Middlebury

Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP)

PURPOSE
Sponsored by the US Department of Education, the IIPP Fellowship Program identifies, recruits, and prepares promising undergraduates from underrepresented minority groups for international service through a rigorous multi-year fellowship program of summer policy institutes, study abroad, intensive language training, internships, graduate study and career development counseling. 

AWARD
The IIPP Fellowship program has six components over five years: 

Arts Staff Advocates For Foreign National Visiting Artists

Allison Coyne Carroll (staff, MCFA) spends her free time advocating for simpler immigration and taxation policies for foreign national visiting artists. Allison attended Arts Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill in March 2009, and met with Senator Leahy (who is also Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations) to champion for improved visa processing, and ensure Middlebury can continue to present premiere performers from around the globe.