Fulbright Grants

Campus Fulbright Representative● Dr. Theodore W. Burgh

● College of Arts & Sciences

● Bear Hall #272

● 962-7660

● burght@uncw.edu

Senator J. William

Fulbright

Some of our UNCW Faculty Fulbrighters

Todd Berliner – film studies (Vietnam)

Teddy Burgh – philosophy and religion (Israel)

Raymond Burt – foreign languages (Austria)

Cara Cilano – English (Belarus)

Kim Cook – sociology (Australia)

Chris Dennis – foreign language (Columbia)

Pamela Evers – accountancy and business law (Malta)

Jane Fox – nursing (El Salvador)

Robert Keating – management (Jamaica)

Diane Levy – sociology (Ukraine)

Barbara Michael – anthropology (Sudan)

Tony Puente – psychology (Argentina)

Nelson Reid – social work (Bahamas)

Dana Sachs – honors (Vietnam)

Barry Salwen – music (Austria)

Lee Schweninger – English (Macedonia)

Carmelo Tomas – biology and marine biology (Italy)

Bill Wadman – economics and finance (Chile)

2017 UNCW Fulbright Winners

Nicholas Sweet

Tiffany Ernst

---Is the largest US international exchange program offering opportunities for

students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study,

research, teaching.

---Was established in 1946 by US Congress to “enable the government of the US

to increase mutual understanding between the people of the US and the people

of other countries.”

---Approximately 294,000 “Fulbrighters,” 111,000 from the United States and

183,000 from other countries, have participated in the Program since its

inception more than sixty years ago. The Fulbright Program awards

approximately 7,500 new grants annually.

---Currently, the Fulbright Program operates in over 155 countries. Receives

primary funding from Congress to the Department of State. Participating

governments, host institutions, and foreign

countries and the US also contribute through

cost sharing, tuition waivers, housing, and

benefits.

Alicia Greenberg Major: Business,

Honduras 2016

Program Design● The U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A.

graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals, artists and musicians opportunities for personal development and international experience.

● Most grantees plan their own programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination.

Keenan Withers

Major: Psychology/Pre-Med

Mauritius, 2013

Basic Requirements

● U. S. Citizen

● Good academic standing

● Completed undergraduate degree at the time of the grant

● Application Deadline usually mid-October

Emily Burnette 2002 France

Major: French

Project: Teaching

Assistantship

Types of Grants: Full Grant

Generally, Round-trip transportation;

● Language or orientation courses, where appropriate;

● Full or partial tuition, in some cases;

● Some book and research allowances; maintenance for the

academic year, based on living costs in the host country;

● Supplemental health and accident insurance. Fulbright full

grants are payable in local currency or U.S. dollars,

depending on the country of assignment.

Mark Kelly 2002

Norway

Major: Marine

Biology &

Psychology

Project:

Mariculture

research at the

University of

Bergen

Rebecca Hamner 2006-2007 Marine Biology

New Zealand, University of Auckland

Sarah Fann 2010-2011 Marine Biology Australia

Types of Grants: Travel

Evian Patterson 2003

Egypt

Major: Philosophy &

Religion

Project: Arabic Language &

Culture

Travel grants are available only to

Germany, Hungary, or Italy. They are

available to supplement an award from a

non-IIE source that does not provide

funds for travel or to supplement a

student's own funds for study. Travel

grants provide:

• Round-trip transportation to the country

where the student will pursue studies for

an academic year

• Supplemental health and accident

insurance

• The cost of language or orientation

course programs, if available in the host

country.

Types of Grants: Fulbright mtvU Awards

● Up to four awards will be available to pursue projects around an aspect of international,contemporary, or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference will be given to creative projects that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and are accompanied by a feasible plan.

Types of Grants:

English Teaching

Assistantships

● Africa (Cameroon, South Africa)

● Asia (India, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, others)

● Eastern Europe (Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic)

● Middle East (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, West Bank)

● Western Europe (Belgium, France, Spain, others)

● Western Hemisphere (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Columbia, others)

● Fulbright continues to add ETAs, so keep checking!

Fulbright Business

Opportunities

● Mexico: Nine Binational Business Grants to enhance knowledge, expertise and understanding of post-NAFTA Mexico. Combines course work in international business and law with an internship at a Mexico based company. Advanced level Spanish required.

● Finland: Grants available in business and technology. Students can complete a Master’s at Lappeenranta University of Technology.

● Spain: Three International MBA Grants for full-time study in a one year program at the Institutio de Empresa in Madrid, plus elective seminars and a three month internship. Bilingual program, so only Basic Spanish skills required at time of program.

Fulbright Journalism and Communication

Grants● Germany: Professional Journalism Awards for 15 beginning

professional journalists or recent graduates in journalism or related fields to conduct independent research and serve as interns or guest journalists at newspapers, publishers or television and radio stations in Germany. Solid proficiency in German commensurate with the project is required.

