Calendar of Activities

October 15 - November 30, 2012:  Application period for southeast Asian participants.

October 15 - December 15, 2012:  Application period for Montana participants.

December 15 - 21, 2012:  Phone interviews for selected Asian applicants.

December 15 - January 31, 2013:  Extended application period for second-tier of Montana applicants.

January 4 - 18, 2013:  Personal interviews for selected Asian applicants.

February 15, 2013:  Announcement of successful Asian and U.S. applicants.

March 1 - 15, 2013:  Visa interviews, pre-departure orientation, and pre-program survey for Asian participants.

April - May 2013:  Travel to the U.S. by first cohort of foreign participants.

April 5:  Depart home country

April 6 - 11 in Missoula:  Orientation and Group Workshops

April 12 - 30 in Montana:  Fellowships

May 1 - 4 in Missoula:  Action Plan and Evaluation

May 5 - 8 in Washington:  Individual and Cultural Appointments

May 8 - 11 in Washington:  Professional Fellows Congress

May 12:  Depart for home

Mid-May 2013:  Re-entry seminars/post-program surveys for first foreign cohort.

August 2013:  Travel by first cohort of U.S. participants overseas.

September 2013:  Visa interviews, pre-departure orientation, and pre-program survey for Asian participants.

October - November 2013:  Travel to the U.S. by first cohort of foreign participants.

October 4:  Depart home country

October 5 - 10 in Missoula:  Orientation and Group Workshops

October 11-29 in Montana:  Fellowships

October 30 - November 2 in Missoula:  Action Plan and Evaluation

November 3 - 6 in Washington:  Individual and Cultural Appointments

November 6 - 9 in Washington:  Professional Fellows Congress

November 11:  Depart for home

Mid-November 2013:  Re-entry seminars/post-program surveys for second foreign cohort.

January 2014:  Travel by second cohort of U.S. participants overseas.

Spring 2014:  Continued program evaluation and follow-on activities.