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Fulbright Scholarships: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities for recent US citizen graduates, postgraduate candidates, and developing professionals and artists to conduct career-launching study and research abroad in over 140 countries. The program is designed to promote cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding through engagement in the community and on a person-to-person basis. The awards are for graduate study, teaching of English as a foreign language (in selected countries), and graduate research. We are pleased to announce that three CSULB students. Christine Arrozal, Xenia Martinez, and Anahit Samarjian, have received scholarships for 2007-08. Their grants will take them, respectively, to to the countries of South Korea, Uruguay, and Ghana. The official application period begins October 5, 2008 (applications are now available on-line). Additional information, including individual country summaries, regional summaries, and world project managers, can be found at the Institute of International Education website: www.fulbright@iie.org.
We are very proud that for 2007, CSULB has been ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education in 5th place in the national graduate-degree granting institutions.
The competition for the 2009-08 grant period will officially begin on May 1, 2008. Prior to that time, Fulbright Orientation and Information Workshops will begin in February 2008; schedule to be announced. It is mandatory for all Fulbright applicants to meet with the Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) throughout the application process. Proposals and CVs must be approved by the FPA.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Establish your eligibility.
- Review the Individual Country Summary and Regional Summary sections to be sure there are awards to the country in which you are interested. Simply because an Individual Country Summary is not available does not mean that grants will not be available to that country. Enrolled students should confirm this information with their Fulbright Program Advisers (FPAs) before completing an application form, since all information contained on this site is subject to change, based on the availability of funds. Applicants not currently enrolled in an institution of higher learning (At Large) should contact the appropriate world area manager for application information.
- An application may be made to one type of country program only (e.g, full grant or teaching assistantship). Candidates will be considered for all awards to the selected country that are appropriate to their academic level, to their objectives as outlined in their Statements of Proposed Study, and for which they meet the eligibility requirements.
DEADLINES
Enrolled students must submit applications to their campus FPA by no later than October 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm.
Applicants not currently enrolled in an institution of higher learning (at-large applicants) must submit their applications to the New York office of IIE for both comprehensive (full) and travel grants. All candidates are responsible for collecting all supporting documents, e.g., foreign language report (if applicable), references and transcripts, etc., and submitting them with their applications. All supporting documents must be received in their original sealed envelopes with the signature or stamp of the individual or institution across the flap. Enrolled students should submit their documents to their FPA by the campus deadline. At-large students should submit all documents in a single application package by the national deadline.
MISSING PARTS OF APPLICATION
No acknowledgment of receipt of an application is made, but candidates may be notified if any part is missing.
FIELDS OF STUDY
Applications will be considered from well-qualified candidates in all fields, except as otherwise stated in the Individual Country Summaries. If a field is listed as "non-recommended," applications will not generally be accepted in that field for that country. Check with IIE before filing an application in a non-recommended field.
PROPOSED STUDY OR PROJECT
Applicants should outline study plans or projects in their major fields that can be completed in a single country and in one academic year. Candidates may, under exceptional circumstances, submit projects involving research in more than one country. These multi-country proposals, limited to no more than three countries, will be accepted only for countries within the same geographic region and must be approved by all countries involved. A strong justification for multi-country proposals must be provided. Please check the Regional Summaries for those countries that may be part of an intra-regional, multi-country proposal.
AFFILIATION
Grantees are usually affiliated with institutions of higher learning in the host countries and must, as a condition of their grants, accept the institutional placements arranged for them. The application form has instructions concerning preferences for placement. Some countries or world regions require that students arrange their own affiliations. Please see Individual Country Summaries and Regional Summaries for specifics. The university systems abroad vary from country to country, and differ greatly from the system in the United States. Foreign universities generally do not give degrees after a year of study or research. Applicants should, therefore, not make the attainment of a foreign degree an object of their study, unless the award for which they are applying specifically allows for this option.
ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
Since the primary aim of the Fulbright Program is to further mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries, your application should demonstrate a clear commitment to the host country community. Becoming involved in the local community will contribute significantly to this goal and will enhance your experience in many ways. Your application should speak to this point and include some examples of how you might interact with your host community through volunteer and extra-curricular activities.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
The U.S. credit system does not exist in most foreign universities. Candidates should not assume they will receive credit for work done abroad. If students desire credit in the United States for study carried out abroad, they must make their own arrangements with their home institutions, preferably prior to departure.
FEASIBILITY OF PROJECTS
Applicants should give careful thought to the feasibility of their projects. Feasibility relates not only to the resources of the host country or institution, but also to certain fields of study, e.g., investigation into recent or current political or military issues, which might be sensitive for the host country. Another aspect of feasibility is the proposed method of carrying out the project. It should be kept in mind that some research methods, such as extensive interviewing and the use of questionnaires, are inadvisable and unacceptable in some countries.
Enrolled students are urged to consult professors in their major fields and their FPAs about the feasibility of their proposed projects. At-large applicants should consult qualified persons in their fields.
LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
It is important that applicants have adequate formal training for the study they wish to pursue, and that their language skills be commensurate with the requirements of their projects.
Graduating seniors (those who will receive a bachelor's degree by the beginning date of the grant) will generally be expected to attend regular university lectures, but they should describe the study programs they wish to follow in terms as specific as possible. They should not expect close academic supervision, and should be prepared to supplement lectures with independent work.
Advanced degree candidates proposing research for theses and dissertations will be expected to work independently without close supervision.
U.S. PROGRAMS
Only rarely will grantees be permitted to enroll in the graduate programs of American universities abroad. The objectives of the programs outlined on this site are best served by attendance at a foreign university.
CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS
Applicants in the creative and performing arts should submit projects indicating their reasons for choosing a particular country, the form their work will take, the results they hope to obtain, and the contribution that a foreign experience will have on their future professional development. Applicants in the arts are required to submit samples of their work. They should consult the Special Instructions for Applicants in the Creative and Performing Arts.
CREATIVE WRITING AND JOURNALISM
The Fulbright Program has a long tradition of awarding grants to talented, young American writers. To this end, applications from creative writers and journalists to carry out a major writing project overseas are encouraged. Grantees are free to publish work produced during the grant tenure at any time. By sharing their insights and experiences with a larger audience, Fulbright grantees fulfill the program's goal of increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.
ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Applicants for English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs) should indicate their reasons for wishing to serve as teaching assistants. Where appropriate to the program, candidates should submit supplementary study plans. Applicants should consult the Individual Country Summaries for specific study opportunities before filing an application.
The campus deadline for 2008-2009 is October 5, 2008. In order to assist the applicant, preliminary proposals and curriculum vitae must be given to the FPA by no later than October 2nd. As part of the application, individuals will be interviewed by a Campus Evaluation Committee. Please contact either the Campus Fulbright Program Advisor: Linda Olson-Levy, Center for International Education, BH-201, email: llevy@csulb.edu or her assistant, Joan Robinson,at (562) 985-5210, email: jrobins5@csulb.edu.
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