In 1946, in the shadow of the Second World War, J. William Fulbright, a first-term Senator from Arkansas, proposed to divert the funds from U.S. war property sales to fund an international exchange program between the United States and other countries around the world. Sixty-five years later, more than 300,000 of the world's best and brightest students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists have studied,…

166 of the world's leading doctoral students from Canada and abroad awarded $50,000 annually for up to three years to pursue studies at Canadian universities (Ottawa, April 30, 2009)-Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced the selection of the inaugural 166 recipients of the new Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships-the most important, prestigious and sought-after scholarships for doctoral students. Scholarship recipients will…