INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The US State Department says it is considering resuming the Fulbright scholarship program for Afghan students for the 2023-2024 academic
year.A spokesperson for the US State Department told VOA: &We continue to work towards the safe resumption of the Fulbright program for
Afghan students.He added: &For this course, we are considering semi-final applicants [for the academic year] 2022-2023.The semi-final
applicants have already passed most of the eligibility stages and exams, including the English language test, which are required to join
this study program, VOA reported.After the collapse of the previous government and the Islamic Emirate&s takeover of Afghanistan in August
2021, the United States canceled the Fulbright program for Afghans.Every year, about 4,000 foreign students from dozens of countries receive
More than 400,000 students from 160 countries have participated in this program since its inception in 1946.From 2003 to 2021, more than 950
Afghans have benefited from the opportunity to study at the master&s and doctorate level in Fulbright programs
Fulbright master&s programs are one or two years, but the study period of the doctoral level is five years.The post US may resume Fulbright
scholarship program for Afghans first appeared on Ariana News.
