> The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
> www.pdsoros.org (visit website for more info)
>
> Program Requirements
>
> The purpose of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to
> provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished
> New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is
> established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to
> American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has
> afforded the donors and their family.
>
> What is the Program and how many Fellowships for New American's are
offered?
> The Fellowships are grants for up to two years of graduate study in the
> United States. The recipients are chosen on a national competitive basis.
> Thirty Fellowships will be awarded each year.
>
> Who is eligible to become a Fellow?
> A New American is an individual who (1) is a resident alien; i.e., holds a
> Green Card or, (2) has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen or (3) is the
> child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens. A Green Card
holder
> must have had more than one year of IRS filings.
> The Program is open to individuals who retain loyalty and a sense of
> commitment to their country of origin is well as to the United States, but
> is intended to support individual who will continue to regard the United
> States as their principal residence and focus of national identity.
> The applicant must either have a bachelor's degree or be in her/his final
> year of undergraduate study. Those who have a bachelor's degree may
already
> be pursuing graduate study and may receive Fellowship support to continue
> that study. Individuals who are in the third, or subsequent, year of study
> in the same graduate program are not, however, eligible for this
> competition. Students who have received a master's degree in a program and
> are continuing for a doctoral degree in the same program are considered to
> have been in the same program from the time they began their work on their
> master's degree.
> To be eligible you must not be older than thirty years of age as of
> Thursday, November 30, 2000.

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