The US and Dominican governments are relaunching the Fulbright and Humphrey post graduate studies scholarships, this time with the cooperation of Dominican companies and the Dominican government. The US$50,000 scholarships will now be funded by US$33,334 to be provided by DR-based companies, US$6,666 by the Dominican government and US$10,000 by the US government. The new agreement is to be known as Alliance for Excellence. In the past 225 Dominicans have been awarded these scholarships, which were fully funded by US parties since their start in 1960. The deadline for the Humphrey scholarship is 30 September 1999 and 15 August 2000 for the Fulbright. Applicants need to present their curriculum, university record, recommendation from professors, level of English and need to pass an interview. Winners of the scholarships are chosen on merit and excellence. Winners of the scholarships need to return to the DR for two years after finishing their studies.
