The culmination of the program is the weeklong Global Science Scholars Summit, which will take place July 23 - 30 at Lucent Technologies' headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J. During the week, students will shadow Bell Labs researchers, tour laboratories, participate in panel discussions, interact with Bell Labs scientists and researchers, and work collaboratively with other multinational scholars on a research project.

This year's students come from 14 countries ? Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United Kingdom ? as well as 12 U.S. states. This is the first year since the program's inception in 1999 that students from Poland and Russia have participated in the program.

"It is a privilege for us to be able to recognize these students, who are among some of the brightest young people in the world," said Chris Park, president of the Lucent Foundation. "It is an amazing opportunity for these scholars to meet and work with other students from around the world, learn from respected researchers and scientists, and spend a week at Bell Labs, where innovation is an important part of our history and continues each day. This program encourages the next generation of scientists, and that is essential to our future."

The Global Science Scholars competition is open to all U.S. high school students, and to students at selected universities in 16 countries outside the United States. This year, applications were received from students in 44 U.S. states and all 16 participating countries.

Scholars were selected by independent panels of judges based on their potential for future contribution to the fields of information and telecommunications technology and overall academic achievement. That includes their grade point average, as well as their enrollment in honors, advanced placement and college courses.

Scholars receive an expense-paid trip to the Summit, as well as a $5,000 award. In the year following their selection, recipients are offered a paid internship at a Lucent location in their home country, where possible.

For a complete list of this year's scholars, please go to: http://www.lucent.com/social/2004GSS.html.

About the Lucent Technologies Foundation
The Lucent Technologies Foundation is the charitable arm of Lucent Technologies. With a primary focus on education and youth development, the Foundation supports programs in Lucent communities around the globe. For more information on the Lucent Foundation, visit its Web site at: http://www.lucent.com/news/foundation/home.html.

About Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com.

About the Institute of International Education
The Institute of International Education (IIE), a New York-based non-profit organization, manages the GSSP program in partnership with the Lucent Technologies Foundation. IIE is the largest and most experienced educational exchange organization in America. It administers the Fulbright Fellowships for the U.S. Department of State, as well as 250 other programs for sponsors in the public and private sectors, and provides information on study abroad through its Web site: www.iie.org.

Rebecca Scott
Lucent Technologies
908-582-4897 (office)
Email:rebeccascott@lucent.com

Mary Ward
Lucent Technologies
908-582-7658 (office)
Email:maryward@lucent.com