Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Xiao Li Tan, China 2005

Andrew Lee, Singapore, 2006 John Reuter, Ukraine, 2004

Aajar Zaman, Bangladesh, 2004

May 18, 2010

Outline for today Program Overview

Thinking of Applying

Grants and Benefits

Fulbright Application

Application Process

Q&A with Chris MacDonald, 2005 Fulbrighter to Australia and Julianne McCall, 2006 Fulbrighter to Sweden.

Recent BA/BS graduates

Master's & doctoral candidates

Young professionals, including writers, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fields

Artists and musicians Rosanna Brilliantes – Philippines

Program Overview - The U.S. Student Program is designed for:

University coursework

Independent library or field research

Professional training in the arts and other fields

Assistant English-teaching

Invaluable opportunities to meet, work, and live with the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences

Program Overview - A Fulbright allows for:

Rebecca Tyroler-Cooper - China

Program Overview - A Fulbright allows for:

Opportunities to promote mutual understanding through engagement in the community

Appreciation of other’s viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think, through direct interaction with them

Lydia Boyd - Uganda

U.S. Citizens

Those 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

Able to pass simple physical exam (no conditions which would interfere with your ability to complete your project)

Thinking of Applying - Who is 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)

Thinking of Applying - Who is NOT eligible?

Phuong Do - Vietnam

Strong academic and/or professional preparation

Demonstrated leadership ability

Less than six months spent in host country (excluding undergraduate study abroad)

Focus on community involvement

Thinking of Applying - A A Fulbrighter has…has…

Grants and Benefits - Types of awardsBasic Grant Types

Full GrantsEnglish Teaching AssistantshipsTravel-Only Grants (Italy, Germany, or Hungary only)

Special Fulbright Programs (within the full grant structure)Business Grant (Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, or Spain)Journalism Grant (Germany, UK, Taiwan) Critical Language Enhancement AwardsFulbright-mtvU Awards

Other Fulbright Country-Specific AwardsWhile many countries offer specific awards, applicants must indicate in the SPECIAL PROGRAMS section of the application if they wish to be considered for one of the awards listed below.

•Africa, Sub-Saharan: Fulbright/Fogarty Fellowships •Australia: CSIRO•Ireland: Irish Language•Italy: Slow Foods

•Italy: Deaf Studies•Italy: Polytechnic of Turin•Mexico: Graduate Degree Awards•Mexico: Public Policy Initiative•Netherlands: Water Management Award

Grants and Benefits - Types of awards

You can access the application here: https://us.fulbrightonline.org Fulbright Application

Or go directly to embark site: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/usa/23/Fulbright Application - Online

Complete the “face page” (Step B: Page 1) all in one sitting. You may return to this page to update your answers at any time prior to submitting the application, but it is important that you complete the basic data at the start.

Once you create an account, choose UC San Diego as your institution, and me (Linda Vong) as your FPA, I will have you on my list of applicants.

Fulbright Application

Fulbright ApplicationProposalPersonal NarrativeLetters of RecommendationLetter of AffiliationLanguage EvaluationTranscriptsSupplemental materials (for those applying in the arts)

Fulbright Application- Proposals

Academic or Professional Qualifications

Validity and Feasibility of Project

Foreign Language Proficiency

Evidence of Adaptability and Motivation

Personal statements that read like an intellectual biography, rather than a reiteration of a family history

What Fulbright wants to see

Application Process - GeneralThree step review process

-Institution review-National screening committee review-Country review

Announcements on your application progress will be made at the end of January, 2011

-moved to country review or not

Announcements regarding the funding status of your application will be made on a rolling basis from the end of March – September.

Application Process - GeneralApplication process – paper copy no longer needed (except for

supplemental arts materials)

Make sure to “preview” each page since the embark application may allow more characters than the pdf conversion will capture.

Multiple letters of affiliation must be scanned and saved as ONE pdf and uploaded in ONE pdf.

2 language report forms allowed this year (for two different languages, not two for the same language)

Application Process - GeneralSignificant coursework = need transcripts, but if you took 1 or 2 non-essential courses at cc, don’t need those transcripts. UG transcripts are absolutely necessary!

Steven J. Vanek, Bolivia

-Official transcripts needed

-Need to be in this order: UG, master’s, PhD (name them accordingly to lessen confusion)

Application Process - UCSDSubmit online by our internal deadline of September 13

-Please note that our internal deadline is WAY earlier than the national deadline – plan ahead!

-official transcripts and letters of affiliation will now have to be scanned and uploaded as a word doc or PDF

Once you have submitted your application, I review the proposals to pick faculty for your interview

Application Process – The InterviewThe interview will be with 1-2 faculty who fit into one of these

categories:-has/have been a past fulbrighter-has/have knowledge about your country of interest-has/have knowledge about your topic (but may not necessarily be from your home department)

The interview is informal, but it is necessary that you come prepared to talk about your research and plans in detail

-can you talk to non-specialists as well as field experts?

Application Process – The InterviewI will also be sitting in on interviews to take notes

You will be evaluated at the institution level on several factors:

Academic qualifications Language qualificationsValidity and feasibility of proposalMaturityMotivationKnowledge of host countryImpression you would make abroad

Application Process - Fulbright tools online

The Fulbright online application (https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/usa/23/)

Fulbright blog – replaces the old applicant newsletter (http://usfulbrightstudent.blogspot.com/)

Podcasts and webinars (https://us.fulbrightonline.org/podcast.html)

PDF versions of application forms (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applynow_formsandinstructions.html)

Spring: Start thinking about possible project(s), identify people for LORs, become familiar with country specifications, identify affiliation

Summer: Write, revise, and refine proposal and personal narrative.

Fall: Apply (by UCSD internal deadline of September 13), interview with faculty, and wait Caleb Kim – South Korea

Application Process - Timeline

Application Process – Contact InfoWorld Regions/Areas

General Inquiries

East Asia and the Pacific Region

South and Central Asia

Europe (except Germany) and Eurasia

Africa and the Near East

South America, Mexico and Canada

Central America (except Mexico) & the Caribbean Regional Program

External Relations/Outreach

Relevant Program Managers

Walter Jackson (wjackson@iie.org)

Jonathan Akeley (jakeley@iie.org)

Cara Doble (cdoble@iie.org)

Rachel Holskin (rholskin@iie.org)

Jermaine Jones (jjones@iie.org)

Jody Dudderar (jdudderar@iie.org)

Cara Wollinsky (cwollinsky@iie.org)

Tony Claudino (tclaudino@iie.org)

Spend the summer thinking about your projects, setting up affiliations, and writing/refining your proposal and personal narrative.

Get input on your project from professors, mentors, specialists, colleagues and peers.

Email Linda Vong (lkvong@ucsd.edu), the UCSD Fulbright Program Adviser, if you would like to set up an appointment to go over specific questions, concerns, proposals, etc.

Application Process - What Now?

2008: 28 applicants, 16 moved to country screening, 9 offered a Fulbright

-fields supported were: math, history, oceanography,

psychology, and biology

-host countries: Taiwan, Hungary, Australia, Germany, China

Mexico, Venezuela, Spain

Application Process – UCSD statistics at a glance

Application Process – UCSD statistics at a glance

2009: 22 applications, 11 moved to country screening, 7 offered a Fulbright

-fields supported were: musical instrument training, history,

sociology, film media/visual arts and political science

-host countries: Switzerland, Spain, China, Germany,

Argentina, and Japan

Q and A with past Fulbrighters Chris MacDonald and Julianne

McCall

Chris: Awarded a Fulbright to Australia in 2005

Julianne: Awarded a Fulbright to Sweden in 2006

Good Luck!