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The American Council on Germany offers McCloy Fellowships for professionals in art, agriculture, environmental affairs, and urban affairs, as well as journalism.
MCCLOY FELLOWSHIPS – AN OVERVIEW
The McCloy Fellowship program was begun in 1976 to give young American and German professionals an opportunity to broaden their professional experiences and to establish working relationships with their transatlantic counterparts. McCloy Fellowships are designed to enable Americans and Germans in the fields of journalism, environmental affairs, or art to conduct on-site research and interviews abroad on a particular topic, and to provide professionals in agriculture or urban affairs with extensive consultations with their counterparts overseas for up to four weeks. Occasionally, additional fellowships become available during federal election years.
It is crucial that the new generation of professionals in both countries, many of whom are less aware than their predecessors of the importance of U.S.-German cooperation, have the opportunity to establish personal and professional ties with their transatlantic counterparts.
This program awards and funds approximately 30 fellowships annually, with about 15 each provided to Germans and to Americans. Fellows cross the Atlantic for about one month to conduct individual research or to participate in a structured group tour. Since the first fellowship was awarded, more than 700 people have participated in the exchanges.
Programs are arranged with the cooperation of U.S. and German institutions specializing in the fields of interest to the fellows. These institutions include the Columbia University School of Journalism, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National League of Cities, and German counterpart bodies to these organizations: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Deutscher Bauernverband, and Deutscher Städtetag.
The John J. McCloy Fund of the American Council on Germany was established in 1975 as a tribute to John J. McCloy, soldier, statesman, lawyer, banker, and the first civilian U.S. High Commissioner for Germany. Mr. McCloy worked continually to strengthen friendship and cooperation between Germans and Americans.
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