The Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) is a binational organization responsible for the administration of the Fulbright exchanges between the Philippines and the United States, the Hubert H. Humphrey fellowships, and the East-West Center scholarships. It also serves as a clearinghouse for information on educational institutions and programs in the Philippines and the United States.

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American Fulbrighter Launches Book
on Philippine Basketball

Pacific Rims, written by American Fulbrighter Rafe Bartholomew, is a journey into the world of Philippine basketball. From street corner games played by flip-flop-clad teenagers, where the losers buy RC Cola and plastic sachets of “Happy” Peanuts for the winners, to the country's professional league, the Philippine Basketball Association, no people in the world love the game like Filipinos. Rafe spent three years following the Philippine game, studying its roots, recording the stories of its former and current greats, and sweating his way through daily pick-up battles. The nation's passion was sometimes irrational, often impressive, and always inspiring.

Rafe Bartholomew was awarded a Fulbright grant in 2005 to conduct an intensive research/study about basketball in the Philippines. He studied journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in 2004 and then, a master's degree in 2005. Rafe's first love has always been basketball.

PROGRAMS

Competition for the 2011-2012 Fulbright Advanced Research and University Lecturing Awards Launched

The U.S. Department of State and the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) announce the opening of the competition for the 2011-2012 Fulbright Advanced Research and University Lecturing Awards in the United States. Also referred to as the Fulbright classic senior program, this provides Filipino academics and professionals to lecture and/or conduct research in an accredited institution in the U.S.

Awards are for three to five months, and grantees must return to the Philippines immediately upon completion of their program in the US. Grants for this program should commence no earlier than August 2011 or by the latest, February 15, 2012. Grants cannot be renewed or extended.

Application period for the 2011-2012 Fulbright Advanced Research and Lecturing competition is from July 12 to October 15, 2010.

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The Application for 2011-2012 Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) for Research Awards in the US is Open

The Philippine-American Educational Foundation (PAEF) is pleased to announce the start of the competition for the 2011-2012 Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) for research awards in the United States. Applications for these grants will be received by PAEF until October 8 , 2010.

The goal of the FPASP is to modernize the agriculture and fisheries sectors of the Philippines by developing their human resources base through bilateral educational exchanges between the Philippines and the United States. The objective of the grant is not only to enable the recipient to pursue a particular field of study but to develop leaders in agriculture and fisheries who can contribute to promoting better understanding between the Philippines and United States. Awards are made through open competition based on individual merit without regard to race, color, or creed.

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EDUCATIONAL ADVISING

Opportunity Grants (OG): Helping You Take the Next Step Toward Study in the U.S.!

Opportunity Grants are support for talented international students who may need financial help to take the next steps toward study in the United States at an accredited institution of higher learning.

These grants are available now to help cover the upfront costs of seeking higher education in the U.S., and are part of EducationUSA's broad range of assistance to international students.

Please contact PAEF or the EducationUSA adviser in your area for details about the OG. Apply now!

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NEWS

American Fulbright Scholar Conference in Manila a Great Success

Manila, Philippines, March 22, 2010 — Over 50 American Fulbright scholars and key representatives from the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Department of State came together from March 18-19, 2010 for a conference at EDSA Shangri-La addressing issues and concerns relating to contemporary Southeast Asia.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State and organized by the Philippine American Educational Foundation (PAEF), the conference, entitled “Southeast Asia in the 21st Century: Building a Community of Leaders,” addressed a wide range of research interests and multidisciplinary scholarship on the Southeast Asia region in the areas of Social Science and Humanities, Business and Economics, Science and Technology, Teaching and Education, and Global Issues.

American Fulbright Scholars, who have been awarded research and/or teaching fellowships through the Fulbright Program, arrived from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

“It is evident in conference interactions and presentations how beneficial the Fulbright Program has been in strengthening partnerships and increasing mutual understanding between the United States and other countries,” says Richard W. Nelson, Chairman of the PAEF Board and Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Manila.

The conference program opened on March 18 with the Cultural Center of the Philippines Chorale singing the Philippine National Anthem and American National Anthem. Richard W. Nelson spoke about the arrival of the Thomasites, a group of American teachers who arrived in the Philippines in 1901 and became pioneers in Philippine education. Lourdes O. Yparraguirre, Assistant Secretary at Office of American Affairs and Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, gave a notable speech on ASEAN’s engagement in the Southeast Asian region. Dr. Antonio Contreras, Filipino Fulbright alumnus and De La Salle University full professor, closed the opening program with an invigorating lecture on Philippine politics and media entitled “Recuperating Citizenship through the Ordinary and Everyday.”

Plenary sessions and concurrent panels began that afternoon and continued till the following day. Topics included marine biodiversity and preservation in Indonesia, post-colonial literature in the Philippines, public health issues in Vietnam, and the impact of tourism on wildlife in Malaysia.

"The conference provided a platform for my colleagues and me to exchange and draw from each other’s research findings and experiences. Effectively, this newly established network comprising diverse fields of expertise not only exposed me to stimulating topics, but has also encouraged me to carry on my research with a multi-faceted perspective," says Jacqueline Foelster, a Fulbright Scholar conducting research on microfinance in Cambodia.

On March 19, the last day of the conference, there was a lively plenary panel on teaching and education, followed by guided tours of the Ayala Museum and the National Museum of the Philippines. The night was capped off with an evening cocktail reception, festive cultural show, and live entertainment.

This year’s conference is the second in an annual series of conferences for American Fulbright Scholars in the Southeast Asia region. The first, hosted by the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange, was held at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 12-14, 2009.