MESL for Developing Countries:

We believe one way to achieve success in global peace and harmony is through equity in education. Building on this premise, MESL program has funded graduate students from 25 countries of the world since its inception (1993). We are now initiating a new program for graduate students coming from developing countries. Given our limited resources, this program is a small but determined effort on our part to contribute to the issues and concerns in developing countries. As a part of this initiative, MESL program is dedicated to extend educational opportunities to graduate students who are applying to the MESL program at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Georgia Tech (GT) from the African continent. Our mission is to contribute to the technological and engineering needs of the countries in the African continent by providing partial or full support to incoming students who are applying to CEE, GT from these countries. Our aim is to share our educational resources and provide training opportunities for the students who are specializing in the fields of water resources, environmental engineering, environmental management and conservation, and environmental health. For this purpose two programs are initiated as outlined in this document. Individuals, international organizations and corporations who would like to participate and contribute to this program may send an e-mail to the Director of MESL to receive further information on the program.