USA Fulbright Student Program – What You Need To Know

August 7, 2014 Marion Amanambu African Studies, Education, News, Scholarships, Useful Resources On Africa 0

What is the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs.  A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a participating country outside the U.S.

During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.  The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.

Grant lengths and dates vary by country. Please consult the specific country summary for details.

Applicants for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program include:

Recent graduates   Graduating seniors and recent bachelor’s-degree recipients have some undergraduate preparation and/or direct work or internship experience related to the project.

Master’s and doctoral candidates   Graduate-level candidates must demonstrate the capacity for independent study or research, together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the countries to which they are applying.

Young professionals, including writers, creative and performing artists, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fields   Competitive candidates who have up to 5 years of professional study and/or experience in the field in which they are applying will be considered. Those with more than 5 years of experience should apply to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars in the Fulbright Scholar Program.

Competitive applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program will not have recent extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially in the country of application.

 

Types of Grants

  • Study/Research Grants – The Fulbright Study/Research grant is the traditional award opportunity where a candidate designs a proposal for a specific country. Country Summaries are available here.
  • English Teaching Assistant Grants – The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant programs place grantees in schools overseas to supplement local English language instruction and to provide a native speaker presence in the classrooms. Countries offering English Teaching Assistant grant are listed here.
  • Travel Grants – Fulbright Travel Grants are only available to Germany, Hungary and Italy.

 

Special Programs

  • Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships – The J. William Fulbright-Hillary Rodham Clinton Fellowship will allow fellows to serve in professional public-policy-related placements in foreign government ministries or institutions and to gain hands-on public sector experience in participating foreign countries, while simultaneously carrying out an academic study/research project.
  • Fulbright-mtvU Awards – Fulbright mtvU Awards are available to all countries where there is an active Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Projects should center around research on an aspect of international musical culture, and should focus on contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference will be given to recent graduates. In addition to the Fulbright application, an mtvU Documentation and Outreach Plan is required.
  • Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship – The Fulbright–National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship provides a unique platform for American Fulbright students to develop global narratives and discuss commonalities across borders around a common issue or theme. Trained, supported, and mentored by National Geographic Editors during their grants in one or multiple countries, Fellows will use new media platforms to help build ties across cultures while enhancing mutual understanding. The digital content that they produce will be featured online in various places, including, most prominently, a blog hosted by National Geographic.

Supplemental Grant

Critical Language Enhancement Award
  • The Critical Language Enhancement Award provides a supplement in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for grantees to receive between three and six months of intensive language study in addition to their research or study grants. This opportunity is available for select languages and in limited host countries.

 

To get more information, you can attend any of the below Official Workshops and Webinars by clicking on the link:

Title Event date Event type
Webinar: Finalizing your Application   08-14-2014 Webinars
Fulbright Program Adviser Webinar:   08-18-2014 FPA Workshops
Fulbright-Nat Geo Fellowship: Polishing Your Application   08-20-2014 Webinars
Fulbright-Clinton: Finalizing Your Application Webinar   08-26-2014 Webinars
Webinar: Finalizing your Application   09-09-2014 Webinars
Fulbright Program Adviser Webinar:   09-11-2014 FPA Workshops
Fulbright-Clinton: Finalizing Application/Q&A   09-18-2014 Webinars
Fulbright Program Adviser Webinar:   09-23-2014 FPA Workshops
Fulbright Program Adviser Webinar:   10-01-2014 FPA Workshops
Webinar: Finalizing your Application   10-02-2014 Webinars


Read the official policies of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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