§ 662.33 - How does the Board of Foreign Scholarships select fellows?


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  • (a)(1) The Board of Foreign Scholarships selects Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellows on the basis of the preliminary selections by the Secretary and pertinent information supplied by U.S. diplomatic missions and binational commissions.

    (2) The Board of Foreign Scholarships does not select fellows to carry out research in the U.S.S.R. unless the applicant has been approved for that purpose by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX).

    (b) Pertinent information used by the Board of Foreign Scholarships and the Secretary in the selection process, which is provided by U.S. diplomatic missions and/or binational commissions may include, but is not necessarily limited to, information concerning the feasibility of the project, and the political sensitivity of the host country.