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Pre-Departure Orientation for Fulbright Scholars and Students

Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students awarded grants to the following countries are required to attend a mandatory pre-departure orientation in Washington, DC in the summer of 2011. Failure to attend the pre-departure orientation may result in the forfeiture of the grant.

Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students awarded grants from countries NOT listed below do not need to attend a predeparture orientation seminar in Washington, DC.  They will receive specific instructions and orientation materials from their host country at a later date.

Pre-Departure Orientation for U.S. Scholars and Students Going to: Please click on the relevant link to visit the region's orientation website

Sub-Saharan Africa
Sunday, June 19, 2011 - Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Benin Congo, Brazzaville Lesotho Niger Swaziland
Botswana Côte d’Ivoire   Malawi Nigeria Tanzania
Burkina Faso Ethiopia Mali Rwanda Togo
Cameroon Ghana Mauritius Senegal Uganda
Chad Guinea Mozambique  Sierra Leone Zambia
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Kenya Namibia South Africa Zimbabwe

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Western Hemisphere
Sunday, June 19, 2011 - Thursday, June 23, 2011

Argentina (ETA only*)

Costa Rica Honduras

Paraguay

Barbados

Ecuador (ETA only*)

Jamaica

Peru (ETA only*)

Bolivia El Salvador

Mexico (ETA only*)

Trinidad and Tobago

Brazil (ETA only*) Dominican Republic

Nicaragua

Uruguay (ETA only*)
Colombia (ETA only*) Guatemala Panama Venezuela

*ETA = Fulbright English Teaching Assistants

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Middle East and North Africa
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - Friday, June 24, 2011

Algeria Jordan Oman United Arab
Emirates
Bahrain Kuwait Qatar West Bank
Egypt Lebanon Saudi Arabia
Israel Morocco Tunisia

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South and Central Asia
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - Friday, June 24, 2011

Bangladesh Kazakhstan Nepal Tajikistan
Bhutan Kyrgyz Republic Pakistan Uzbekistan
India Maldives Sri Lanka

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China
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - Saturday, June 25, 2011

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East Asia & the Pacific

Indonesia Only (all U.S. scholars and students, including ETAs): Monday, July 11, 2011 – Wednesday, July 13, 2011

All Fulbright ETA Participants to the East Asia & Pacific Region (except South Korea): Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - Friday, July 15, 2011

Indonesia Malaysia (ETA only*) Taiwan (ETA only*) Vietnam (ETA only*)
Macau (ETA only*) Mongolia (ETA Only*) Thailand (ETA only*) Laos (ETA only*)

Fulbright ETAs awarded grants to Indonesia are expected to attend both the Indonesia Only and the East Asia & Pacific Region ETA pre-departure orientations from July 11-15, 2011.

*ETA = Fulbright English Teaching Assistants

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Europe and Eurasia
Monday, July 18, 2011 - Friday, July 22, 2011

Albania Croatia Lithuania Serbia
Armenia Estonia Macedonia Slovenia
Azerbaijan Georgia Moldova Ukraine
Belarus Kosovo Montenegro
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Latvia Russia

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The Pre-Departure Orientations will provide practical information on living in the host country and region, as well as administrative details related to a Fulbright grant. Additionally, the orientation will provide time to meet other 2011-12 Fulbright U.S. scholars and students, as well as Fulbright alumni. If you are awarded a Fulbright grant, you will receive an official invitation and registration instructions after you have been notified of your award.

 
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