Spring 2015
More than 1,500 grants awarded to American students each year to over 150 destinations Three types of grants Research Study English Teaching Assistant Special STEM & Business Opportunities F ULBRIGHT O VERVIEW
US Citizen at time of application Bachelor’s degree by start of grant No terminal degree allowed Language ability Medical school not allowed Dual nationality E LIGIBILITY
Quality and feasibility of proposal Academic or professional record Personal qualifications Language preparation Alignment with Fulbright mission Affiliation Individual country requirements C RITERIA
Funding Airfare Living Costs Health Insurance Tuition* Language Study* B ENEFITS
Graduate Study in Host Country One Year of Funding* Europe Asia: South Korea, Taiwan Australia, New Zealand Egypt Canada, Jamaica, Mexico S TUDY G RANT
Specific Partnerships for Graduate Study Australia Belgium Finland France Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy P ARTNERSHIP A WARDS Mexico Netherlands Poland South Korea Spain Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom
Independent Research Any field If you can dream it, you can do it R ESEARCH G RANTS
Brazil – Environmental Justice in the Rural Quilombos of Northeast Brazil Ecuador – Challenges in Confronting Human Trafficking Germany – International Business and Logistics in the Port City of Hamburg New Zealand – Geochemistry of South Island Lake Sediments: Recording the Impact of the Westerly Winds Nigeria – A Camera with a Conscience: Tunde Kelani and the Future of Yoruba Video Film Norway – Environmental Chemistry Kyrgyzstan – Effects of Language Policy in the Kyrgyz Classroom Switzerland – A Nano-Scale Approach to Lymphatic and Cancer Bioengineering Ukraine – Positive Change in Post-Soviet Children’s Health Care through the Private Sector United Arab Emirates – The UAE: A Model for Judicial Independence or a Case for Constitutional Reform? R ESEARCH P ROPOSALS
Fulbright-Clinton Fulbright-mtvU Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fulbright Business Grants Mexican Binational Business Internship Finland, Netherlands, Spain Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health Fulbright Journalism Grants: Germany, Spain STEM Initiatives Canada, Indonesia, Netherlands CLEA Arabic, Indonesian, Bengali, Mandarin, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Russian, Urdu S PECIAL O PPORTUNITIES
Undersubscribed Awards Singapore Urban Planning & Sustainable Design Awards Mexico Binational Business Internship Eastern Europe Slovakia, Hungary, Albania Sri Lanka Gulf Countries Southern Africa Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana STEM Awards C HOOSING Y OUR C OUNTRY
What? Universities NGOs Private Sector How? Faculty Research CURF Fulbright A FFILIATION
Biographical Data Statement of Grant Purpose Affiliation Letter Personal Statement Foreign Language Forms References Transcripts A PPLICATION
P ERSONAL S TATEMENT VS. S TATEMENT OF P URPOSE
Important Dates (2015) Jul 1: Preliminary Application Sep 7: Campus Deadline Sep 16-18: Campus Interviews Oct 1: Final Campus Deadline F ULBRIGHT G RANTS