abyrne

Just got moved from alternate status to full grant status for Egypt! Yay!

I got my alternate letter in the mail for the Egypt research grant today. I will find my way there somehow anyway this fall to study, so maybe I will see you Fulbrighters regardless.

I must not have gotten it I didn't get that email...

Nothing yet. I bet it will be Monday....

I think my heart just skipped a beat.

It seemed like that. This is what he said: My understanding is that the decision-making for Egypt has gotten bogged down with the Egyptian government clearance process-- which is generally slow even in the best of times. I know that the Egyptian Fulbright Commission has tried nudging their government contacts to move ahead with the clearance review, but don't think they've made any inroads yet. And please know that all recommended student candidates are notified via hard copy letter about the final decision reached on their applications. At this stage, I really have no idea when the abovementioned clearances will come through, so that I can issue these letters.

I emailed Jermaine about Egypt last week and he said that they basically have no idea when the Egyptian government will give clearance.

Generally, my research will be in the future of urban development in Cairo, and how the urban space has affected the society in the 20th/21st century. I am obsessing too. My friend is doing a language grant, so maybe that's why she found out so late. What is your research in?

I just found this forum. I am also waiting on Egypt for a full grant...My friend is currently on a Fulbright in Egypt and didn't hear until June last year. I'm hoping not to wait that long!