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INFORMATIONAL SESSION
Campus Fulbright Representative Dr. Theodore W. Burgh
College of Arts & Sciences
Bear Hall #275
962-7660
Senator J. William
Fulbright
UNCW Fulbright FacultyTodd 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)
2012 Student Applicants
Lydia Shippen - Jordan
Keenan Withers - Mauritus
Julia Daugherty - Spain
Austin Cloyed - Brazil
---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.
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.
Basic Requirements
U. S. Citizen
Good academic standing
Completed undergraduate degree at the time of the grant
Application Deadline 2014-2015: October 2013
Emily Burnette 2002 France
Major: French
Project: Teaching
Assistantship
Types of Grants: Full GrantGenerally, 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 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
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
Norway: International MBA
Fulbright Journalism 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.
UK: Alistair Cooke Award in Journalism for a candidate to pursue the first year of a graduate-level program in Journalism in the UK. There is a possibility of an internship with the BBC for the successful candidate. The award is open to candidates at all degree levels.
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: March, 11 2013
Fulbright Critical Language
Enhancement Award The 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. Approximately 150 awards were available for 2009-2010 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantees. Only select languages and host-countries are available for this opportunity.
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.
“Fulbrighters” by State 2010-2011
Kemp Burdette 2003
Canada
Major: Geology
& History
Project: Maritime History
of Newfoundland
Comparative Statistics
Country Applications
2012/2013
Grants
2012/2013
Grants
Available
2013/2014
Award to
Application %
2012/2013
Australia 125 8 14 (+/-) 6.4%
Greece 22 6 10 (+/-) 27.2%
France 174 20 24 (+/-) 11.5%
Mexico 111 40 42 (+/-) 36%
Brazil 120 30 31(+/-) 25%
UK 685 32 46 (+/-) 4.7%
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (projected)
Australia 128 / 12 125 / 8 117 / 11
Cambodia 21 / 4 24 / 7 23 / 4
China 174 / 47 164 / 55 130 / 60
Fiji 7 / 2 2 / 0 8 / *
Hong Kong 19 / 2 21 / 1 9 / 2
Indonesia 44 / 12 45 / 10 53 / 20
Japan 114 / 21 112 / 23 82 / 22
Kiribati 0 /0 0 /0 1 / *
Laos 10 / 2 4 / 2 4 / 2
Macau 1 / 0 1 / 0 0 / *
Malaysia 12 / 2 11 / 5 18 / 5
Mongolia 20 / 3 12 / 3 13 / 8
Nauru 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / *
New Zealand 80 / 10 74 / 10 96 / 10
Papua New Guinea 5 / 1 2 / 1 1 / *
Philippines 29 / 11 33 / 9 18 / 8
Singapore 22 / 3 21 / 3 30 / 7
South Korea 42 / 24 49 / 22 46 / 25
Taiwan 45 / 11 36 / 5 27 / 10
Thailand 35 / 5 34 / 4 22 / 4
Tonga 2 / 1 3 / 1 0 / *
Tuvalu 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / *
Vanuatu 3 / 1 2 / 0 4 / *
Vietnam 27 / 8 22 / 5 24 / 7
Regional Totals: 840 / 182 798 / 175 727 / 206
East Asia/ Pacific
EasternEurope
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
(projected)
Albania 11 / 3 10 / 4 6 / 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 1
Bulgaria 19 / 4 6 / 4 7 / 5
Croatia 14 / 5 7 / 4 17 / 3
Czech Republic 21 / 3 16 / 8 15 / 4
Estonia 15 / 4 12 / 3 11 / 3
Hungary 19 / 7 27 / 7 20 / 11
Kosovo 2 / 2 3 / 2 5 / 1
Latvia 8 / 2 11 / 2 6 / 4
Lithuania 6 / 3 6 / 2 8 / 3
Macedonia 5 / 2 6 / 3 1 / 2
Montenegro 4 / 1 0 / 0 0 / *
Poland 29 / 15 28 / 18 25 / 15
Romania 10 / 2 10 / 4 16 / 5
Serbia 8 / 2 8 / 2 7 / 1
Slovak Republic 6 / 2 6 / 2 3 / 2
Slovenia 14 / 4 8 / 2 6 / 2
Regional Totals: 191 / 61 164 / 67 159 / 64
Eurasia
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
(projected)
Armenia 9 / 2 10 / 3 6 / 2
Azerbaijan 6 / 3 6 / 2 2 / 2
Georgia 11 / 4 9 / 3 5 / 2
Moldova 4 / 3 6 / 4 1 / 2
