The ITT International Fellowship Program was a program of
grants
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People
* Grant (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Grant (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters
** Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the U ...
promoting international educational student exchanges, similar to the
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...
, sponsored by the
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation. The program was administered by the
Institute of International Education
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from 1973 until the mid-1980s.
History
Between 1973 and 1982, 498 students received ITT fellowships: 244 American students who went abroad for a year of study, and 254 non-US students who came to the US, usually to pursue a master's degree. Graduate students were also awarded this fellowship from 1983-1986. During this time, the fellowship was administered in conjunction with the Fulbright Program. It was considered especially prestigious at the time, because it provided students with more funding than the Fulbright Program.
Notable alumni
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Madeleine Mitchell, violinist
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Richard Francis-Jones, Australian architect
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David France, author and football historian
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Deborah Scroggins, author and journalist
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Martin S. Flaherty, Director The Leitner Center for International Law and Justice
References
The ITT International Fellowship Program: An Assessment After Ten Years by Marianthi Zikopoulos, Inst of Intl Education, {{ISBN, 0-941144-09-7
Student exchange
Scholarships in the United States