Water scholarships from Global Waternet: Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Scholarships in water studies/ research

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

26 Jun 2013
Offered by: Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, US Dept. of State
Scholarship funds: All studies
Apply deadline: 15 Oct
Keywords: Fullbright
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Scholarship description

The Fulbright Program, set up in 1946, is administered by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board of the US Department of State and is the largest US exchange program for students and young professionals. It awards about 1900 grants per year (in all fields of studies).

Notable alumni are : Bose Corporation founder Amar Bose, actor John Lithgow, composer Philip Glass, opera singer Renee Fleming and economist Joseph Stiglitz.

In 2012 about 6000 grants were provided and the cost was about $326.8 million.

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 Assistantships. A candidate needs to submit a proposal 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.

The Fullbright U.S. Student Program provides the following grants :
• Study/ research
• English Teaching Assistantship
• Fulbright-mtvU Awards
• Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships
• Travel Grants

Read about your eligibility.
Read about the selection criteria.

Source of text, figures and link: Fullbright program website

Duration:1 years

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