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F ULBRIGHT U . S . S TUDENT P ROGRAM

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers grants to highly-motivated individuals to study, research, or teach abroad, fostering mutual understanding between cultures. Explore the program's history, eligibility criteria, benefits, and application process.

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F ULBRIGHT U . S . S TUDENT P ROGRAM

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  1. FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENTPROGRAM

  2. Program History & Administration • Created by Congress in 1946 to foster mutual understanding between the U.S. and other cultures and nations • Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State • Functions abroad in cooperation with Fulbright Commissions and Foundations, and U.S. embassies • Over 1,600 grants awarded yearly, representing all elements of American society Senator J. William Fulbright

  3. Why Fulbright? • Award to support self-designed study or research, or language teaching assistantships abroad in over 155 countries • If you receive a grant, you will be doing exactly what you want to do in a specific country • You will be representing your country, while enhancing your personal and academic credentials • You will be learning about a new culture and its people

  4. Who should apply? • Highly-motivated, open-minded individuals with strong academic and/or professional preparation • Those who can contribute to and benefit from cultural exchange and that has an interest in community involvement • Current juniors, graduating seniors, alumni. • Less than six months spent in host country (excluding undergraduate study abroad) • Demonstrated leadership ability

  5. Who is Eligible? • U.S. Citizens with • Bachelor’s degrees, equivalent training or professional experience by grant start • Sufficient language ability as required by host country and in keeping with the Fulbright mission • Good health

  6. Who is NOT Eligible? • Non-U.S. citizens (including permanent residents) • Ph.D. degree-holders • Previous U.S. Student Fulbright grantees • Dual citizens or residents in some host countries (check website country descriptions)

  7. Grant Benefits Round-trip airfare Monthly stipend (for room, board, incidental costs) Health and accident insurance Benefits may also include (varies by country): Dependent support Research allowance Tuition Language lessons Enhancement activities (Caleb Kim – South Korea)

  8. Grant Information: Full and ETA Full Grants Individually-designed academic, research, or artistic project • Projects may include university coursework, research, or professional training in the arts Sample Carnegie Mellon Projects: Switzerland, Biology, 2009-10 Project Title: A General Fluorescent Detection Mechanism For Proteins and Protein Modification in vivo South Africa, Architecture, 2010-11 Project Title: Sustainable Housing Design and Development to Empower South African Townships Philippines, Southeast Asian studies, 2006-2007 Project Title: NGOs Combating Human Trafficking in the Philippines English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) • Grantees assigned to teach conversational English in schools or universities throughout host country • Grantee-designed project emphasizing community engagement • For 2011-12, over 40 countries offer Fulbright ETA grants

  9. Statement of ProposedResearch or Study (Full Grants) • Two page essay that answers the questions: what, where, how, when, and why • Demonstrates knowledge of the field of study • Demonstrates awareness of needs in host country • Any potential concern about project feasibility or your ability should be addressed directly

  10. Letters of Affiliation (Full Grant only) From a host contact willing to advise/mentor you while conducting your Fulbright project Can be a professional at a university, laboratory, library, community organization Local Organization Preferred over large International Organizations ( UN, Red Cross etc) Provides a signed letter on institutional letterhead indicating their support Check country summary for specifics before requesting letter

  11. Statement of ProposedResearch or Study (ETA Grant) • One page essay that explains how you will reach your goals as an English Teaching Assistant, and why you would like to be an English Teaching Assistant • Description of a small, supplemental research project (focused on community involvement) • Should not be location-specific • Demonstrates sincere desire to teach English to non-native speakers

  12. Applications in Creative and Performing Arts • Supplemental materials must be submitted: • Photographs, Slides, Portfolios • CDs • DVDs • Writing Samples (Creative Writers only) • See website for eligible arts fields and specific requirements

  13. Critical Language Enhancement Initiative https://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_clea.html • Pre-grant training for three to six months of intensive language study in addition to the Fulbright grants. • Funding is only available to grantees who demonstrate need for training and intend to use one of the eligible languages in their Fulbright project.

  14. Critical Language Enhancement Initiative https://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_clea.html • Eligible Languages:Arabic (all dialects), Azeri, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin only), Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Korean, Marathi, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Tajik, Turkish, Urdu and Uzbek. • Eligible Countries:Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Morocco, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen

  15. Application Components • Application form (online) • Two-page statement of proposed study/research (one page for ETA) • Personal Statement (one page) • Three references • Transcripts • Language Evaluation - varies by host country • Affiliation in host country (only for Full Grant) • Campus Committee Interview Evaluation (interviews take place on campus late September)

  16. Fulbright Timeline Design Project, Seek Affiliations, Prepare App. May-Sept June 15, 2011 Campus Registration September 12, 2011 Campus Deadline IIE Application Deadline October 17,2011 Nov/Dec National Screening Committees Commissions/Embassies Jan-May Foreign Scholarship Board Feb-May

  17. More Resources - Podcasts

  18. More Resources - YouTube

  19. Fulbright Contact Information • Fulbright Contacts • General Inquiries • Asia, Pacific and South Asia • Europe and Eurasia • Africa and the Middle East • North and South America • Central America & the Caribbean & Critical Language Enhancement Awards • Germany & South & Central Asia • Carnegie Mellon Campus Fulbright Advisor Relevant Program Managers Walter Jackson (wjackson@iie.org) Jonathan Akeley (jakeley@iie.org) Rachel Holskin (rholskin@iie.org) Jermaine Jones (jjones@iie.org) Jody Dudderar (jdudderar@iie.org) Cara Wolinsky (cwolinsky@iie.org) Charlie Restrepo (crestrepo@iie.org) NesliOzdoganlar (neslio@andrew.cmu.edu) Jennifer Keating-Miller (keating@andrew.cmu.edu)

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