● Spain: Fulbright-Instituto de Empresa (IE) Masters in Communication or Social Behavorial Science The Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid offers opportunities to complete Master’s degrees from the IE School of Communication and IE School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

● Taiwan: The Fulbright-National Chengchi University Awards in International Studies. Asia-Pacific Studies, and International Communication Studies awards are available to pursue a full-time Master’s degree program in International Studies (IMPIS), Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS), or International Communication Studies (IMICS) at National Chengchi University, a leading university in Taiwan.

UK Summer Institutes

● Undergraduates (over 18), with at least two years of undergraduate study left

● Three, four, five or six-week academic and cultural summer program.

● Explorations of the culture, heritage and history of the UK

● includes airfare, tuition and fees at the host university/institution, room and board and in some cases a small daily allowance

● Application Deadline: usually late February or mid-March. Check the Fulbright website.

Fulbright Critical Language

Enhancement Award

● The (CLEA) Critical Language Enhancement Award provides an opportunity for Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantees to receive three to six months of intensive language study in addition to their research or study grants. The award provides a monthly living stipend and tuition reimbursement for grantees to pursue language training in the host country. Only select languages and host-countries are available for this opportunity.

● Some eligible countries: China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Russia

● Some eligible languages: Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu

Factors Affecting Selection I

Teresa Krebs 1998

Korea

Major: French

& Spanish

Project: Teaching

Assistantship

---Extent to which the candidate and the

project will help to advance the program

aim of promoting mutual understanding

among nations.

---Ability of the supervising agencies abroad

to arrange supervision.

---Requirements of programs in individual

countries. In many countries, only

advanced degree candidates may apply,

and in some countries, certain fields of

study are closed.

Factors Affecting Selection II

Julian Boyce 2001

Germany

Major: Computer Science

Project: Study at the

Technical University in

Munich

---Ratio between the number of awards offered in

a given country and the number of applications

received. Therefore, if your project can be

accomplished in a less competitive country, your

chances for success in the competition will be

enhanced by applying in the less stringent country

competition.

---Desirability of achieving wide institutional and

geographic distribution.

---Other qualifications being equal, veterans

receive preference.

Some of the top Fulbright producing US Schools

Kemp Burdette 2003

Canada

Major: Geology

& History

Project: Maritime

History

of Newfoundland

Comparative Statistics

Country Applications

2016-2017

Grants 2016-

2017

Grants

Available

2016-2017

Australia 63 6 15 (+/-)

Greece 22 6 10 (+/-)

France 149 18 5 (+/-)

Mexico 108 11 13 (+/-)

Brazil 64 20 27(+/-)

UK 165 2 N/A (+/-)

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 (projected)

Australia 103/ 6 88 / 7 63 / 6

Cambodia 19 / 3 11 / 3 8 / 4

China 174 / 47 164 / 55 130 / 60

Fiji 5 / 1 3/ 0 6/ *

Hong Kong 11 / 2 11 / 3 10 / 1

Indonesia 50 / 13 26 / 6 27 / 10

Japan 38 / 13 38 / 13 30 / 13

Kiribati 0 /0 0 /0 1 / *

Laos 8 / 1 1 / 0 8 / 2

Macau 29 / 4 30/ 4 10 / 4

Malaysia 12 / 4 7 / 4 6 / 5

Mongolia 14 / 2 7 / 2 11 / 6

Nauru 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / *

New Zealand 61 / 9 75 / 8 93 / 8

Papua New Guinea 1 / 1 0 / 0 2 / *

Philippines 45 / 8 24 / 8 31 / 8

Singapore 28 / 2 19 / 2 26 / 3

South Korea 57 / 20 38/15 52 / 20

Taiwan 26 / 5 31 / 4 17 / 5

Thailand 16 / 2 16 / 2 15 / 2

Tonga 1 / 0 0 / 0 1 / *

Tuvalu 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / *

East Asia/ Pacific

EasternEurope

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017(projected)

Albania 6 / 3 6 / 3 7 / 2

Andorra 24/5 8/5 50/5

Armenia 5/3 6/2 10/2

Austria 25/6 24/6 27/7

Azerbaijan 8/4 7/4 15/4

Belarus 8/1 4/2 5/2

Belgium 21/2 18/3 23/4

Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 / 1 6 / 0 6 / 1

Bulgaria 9/5 8 / 3 7 / 3

Croatia 11/2 9/1 13/2

Cyrpus 7/2 4/2 10/2

Czech Republic 17/2 15/2 12/1

Estonia 12/2 5/2 11 / 2

Hungary 29/8 29/6 27/2

Kosovo 2 / 2 3 / 2 5 / 1

Eurasia

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

(projected)

Armenia 5/3 6/2 10/2

Azerbaijan 8/4 7/4 15/4

Georgia 8/1 6/0 6 / 2

Moldova 4 / 3 6 / 4 1 / 2

Russia 46/10 31/8 37/10

Ukraine 14/8 15/6 9 / 10

Regional Totals: 85 / 111 71 / 95 78 / 30

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

(projected)

