funded awards cover
international travel, monthly maintenance allowance, dissertation
research/professional development allowance, settling-in and in-transit
allowances, and accident and sickness insurance. Other requirements can be accessed
at www.fulbright.org.ph.
Applicants must return to the Philippines
immediately upon completion of their study or research.
New application deadline for the 2017-2018
Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) for Advanced
Research is on August 15, 2016. Printed copy of completed applications must be
received at the PAEF on the said date. Grantees are expected to begin their
program in the U.S. by September of 2017. (PAEF/VLG/PIA-Caraga)
