 Sponsor: Fulbright
Program
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda,
Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El
Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua,
Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and
the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Program focus: Environment
Timeframe: 1993–2001
Description: The success of the Amazon
Basin Scholarship Program led the Fulbright Program to
collaborate with LASPAU in the establishment of the Caribbean
and Central American Ecology Program. The program provided grants
to a total of 54 environmental scientists, researchers, and policymakers
from the countries of the Caribbean and Central America for master’s-level
study and one-year certificate programs in the United States.
More Information
The goals of the Amazon Basin Scholarship Program and the Caribbean and Central American Ecology Program were similar: to identify individuals committed to solving environmental problems through multidisciplinary approaches to sustainable development of the region. Grantees were encouraged to pursue short-term internships in U.S. agencies or organizations working with environmental concerns.
In 2001, the Amazon Basin Scholarship Program and the Caribbean and Central American Ecology Program were combined and expanded into the Fulbright/OAS
Ecology Initiative through a partnership between the Fulbright Program and the Organization of American States.
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The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. |
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