Proposal : West Bank/Gaza human resources development project

SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE GRANTED TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. FOR EVERY RECIPIENT AN UPDATED FILE WILL BE KEPT. PAYMENTS TO STUDENTS WILL BE MADE MONTHLY. ACADEMIC PROGRESS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO AN ANNUAL PROJECT REPORT. ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS OF AMIDEAST AND, IN ITS INITIAL YEAR, BY THE REGIONAL OVERSEAS OFFICES OF AMIDEAST IN BEIRUT, LEBANON AND AMMAN, JORDAN. THESE OFFICES HAVE EXISTING STAFF WHO WILL HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND NEGOTIATION DURING THE FIRST YEAR. AMIDEAST WILL NOT CONTRACT OR SUBCONTRACT FOR EXTERNAL SERV ICES. MIDDLE EASTERN COLLEGES ARE EXPECTED TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. AS THE PROJECT DEVELOPS, STRENGTHENING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE AMIDEAST PROJECT STAFF, BOTH IN THE FIELD AND IN WASHINGTON, IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AMIDEAST TO PROVIDE EXPERTS TO THE COLLEGES TO ASSIST IN PLANNING THE DIRECTION OF FUTURE GROWTH. ALSO, AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROJECT IS TRAINING STAFF MEMBERS FOR THE COLLEGES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS. Amendment of 7/3/79 provides: scholarships to enable 16 faculty at Bir Zeit, Bethlehem, and Al-Najah Universities to obtain advanced degrees; 3-year scholarships for 15 students at these universities; and short-term participant training in the U.S. and locally for 10-15 employees of public and private development organizations in the West Bank and Gaza. (PD-HAC-427)