Margaret Mcnamara US-Canada Program

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

- be a self-identifying woman, and at least 25 years old at time of application deadline;

- be a national of a country listed on the MMEG country eligibility list (except for the Trinity Washington University Program);

- be registered (not just accepted or enrolled) at an accredited in-person academic institution and program when submitting their application (exclusively online programs are ineligible);

- plan to be enrolled for at least one full academic semester (half-year term) after award of the MMEG grant;

- plan to graduate no later than three years after the award of the MMEG grant;

- not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, or Inter-American Development Bank staff member, spouse, retiree, or MMEG Board member.

- complete an application and (for finalists) be prepared to be interviewed in English for South Africa, US-Canada, and Trinity Washington University programs, in Spanish for the LAC Program, and in French for the France Program.

In addition to the general eligibility criteria, applicants must:

- already be enrolled as a full-time student, with relevant and valid student visa in national passport (Form I-20 may be submitted);

- plan to continue studying full-time for at least one academic semester (half year) following the award of the MMEG grant in April;

- plan to graduate no later than three years following the award of the MMEG grant;

- not hold US citizenship or permanent residency (green card) or Canadian citizenship or Canadian landed immigrant status.