Resources for Incoming Fellows

READY:

CU Welcome Letter
Award Letter
Guidelines for the Fellows
Terms of the Fellowship
Stipend and Budget Info

SET:

Air Ticket
Health Insurance Card
Government or Employer's Photo ID
Travel Allowance
Take Important Documents in Carryon Bag

GO:

Carry our Sheet about Arrival Information
Contact Phone numbers for Staff
Put Luggage ID tags on your bags
Bring Cultural Mementos from Home to Feel at Home Away from Home

Important Links for Incoming Fellows

Welcome Letter [Word]

For incoming fellows

Travel to Ithaca [Word]

Arrival and accomodations information

Cornell University Maps [Web Site]

View or download the Ithaca campus map

Housing [Word]

Housing and reservation form

Sample Plan 1 [Word]

Individual program plan, Mohamed Shaker Hebara - Egypt

Sample Plan 2 [Word]

Individual program plan, Jean Njiru - Kenya

Biodata Form [Word]

Biodata for the 2009-10 Humphrey Brochure

Family and Dependents [Word]

Information on deciding to bring family and dependents

The Humphrey Program [Word]

Overall information on the Humphrey Program at Cornell

Components of the Program [Word]

Info includes Orientation, Professional Visits, Academic Courses, etc.

CU Fellows Blog [Web Site]

Blog related to the Humphrey Program at Cornell

Humphrey Fellows Allowances

Budget, bank account, etc.

Helpful Internet Sites about Ithaca and Cornell [Word]

The following list of internet sites can get you started in becoming familiar with Ithaca and in touch with different events taking place on campus and around town.

Immunizations and Health Requirements [Word]

Humphrey Fellows as staff register through the School of Continuing Education to take courses. You may enroll for up to 14 credit hours for the academic year. New York State considers anyone who registers for 6 or more credit hours a student. Therefore Humphrey Fellows must present evidence of immunization to register for classes.

Living in the U.S. [Web Site]

Tips provided by EducationUSA for adapting to life in the United States.

Useful Web Sites On and Off Campus

Visitors Guide [Word]
Health insurance [Web Site]

Cornell University Sites

International Students and Scholars Office [Web Site]
Cornell Campus Maps [Web Site]
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies [Web Site]
Cornell Cooperative Extension [Web Site]

Ithaca Sites

Travel Pages (airplane, bus, etc) [Web Site]
Ithaca Net [Web Site]

International Organizations

The World Bank Group [Web Site]
U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) [Web Site]
U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [Web Site]