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For those of you who have not received any forms since April--- I hadn't heard anything in months about the grant authorization and came to find out that Argentina was spelling my name (and therefore my email address) incorrectly. I think it is worth emailing and program coordinator in New York to make sure that everything is up to date and accurate. I ended up getting a call from New York asking me if I still wanted the grant since I had not replied to any emails! Luckily, it all worked out.

I was wondering the same thing. I have searched around on the site but have not found anything. I am in a similar situation for Argentina. Sent in the medical forms over a month ago but have still heard nothing from Argentina. I know that my grant does not start until next year but I am still anxious to get grant authorization and more information from them!

I sent in my medical clearance about 5 weeks ago and I have not heard anything back. My program does not start until next year so I guess there is no rush. However, I would have thought I would hear something by now... is there anyone out there going to Argentina? Maybe they can give me some insight...

Have you thought about the Peace Corps? They have a lot of opportunities in Southern Asia... it may be worth checking it out.

I think it depends on the country. There is a person at my school who got a grant to Indonesia and most of hers was done online. For me, I got a letter saying they accepted me, that my grant is contingent upon completing the medial form and sending in the official grant acceptance form that I should get sometime soon from Argentina, and a lot of stuff about how Fulbright was so great. :wink: There was also the medical form, instructions for completing it, and a reminder to send transcripts to IIE when I graduate. I think that was about it. This was for an ETA so it may be different for research grants and between different countries. For now, I am supposed to wait for more information from Argentina. That was about a month ago... but my grant doesn't start until March 2010 so I am not really worried about it. I'm sure if your grant starts in September they will be much faster.

To everyone who is worried about the medical clearance, it is not a big deal! For some reason I found out really early about getting an ETA to Argentina (sorry! ) so I did the medical clearance a few weeks ago. All you have to do is get a physical (it is literally a checklist that takes five minutes), get blood drawn, get a pelvic exam, and when all the results come back, get your doctor to fill it out on the form. It took me a week to get it all complete it and it cost about $200 before insurance.

Has anyone applied to Argentina? I found out about three weeks ago that I was awarded an ETA there! Just wondering if anyone else is going to Argentina...