§4704 Guidelines

Summary

Run the scholarship program using these rules. Programs must be nonpolitical, balanced, and follow high academic standards. U.S. missions must find promising students in secondary schools or recent graduates for study in the United States. They should work with Peace Corps volunteers and trusted aid groups. Scholarships are only for students who meet strict economic-need tests set by the mission. Students are picked for academic and leadership potential and for the country’s development needs, decided by the U.S. mission with the host government. The program focuses on important fields like agriculture, engineering, communications, education, public and business administration, health and nutrition, environmental studies, population and family planning, and energy. Use schools in the U.S. and in developing countries to teach English and job skills. Be flexible about training types and years of undergraduate study, but no student may come to the U.S. for less than one year. Scholarships must pay for books and for professional, academic, and cultural enrichment. The program should, as much as possible, give equal chances to male and female students. The United States Information Agency must recommend that scholars in colleges or universities take a course on classic American political ideas and the founding documents.