Bahrain 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / *

Egypt 40 /0 36 / 0 11 / *

Israel 78/10 61/10 52/7

Jordan 52/15 64/14 74/20

Kuwait 4/2 1/1 1 / *

Morocco 61/10 48/12 52/12

Oman 6/2 10/2 3 / *

Syria N/A N/A N/A

United Arab Emirates 13 / 3 10/3 4 / *

Regional Totals: 284 / 40 232 / 44 224 / 39

Middle East/North Africa

South/ CentralAsia

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017¹

Bangladesh 14/4 10/0 15 / *

India 190/49 200/61 196/58

Kazakhstan 10 / 3 4/2 11/3

Kyrgyzstan 9 / 3 6/3 3/1

Nepal 53/7 41/6 32/6

Sri Lanka 3/1 12/3 13/6

Tajikistan 4/0 5/2 3/2

Uzbekistan 0/0 2 / 1 3/1

Regional Totals: 322 / 94 233 / 129 303 / 98

Sub-SaharanAfrica

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 (proj)

Benin 8/1 1/1 3/ *

Botswana 16/3 8/1 4/0

Burkina Faso 6/2 4/1 4/*

Cameroon 6/2 5/1 8 / *

Congo (DRC-

Kinshasa)

2/1 4/0 7 / *

Ethiopia 25/2 15/1 19 / *

Ghana 43/3 39/4 39 / *

Kenya 52/0 48/2 39/*

Malawi 16/1 11/1 10 / *

Mauritius 2/2 5/1 9 / *

Mozambique 9/2 3/0 4 / *

Namibia 13/1 6/2 6 / *

Nigeria 24/3 13/4 24 / *

Rwanda 16/2 18/3 19 / *

Senegal 36/2 18/2 23 / *

Sierra Leone 5/0 7/0 2 / *

South Africa 122/5 92/8 82 / *

Swaziland 1/1 4 / 2 3 / *

Tanzania 38/5 23/2 25 / *

Togo 1 / 1 4/1 2 / *

Uganda 31/3 27 / *

Note: Only

countries

with 3 or

more

awards

available

included

due to

space

limitations

Note: Only

countries with

3 or more

awards

available

included due

to space

limitations

Western

Europe

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-016 2016-2017 (proj)

Austria 25/6 24/6 27/7

Belgium 21/2 18/3 23/4

Cyprus 7/2 4/2 10/2

Denmark 34/8 33/8 47/11

European Union 21/2 29/3 22/4

Finland 48/8 43 / 2 37/7

France 152/16 147/17 149/18

Germany 291/81 289/74 289/75

Greece 32/6 24/6 21/7

Iceland 37 / 2 31/2 35/1

Ireland 86/2 54/1 69/1

Italy 131/15 79/13 69/14

Luxembourg 1/1 4/2 5/*

Malta N/A 2 / 0 N/A

Netherlands 97/5 90/6 90 / 10

Norway 60/9 61/10 73/11

Portugal 14/1 10/1 13/1

Spain 98/18 96/23 113/19

Sweden 70/7 57/7 76/8

Switzerland 56/11 55/12 39/11

Western

Hemisp-

here

Applications / Awards

Country 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017¹

Argentina 68/7 44/7 42/7

Barbados 8 / 1 10 / 2 9 / *

Bolivia 7 / 0 10 / 0 18 / 3

Brazil 102/25 91/21 64/20

Canada 85 / 16 87 / 14 97 / 22

Chile 53/12 31/6 25/8

Colombia 32/7 38/8 40/8

Costa Rica 25/3 11/2 19 / *

Dominican Republic 9/3 16/2 14 / *

Ecuador 29/4 42/7 33/4

El Salvador 6/1 12/2 12 / *

Guatemala 22/2 27/2 32 / *

Honduras 12/3 9/3 10 / *

Jamaica 6/2 10/2 7/ *

Mexico 115/31 103/19 108/11

Nicaragua 27 / 3 21 / 4 18 / *

Panama 9/2 11/2 10 / *

Paraguay 4/1 4/1 5/2

Peru 68/3 58/3 49/5

Trinidad & Tobago 9/3 13/2 11 / *

Uruguay 8/2 8/2 9 / 2

Venezuela 10 / 1 6 / 0 3 / 2

Countries with programs in EnglishAustralia KoreaLithuania SwazilandBangladesh Malawi TanzaniaBotswana Malaysia ThailandCanada Mauritius Trinidad & TobagoCyprus Namibia TurkeyEuropean Union New Zealand UgandaGhana Nigeria United KingdomHong Kong Norway ZambiaIreland Pakistan ZimbabweIndia PhilippinesJamaica SingaporeKenya South Africa

What’s Next?If you are interested, you apply for the scholarship in your junior

(or senior) year. There will be a workshop in April for those applying for the next round of scholarships

In the meantime, it is imperative that you begin the following:

● Decide which country you wish to study in

● Undertake language study (the scholarship expects you to have the ability to participate fully as a student in that country)

● Establish contacts with professors here (for reference letters and advice)

● Learn as much as you can about the country you have chosen (following international news, history, culture, etc)

● The campus due date is usually early-mid September every year. Please plan accordingly!