912 



Parenthetically the Committee added: "Perhaps this means that 

 many Fulbright assignments, especially in the less developed third 

 countries, are better filled by scholars on the second or third rather 

 than the first level of academic distinction in the United States." ^'^ 

 Addressing the findings of these studies, CIEP instituted new pro- 

 cedures to elicit more information about the candidate and his 

 overseas assignment: 



. . . the screening committees were asked ... to give the Fulbright applicant 

 two ratings: (1) a professional rating reflecting professional standing in the 

 United States, that is a traditional quality rating; and (2) an 'assignment' rating, 

 in which a prediction is made of the candidate's probable success in carrying out 

 his assignment abroad.'"* 



Nevertheless, the Committee still reports difficulties in implementing 

 these new procedures, relating especiall}^ to vagueness in defining the 

 criteria of personal suitability, and to problems of "invasion of 

 privac}^," stemming from the need for reviewers to assess personal 

 qualifications of grantees. ^"^ 



CIEP has developed an "up-to-date register [to] relieve one of the 

 major . . . problems of the program. This is recruiting — the filUng 

 of overseas openings which for one reason or another have not been 

 responded to b}^ qualified . . . applicants." ^"^ But CIEP continues 

 to report that recruitment may not be effective after all, since "... 

 there are strong indications that in some fields the springs of supply 

 are beginning to run dry." As an example: 



This became apparent when the Conference Board, in cooperation with the 

 American Economic Association, recently sent a 'saturation' mailing to Spanish- 

 speaking economists . . . advertising openings in Latin America. It was probable 

 that virtualh^ the entire manpower potential in this field in the country was 

 contacted. A few inquiries, but no applications were obtained from this effort.'"" 



"The existence of a large data bank of specific names of individuals 

 in many classifications," CIEP reports, "will aid such searches, but 

 not obviate them." ^°^ 



OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS 



Better Program. Planning. — During the last several years CIEP has 

 made a number of other recommendations to overcome problems of 

 filling vacancies. "To make the awards more meaningful educationally 

 and more challenging professionally . . . ," the Committee recom- 

 mended that binational commissions should undertake better program 

 planning : 



This should include the appointment of additional long-range planning teams 

 of American and foreign scholars to advise on programs with the less-developed 

 countries . . . ; inter-agency meetings [should be held] to discuss their implications 

 and to consider ways of implementing them. Planning without follow-up . . . is a 

 waste of time, money and hopes. The overseas Commissions also need a greater 

 capacity to refine and carry out long-range plans, a need which could be . . . 

 reduced by setting up local committees of specialists ... to advise the Com- 

 missions on interim planning and by strengthening Commission staffs . . . .'"* 



103 "Annual Report, CIEP to BFS, 1966-1967". op. cit., p. 34. 



•o» "Annual Report, CIEP to BFS, July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1968", op. cit., p. 3. 



iw Idem. pp. 4-5. 



">« Young, op. cit., p. 124. 



'""^ Young, op. cit., p. 124. 



los "CIEP Annual Report, FY 1970," op. cit., p. 4. 



'" "Annual Report, CIEP to BFS, 1966-1967," op. cit., pp. 37-8. 



