ITT International Fellowship Program
Encyclopedia
The ITT International Fellowship Program was a program of grants
promoting international educational student exchanges, similar to the Fulbright Program
, sponsored by the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
. The program was administered by the Institute of International Education
from 1973 until the mid 1980s.
Grant (money)
Grants are funds disbursed by one party , often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing" often referred to as either a proposal...
promoting international educational student exchanges, similar to the Fulbright Program
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
, sponsored by the International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a global diversified manufacturing company based in the United States. ITT participates in global markets including water and fluids management, defense and security, and motion and flow control...
. The program was administered by the Institute of International Education
Institute of International Education
Institute of International Education - is a non-profit organization promoting international exchange of education and training. It was established in 1919 and is based in the USA....
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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, violinist - Jeannette M. Potts, Dr Tango
- Ronald M. James, (to Ireland, 1981) historian, author
- Thomas C. Hase, (to Germany, 1986) theatre lighting designer
- Leslie A. Donovan (to Ireland, 1986), associate professor of the University Honors Program at the University of New MexicoUniversity of New MexicoThe University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
- Paolo Mancosu (To Stanford, 1985), professor at the University of Berkeley
- William Madges Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Saint Joseph's UniversitySaint Joseph's UniversitySaint Joseph's University is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university located partially in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia and partially in Lower Merion Township and located in the Pennsylvania Main Line, Pennsylvania, United States.The school was founded in 1851 as Saint...
- Richard Michael Locke (to Italy, 1986) Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of ManagementMIT Sloan School of ManagementThe MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
- Barry Nemett (to Spain) Chair of the Painting Department at Maryland Institute College of ArtMaryland Institute College of ArtMaryland Institute College of Art is an art and design college in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts, making it one of the first and oldest art colleges in the United States. In 2008, MICA was ranked #2 in the nation...
- Christiane Schmullius professor, Friedrich Schiller University of JenaFriedrich Schiller University of JenaFriedrich Schiller University of Jena , is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany....