902 



TABLE 4.-PERCENTAGE OF AWARDS BY SUBJECT AND AREA, CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE 



ON THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF PERSONS 



A B 



Number of 



Number of awards In 



awards In natural and 



social Percent applied Percent 



sciences of Col. A sciences of col. B 



lecturing for lecturing for 



'6ar and research Europe and research Europe 



1970 to 1971 83 32 127 43 



1969 to 1970 120 60 228 43 



1968 to 1969.... 277 45 318 4S 



i^^L*" }^^?-- :-..:.:.:::::: sog 4o 355 38 



1966 to 1967 288 42 344 31 



Source: Data figured from table 3 above. 



CIEP annual reports have consistently noted the overwhelming 

 American interest in filling vacancies for awards in Europe, and 

 conversely, the disinterest Americans show for serving in other areas, 

 especially the developing countries. Excerpts of narrative descriptions 

 of this problem, 1962 to the present, indicate that their disinterest is 

 motivated by lack of foreign language skills; insufficient reimburse- 

 ment; differences between host countries' and scientists' expectations 

 about services to be performed; absence of funds for research; and 

 unwillingness of U.S. scientists to participate in technology-assistance- 

 oriented Fulbright-Hays activities. To overcome these problems, the 

 CIEP has found it necessary to recruit American scientific and 

 technical personnel, but these efforts are not always successful. A 

 few illustrations of these problems, taken from CIEP reports, follow : 



1962: 



[The decline in applicants for Latin America] may be in part attributed to the 

 fact that a large percentage of the awards . . . are in the physical and natural 

 sciences, fields in which few Spanish speaking specialists are available, [and the 

 Congressional elimination of travel funds for dependents. CIEP added to its 

 staff a consultant. Dr. S. S. Steinberg, Dean, College of Engineering, University 

 of Maryland, especially to recruit in the scientific fields.] ^2 



[One of the year's worst problems was in recruiting for the social and physical 

 sciences.] The situation is nearly acute. [It is necessary to increase publicity' or to 

 insist that binational commissions lower expectations for science and technology.] ^^ 



There is a dearth of applicants in social sciences and natural sciences for Africa. ^^ 

 1967: 



[It is difficult to fill vacancies in the social sciences in South America. CIEP 

 is considering giving additional language training. They are also considering 

 establishing an Advisory Committee for Science.]^ 

 1970: 



In Africa recruitment . . . for lectuiers . . . has long been necessary. . . . 

 Late requests language requirements, and insufficient compensation . . . con- 

 tribute to the difficulty .... A particularh'^ unfortunate aspect of the Africa 

 program ... is the absence of research awards. ^^ 



... The Indian program does not attract . . . social scientists [who] are 

 likely to apply for . . . lectureships unless the host university is in a center 



«2 Data obtained from following report of the CIEP to the Board of Foreign Scholarships; 1/1/62 to 6/30/62, 

 pp. 1-11. 



M Data obtained from following report of the CIEP to the Board of Foreign Scholarships: 6/30/62 to 12/31/62, 

 pp. 7-9. 



6« Data obtained from following report of the CIEP to the Board of Foreign Scholarships: 6/30/63 to 12/63, 

 p. 17. 



«5 Data obtained from following report of the CIEP to the Board of Foreign Scholarships: 7/1/66 to 6/30/67. 



*> Data obtained from following report of the CIEP to the Board of Foreign Scholarships: Keport for 1970, 

 p. 14. 



