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scholarship. It affords the opportunity to study in a foreign country while exploring one’s interests and connections to other cultures. It is a valuable chance that I would recommend to any artist looking to further their experiences, knowledge, and horizons.� For information on applying for a Fulbright Student Grant in Finland please contact the Fulbright Program Adviser at the Institute of International Education in New York, or the Fulbright Center in Finland.
American Fulbrighters and two spouses in Finland pictured at the orientation at the Fulbright Center in late August. For the first time it was a three day event. This year there are 8 Fulbright scholars, 5 students, 2 teachers, and 2 administrators visiting Finland. With the short-term grantees coming over later in the year, there will be altogether approximately 30 U.S. grantees in Finland during 2006-07. Front l-r: Peggy Strand, Michael Parrish, Janis Barry, Joan Maynard, Douglas Maynard Center l-r: Katherine Wilson, Daena Funahashi, Liesl Yamaguchi, Eileen Johnson, Karen Treat Keifer-Boyd Back l-r: Kenneth Kolson, Philip Tidwell, Charlie Bell, Robert Thompson, Daniel Dye
Fulbright Center www.fulbright.fi Terhi Topi, Program Manager E-mail: terhi.topi@fulbright.fi Tel. +358 9 5494 7408 Institute of International Education www.fulbrightonline.org Valerie Hymas, Program Adviser for Europe & Eurasia E-mail: vhymas@iie.org Tel. (212) 984-5326
Elisabeth Sheridan (in the middle) enjoying the May First festivities with her friends. Photo: Jyrki Koskinen
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