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MMMF Grants for Academic Year 2004/2005

The MMMF was established in 1981 to honor the Margaret McNamara and her commitment to the well being of women and children in developing countries. The purpose of the grant is to support the education of women and children in their home countries. Previous grant recipients were studying agriculture, architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, education, forestry, journalism, nursing, nutrition, pediatrics, public administration, public health, social sciences and social work.

The MMMF awards five to six grants of about $11,000 each year; they are not renewable. Application forms for the 2004 / 2005 academic year will be available from October 2003 until February 9, 2004. Applications must be postmarked by February 10, 2004. The MMMF will notify recipients after April 30, 2004.

Eligibility: A woman applying for an MMMF grant must meet all the following criteria:

• She must have a record of service to women and/ or children in her country.
  
• she must reside in the U.S. of Canada at the time she submits the application.
  
• She must be enrolled at an accredited US or Canadian educational institution by September 2003 and remain enrolled during the entire year of the grant.
  
• She must use the grant to continue to study for her degree.
  
• She must be a national of a developing country that is currently eligible to borrow from the World Bank and cannot be a U.S. Green Card holder or resident( see Country Eligibility List).
  
• She must intend to return to a developing country in about two years.
  
• She must be at least 25 years old by December 31, 2003.
  
• She must not be related to any World Bank Goup staff member or his or her spouse.

If you meet all the criteria listed and you wish to complete the application form on line you may go to our link, www.worldbank.org/yourmet and click on MMMF Grants for Women from Developing Countries.

Alternatively if you prefer a hard copy and would like to receive an application, please fill in the attachached Request for Application form. You may mail, email of fax it to us at the address given below. We will send you the application pakket by mail.

1818 H Street, N.W.
MSN H2-204
Washington DC 20433
Tel: (202) 473 8751
Fax: (202) 522 3142
Email: MMMF@worldbank.org

 

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