Offered Grants

I. Certificate:

A Certificate from a community or technical college fulfills the need for a practical education that will prepare a student for the workplace.

An Associate degree is a 2-year undergraduate degree awarded by community or technical colleges indicating that the student has completed a program of study with a broad base in general education and a concentration in a specific area.

Program Dates
The program will commence in Fall 2010 (August 2010). If a candidate is selected and requires English language training, s/he should be ready to receive in-country English language training for up to 8 months prior to travel. Attendance of the training is mandatory for receiving the grant.

Eligible Fields

Agriculture:

including but not limited to GPS GIS technology, agricultural production management, agriculture business, aquaculture, irrigation technology, horticulture and landscape technology, pest control operations, drip irrigation, and livestock.

Applied Engineering/Industrial Science:

including but not limited to personal computer technicians, communication technology, air conditioning, refrigeration and heating technology, automotive collision repair and refinishing, electronic technology, manufacturing technology, and water treatment.

Business Administration:

including but not limited to bookkeeping, small business entrepreneurship, marketing and selling, project management, and administration assistance.

Tourism and Hospitality Management:

including but not limited to hotel and tourism management, restaurant management, food service assistance, and travel industry management.

Health Professions:

including but not limited to medical assistants, medical lab technicians, nutrition, dental assisting, optometry – vision care, and EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians)

Eligibility Requirements

• Egyptian Citizenship
• Age between 20 and 30 in August 2010. (To be born after August 1979 and before September 1990).
• Has completed a secondary – technical or general - degree or its equivalent with a minimum grade of 70%
• Highest Educational Degree:
  • Technical Schools/Institutes’ Graduates:
    • 3-year Technical Secondary school
    • 5-year Technical Secondary school
    • 2-Year Higher Institute
    • General Secondary school
    
    N.B.: No experience is required from technical schools/institutes graduates
  • Bachelor’s degrees: Holders should have at least two years work experience in a field totally different from the field of education. University graduates from the same field of application are INELIGIBLE. Current university students are INELIGBLE.
• Male applicants must have already performed military service or have exemption/postponement at the time of application.
• Women are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates from ALL Egyptian Governorates are encouraged to apply
• Eligible technical school teachers are encouraged to apply

Applications will be considered INELIGIBLE in the following cases:

1. University graduates from the same field of application.
2. Current university students, except open universities.

Funding
The Community College Initiative Program will provide funding for selected candidates to cover the following items:

• International Travel.
• Stipend
• Tuition
• Health benefits coverage
• Cultural enhancement activities.

N.B.: Dependents are not allowed on this grant.
Grantees are not allowed to undertake paid employment in the U.S. during this grant

Submission of Application
To apply to the program, please submit the following documents:

1. 1 original + 4 copies of Completed Typed Application Form (in English OR Arabic). Application forms that are hand-written must be legible or else they will not be processed.

2. 5 copies of Transcript of Secondary School or its equivalent.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Nominated Candidates will be asked to provide a translated copy of their application as well as a translation of their transcripts. Applicants are not required to submit their application forms in person, but in this case, ensuring the completion of application form contents such as questions' answers, attachments and information is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

The deadline for receiving applications is Monday, June 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

CCI Information Sessions:
The Fulbright Commission will hold information sessions daily at its premises in Cairo Sundays through Thursdays as of March 8 to June 3, 2009, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Commission will hold several information sessions at different Egyptian governorates. Candidates residing outside Cairo should contact the Commission/check our website to find out when the Commission will be holding an information session at the nearest governorate.

TENTATIVE TIME-FRAME OF THE SELECTION PROCESS:

The Commission will conduct preliminary screening and nominate qualified candidates. Final selection of candidates will be conducted in the U.S.
• Program Announcement: March 6, 2009
• Application Distribution: March 8 – June 7, 2009
• Deadline for submitting applications: June 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
• Preliminary review of applications: July 6 – 31, 2009
• Specialized Review of Applications: August/September 2009
• Personal Interviews for short-listed candidates: October / November 2009
• Announcement of Nominated Candidates: December 2009

Contact Information

Application Forms are available at the Fulbright Commission premises and on our website.
Address: 21 Amer Street, Messaha, Dokki, 12311 (Visitors are welcome Sundays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. )
Tel. #: 02 -3762-6308 / 3762-6306 / 3748-6063 0100070368, Extension 131/175.
Fax #: 02- 3762-7346
E-mail :cci@bfce.eun.eg
For more information on the Binational Fulbright Commission, click on the following link: www.fulbright-egypt.org