Additional Information
AMIDEASTUnder a cooperative agreement with the United States
Department of State, AMIDEAST administers the Fulbright
Program for students from the Middle East and North
Africa. Students from Bahrain,
Egypt,
Jordan,
Lebanon, Libya,
Morocco,
Oman,
Saudi
Arabia, Syria,
Tunisia, the West
Bank/Gaza, and Yemen
are placed in graduate programs at universities across
the United States. Since the early 1970s, AMIDEAST has
brought more than 1,000 Fulbright students to the United
States.
AMIDEAST headquarters staff in Washington, DC works
with AMIDEAST field office staff to provide in-country
assistance to Fulbright applicants, grantees, and alumni.
In coordination with the United States Department of
State, as well as binational Fulbright Commissions and
host-country officials, AMIDEAST field office staff
guides Fulbright nominees through the selection and
predeparture process. AMIDEAST field office professionals
advise candidates on university placements; administer
appropriate examinations such as the TOEFL®,
GRE®, and GMAT®; provide
document translation services; and conduct predeparture
orientation sessions in coordination with Commission
and U.S. Embassy personnel. Field office staff also
facilitates activities planned by, and for, Fulbright
alumni.
Website: http://www.amideast.org
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