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The International Perspective8 Seeing the World Through a Different Window
The International Perspective8 Seeing the World Through a Different Window
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The International Perspective
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designed to enhance the international exposure of European Placing oneself in another culture by undertaking scholars. The programs bear the titles "Marie Curie Actions" research abroad enhances the likelihood of gaining a view and "Human Resources and Mobility Actions." In general, through a different window.
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exchange. The German Chancellor Scholarship Program The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a European- might have particular appeal to those in the private sector based organization, has spent the equivalent of about 1 bil- who have bright young people making a name for themlion euros since 1953 to fund non-German researchers dur- selves in corporations who might profit from a year of proing extended research stays in Germany, an investment that fessional exposure in Germany (for details, see http:// the foundation continues to believe is worthwhile.
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Many researchers in this One fundamental difference between the United States country and the administrators who are responsible for enand other countries is that for many reasons, numerous schol- couraging grant applications know little or nothing about ars and researchers from abroad are drawn to the United Sta- the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation or other similar tes. The quality and reputation of our system of higher edu- opportunities cation and research and its very size exert an attraction.
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Deans and Robert P Grathwol directly at heads of research teams can assure successful applicants that they will have money available for scholars when they re- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation turn from abroad; this is a way to overcome the reality that U.S.
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gram for encouraging undergraduate research. Robert Grathwol suggested that Martin consider the "3 Grathwol replied that DAAD, the German Academic × 3" option (a minimal stay of 3 months in 3 successive Exchange Service, would be the appropriate organization years)
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A German has to be out of Germany for some period, and this creates the anomalous situation in Humboldt Funding Structure which young Germans who have done all their graduate work Guangyu Sun, of the National Cancer Institute, com- in the United States apply as research fellows and the mented that the distinction of the Humboldt structure is that Humboldt Foundation considers them Americans, whether the funding is attached to the fellow instead of the principal they have American citizenship or not. The foundation is not investigator (PI)
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