1. Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States of America and Belgium The US Experience: scholars September 2011

2. Education Advising Center Website Email - Phone Outreach Resource Library Fulbright Grants ResearchJournalism European Union Language Teaching Assistant Mission

3. Wide array of options Flexibility Internationalize your CV Opportunity to travel to the US Why go to the US

6. Teaching and classroom styles On-campus life and opportunities Ranking system Letters of recommendation Personal statement Differences to expect

7. Types of institutions Public Also called State Schools Private Possible religious affiliation Community Two-year schools Also called Junior College

8. o Accredited? o Size? o Location? How to choose a program? o Number of international students? o Majors offered? o Cost?

9. Chea www.chea.org/searchwww.chea.org/search Dept of Education http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation Accreditation

10. $ 225 Brussels, Luxembourg, Paris, Arnhem Reading, listening, break, speaking, writing (4.5 hours) http://www.ets.or g/toefl http://www.ets.or g/toefl English tests € 185 Accepted by many but not all universities Listening (30min), Reading (1h), Speaking (11- 14min), Writing (1h) http://www.brit ishcouncil.org/b russels-exams- ielts.htm 250 Accepted by many but not all universities 3 hours, Brussels Score in 5 days http://www.pea rsonpte.com/PT EACADEMIC/Pa ges/home.aspx

12. 12 to 18 months before departure: Evaluate your reasons June - September Select 5 or 6 universities on the basis of their programs, degrees offered, accreditation, level of selectivity, cost, location and size July - August Find out which standardized tests are required August - September Write to 5 or 6 universities to request application forms for admission and financial aid. October - February Prepare transcripts and literal translations,certified at the Commission Have professors send recommendation letters Send applications to universities well in advance of deadlines February - April Wait for letters from the universities. March - April Contact universities to which you have applied, but not yet received a response. April - June Accept /Decline offers from other universities where you were also accepted. Contact housing department and international student office. Dates to remember

13. Education USA – State Dept website

14. Master’s degrees Typically 2 years in length Doctoral degrees (PhD’s) Typically 4-6 years in length Graduate Education

15. Entrance Exams o For admission to Graduate Schools (except Law and Business programs) o Subject-specific tests required for certain programs o New test starting Fall 2011 o http://www.ets.org/ gre http://www.ets.org/gre o For admission to Business Schools o http://www.mba.com http://www.mba.com GRE Graduate Record Exam GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test

16. 1.Choose 5-10 universities & prepare the applications for each one. 2.Determine which tests are needed to apply & take them (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT). 3.Look for financial support. 3 Simultanious Actions

17. 1.Personal funding 2.Loan from a bank 3.Fellowship from U.S. university o Research assistantship o Teaching assistantship o Work Study (20 hrs/wk) 4.Scholarship from another organizations ◦ Fulbright ◦ BAEF ◦ Rotary ◦ Etc. How to finance your studies

18. Fulbright Grants

19. Education Advising Center Website Email - Phone Outreach Resource Library Fulbright Grants ResearchJournalism European Union Language Teaching Assistant Mission

20. Commission for Educational Exchange Between the US +Belgium “ to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries " former Senator J. William Fulbright established in 1946 Be an ambassador of Belgium to the US

21. Since 1946: – +300,000 Fulbrighters from +155 countries – +189.000 foreign nationals to US for study, teaching, research – +101.000 Americans have gone abroad 140 programs worldwide funded by the U.S. State Department through annual appropriations from the U.S. Congress Fulbright Program is administered by bi-national Fulbright Commissions. In non-Commission countries, the Fulbright Program is administered by the Public Affairs section of the U.S. Embassy Facts & figures: Fulbright

22. Study Conduct Research For Fulbright Grant

23. Cash award of a travel grant up to 30,000 USD Health and accident insurance Visa sponsorship Prestigious title Benefits?

24. Belgian citizen Distinction every year or big distinction in the last year of study Must return to Belgium/EU for 2 years following grant No health insurance for state of MA Conditions?

25. How to apply? Preliminary Application Print + Send 3 letters of rec Final Online Application Provide letter of acceptance NotificationInterview

26. o Students, Researchers, Lecturers o Mid-career journalists o Language teaching assistants o Secondary school teachers Who can receive a scholarship?

27. October 31 Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Program October 31 Frank Boas Scholarships for Harvard October 31 Fulbright - Hays Journalism Grant October 31Summer Seminar in American Studies February 1Fulbright Award for Science & Technology March 1 Fulbright Awards for Research Scholars & Lecturers March 1 Fulbright - Schuman Grants April 30Fulbright Awards for Graduate Study Deadlines for Fulbright Grant

30. Other Fulbright Commissions Visit the Commission’s website in your home country for more information Austria www.fulbright.atwww.fulbright.at Belgium and Luxembourg www.fulbright.bewww.fulbright.be Bulgaria www.fulbright-bg.orgwww.fulbright-bg.org Cyprus: www.fulbright.org.cywww.fulbright.org.cy Czech Republic www.fulbright.czwww.fulbright.cz Denmark www.daf-fulb.dkwww.daf-fulb.dk Finland www.fulbright.fiwww.fulbright.fi France www.fulbright-france.orgwww.fulbright-france.org Germany www.fulbright.dewww.fulbright.de Greece www.fulbright.grwww.fulbright.gr Hungary www.fulbright.huwww.fulbright.hu Iceland www.fulbright.iswww.fulbright.is Ireland www.fulbright.iewww.fulbright.ie Italy www.fulbright.itwww.fulbright.it Netherlands www.fulbright.nlwww.fulbright.nl Norway www.fulbright.nowww.fulbright.no Poland www.fulbright.edu.plwww.fulbright.edu.pl Portugal www.ccla.ptwww.ccla.pt Romania www.fulbright.rowww.fulbright.ro Slovak Republic www.fulbright.skwww.fulbright.sk Spain www.fulbright.eswww.fulbright.es Sweden www.fulbright.sewww.fulbright.se Turkey www.fulbright.org.trwww.fulbright.org.tr United Kingdom www.fulbright.co.ukwww.fulbright.co.uk Russia http://fulbright.ruhttp://fulbright.ru Ukraine www.fulbright.org.uawww.fulbright.org.ua

31.  Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 – 13:00  Closed to the public on Fridays  Phone calls: 14:00 – 16:00 Royal Library Albert I Boulevard de L’Empereur, 4, Keizerslaan B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 519.57.72 Fax: +32 (0)2 519.57.73 adviser@fulbright.be www.fulbright.be Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States of America and Belgium