Rights & Responsibilities

1. Rights and Responsibilities of American Participants

A person accepting a grant is not an official or employee of the US/ED or other agency of the US government, or of an agency of the government of the Philippines.

Project participants are responsible for observing satisfactory academic and professional standards and for maintaining a standard of conduct and integrity which is in keeping with the spirit and intent of the Fulbright-Program and which will contribute positively to the promotion of mutual understanding between people of the US and the Philippines. AFA participants are expected to obey the laws of the Philippines.

AFA participants should be aware that their public political statements or activities might draw them into the political arena, which can be incompatible with objectives of the project. Participants are responsible for exercising discretion and judgment in all of their actions.

2. Revocation or Termination of Project Participants

Under the rules of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the AFA Program Director may terminate or send a participant home for any of the following reasons:

• Violation of US or Philippine law;
• Acts likely to be offensive to the Philippines;
• Failure to observe satisfactory academic or professional standards;
• Failure to devote full time to project activities.

3. Repayment of Monies

Participants who return to the US prior to the completion of the project, whether they have been terminated for cause or for other reasons, may be required to repay all funds.