Congratulations on receiving a Fulbright grant! The resources on this page are designed to familiarize you with your host location and provide important context and information as you prepare to travel abroad. We encourage you to review the readings, websites, and logistical information offered by local contacts. Click the section headings below to display the information.
As part of your Fulbright grant, you are required to attend a virtual Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO). You will receive an email in late Spring with more information. If you have any questions regarding the PDO, please email FulbrightPDO.WHA@iie.org.
U.S. Embassy in Georgetown
100 Young and Duke Streets
Kingston, Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: +1-592- 225-4900
Website: http://gy.usembassy.gov
Point of Contact
Aretha Majeed
Public Diplomacy Section
Email: MajeedA2@state.gov
A work permit is required for Fulbright Scholars to Guyana, and will be arranged by the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown. On arrival at port of entry, the Immigration officer at the airport will grant you and your family a 90 day period of stay. Grantees should not be concerned about this short period as it is routine to grant an initial 90 day period. The grantee should provide a copy of their passport bio data page and entry stamp to U.S. Embassy Public Diplomacy Section at the earliest opportunity in order to apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Georgetown for an extension of stay/work permit. Once the approval memo is received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fulbright Scholar will submit their passport to the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section to process the extension from the Immigration Department. Extensions have always been granted. Applicants remain in status once the application has been filed even if the formal response from Immigration takes several weeks.
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We invite you to contact these Fulbright alumni for questions or advice prior to your grant. They can be an excellent resource for unofficial questions – what type of clothing to bring, how to open a bank account, and more.
Dr. Jennifer Hoyte
2015, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: jhoyte@mymeridianacademy.com
Dr. Desiree DeFlorimente
2016, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: deflorimonted@gmail.com
Dr. Norman Munroe
2019, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: munroen@fiu.edu
Prof. Gregory MacDonald
2021, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: pineacre@ufl.edu
Dr. Jeffrey McCrary
2022, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: jmccrary2@yahoo.com
Prof. Geoffrey Gidding
2024, U.S. Scholar
Email Address: ggiddings@centralstate.edu
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This award is for a pre-arranged affiliation with the University of Guyana. The type of activity will depend on the field, as outlined below:
Teach courses at the undergraduate or graduate level under the teaching only option or teach and conduct collaborative or independent research.