Russia 70 / 14 60 / 14 62 / 15
Ukraine 24 / 10 10 / 8 15 / 10
Regional Totals: 124 / 36 101 / 34 91 / 33
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
(projected)
Bahrain 14 / 2 0 / 0 5 / *
Egypt 59 / 16 79 / 17 64 / 15
Israel 100 / 11 80 / 8 73 / 7
Jordan 49 / 18 69 / 19 63 / 20
Kuwait 5 / 3 3 / 2 4 / *
Morocco 52 / 11 53 / 9 56 / 12
Oman 5 / 3 15 / 4 9 / *
Syria 35 / 0 N/A N/A
Tunisia 1 / 1 N/A 9 / *
United Arab Emirates 13 / 3 11 / 4 14 / *
Regional Totals: 333 / 68 310 / 63 297 / 54
Middle East/North Africa
South/ CentralAsia
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014¹
Bangladesh 26 / 7 15 / 7 17 / *
India 243 / 58 230 / 66 211 / 50
Kazakhstan 10 / 6 11 / 5 9 / *
Kyrgyzstan 9 / 2 15 / 5 10 / *
Nepal 62 / 6 32 / 7 29 / 6
Sri Lanka 13 / 4 11 / 6 13 / 4
Tajikistan 12 / 3 10 / 1 7 / *
Uzbekistan 7 / 0 2 / 0 4 / *
Regional Totals: 382 / 86 326 / 97 300 / 60
Sub-SaharanAfrica
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (proj)
Benin 3 / 1 5 / 2 6 / *
Botswana 13 / 5 10 / 2 9 / *
Burkina Faso 5 / 1 4 / 2 5 / *
Cameroon 10 / 2 9 / 3 3 / *
Congo (DRC-
Kinshasa)
1 / 0 2 / 1 4 / *
Ethiopia 17 / 3 26 / 5 18 / *
Ghana 62 / 2 64 / 4 55 / *
Kenya 61 / 3 62 / 5 64 / *
Malawi 22 / 4 24 / 4 18 / *
Mauritius 8 / 2 7 / 2 10 / *
Mozambique 12 / 2 9 / 1 4 / *
Namibia 18 / 2 10 / 2 14 / *
Nigeria 21 / 1 15 / 3 20 / *
Rwanda 13 / 2 14 / 3 16 / *
Senegal 37 / 2 35 / 3 26 / *
Sierra Leone 7 / 1 9 / 1 5 / *
South Africa 123 / 10 109 / 10 123 / *
Swaziland 4 / 1 4 / 0 5 / *
Tanzania 47 / 4 47 / 5 32 / *
Togo 1 / 1 2 / 1 3 / *
Uganda 38 / 3 39 / 4 30 / *
Zambia 8 / 2 13 / 2 13 / *
Regional Totals: 555 / 58 538 / 66 489 / *Note: Only countries with 3 or more awards available included due to space limitations
Western
Europe
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (proj)
Austria 40 / 15 52 / 14 40 / 24
Belgium 23 / 5 29 / 2 27 / 3
Cyprus 3 / 2 17 / 4 9 / 2
Denmark 42 / 8 42 / 7 45 / 5
European Union 25 / 3 20 / 4 20 / 11
Finland 36 / 12 43 / 10 42 / 19
France 199 / 23 174 / 20 189 / 24
Germany 339 / 79 348 / 81 303 / 80
Greece 29 / 5 22 / 6 24 / 10
Iceland 37 / 6 39 / 6 36 / 6
Ireland 70 / 2 63 / 4 82 / 3
Italy 167 / 18 156 / 15 112 / 16
Luxembourg 3 / 1 6 / 1 6 / 2
Malta N/A 2 / 0 N/A
Netherlands 117 / 13 92 / 13 90 / 16
Norway 62 / 16 63 / 16 61 / 15
Portugal 20 / 2 13 / 3 14 / 3
Spain 154 / 28 143 / 25 112 / 30
Sweden 83 / 10 91 / 10 45 / 10
Switzerland 49 / 13 45 / 14 51 / 12
Turkey 52 / 10 48 / 9 62 / 10
United Kingdom 607 / 37 685 / 32 706 / 46
Western
Hemisp-
here
Applications / Awards
Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014¹
Argentina 80 / 9 60 / 7 56 / 8
Barbados 8 / 3 11 / 1 7 / *
Bolivia 7 / 0 10 / 0 18 / 3
Brazil 115 / 30 102 / 30 123 / 31
Canada 85 / 16 87 / 14 97 / 22
Chile 34 / 11 57 / 13 41 / 13
Colombia 43 / 7 38 / 7 49 / 6
Costa Rica 23 / 4 28 / 2 19 / *
Dominica 2 / 1 1 / 1 1 / *
Dominican Republic 17 / 2 18 / 3 16 / *
Ecuador 51 / 10 39 / 8 35 / 7
El Salvador 14 / 4 14 / 4 9 / *
Guatemala 31 / 3 22 / 3 30 / *
Honduras 15 / 4 15 / 4 11 / *
Jamaica 19 / 4 19 / 3 13 / *
Mexico 154 / 41 111 / 40 142 / 42
Nicaragua 27 / 3 21 / 4 18 / *
Panama 16 / 3 14 / 2 16 / *
Paraguay 5 / 2 2 / 1 4 / 1
Peru 78 / 8 110 / 6 76 / 7
Trinidad & Tobago 26 / 3 6 / 3 9 / *
Uruguay 10 / 4 10 / 3 10 / 2
Venezuela 10 / 1 6 / 0 3 / 2
Regional Totals: 871 / 173 801 / 159 803 / 144
Regional Competitions
Region 2011/12Applicant to
Award
2012/13Applicant to
Award
2013-2014Applicant to
Award (projected)
2013/2014Percent applicant to
award (projected)
Western
Hemisphere871/173 801/159 803/144 18% (approx.)
Western
Europe2157/308 2193/296 2076/616 30%
East Asia/
Pacific840/182 798/175 727/206 28%
South/Cent.
Asia382/86 326/97 300/60 20%
Africa (Sub/Saharan)
555/58 538/66 489/* 12% (2012/13)
* No specific number of awards designated for this region
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)