INFORMATIONAL SESSION

Campus Fulbright RepresentativeDr. Theodore W. BurghCollege of Arts & SciencesBear Hall #275962-7660burght@uncw.edu

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 (Colombia)Pamela Evers- accountancy/business law (Malta) Jane Fox- nursing (El Salvador)Robert Keating – management (Jamaica)Diane Levy- sociology (Ukraine)Barbara Michael- anthropology (Sudan)Derick Miller- foreign languages (Germany)Tony Puente- psychology (Argentina)Nelson Reid – social work (Bahamas)Dana Sachs- honors (Vietnam)Barry Salwen- music (Austria)Lee Schweninger- English (Macedonia)Carmelo Tomas – biology/marine biology (Italy)Bill Wadman- economics and finance (Chile)

2012 Student Applicants

Lydia Shippen - JordanKeenan Withers - Mauritius

Julia Daugherty - SpainAustin Cloyed - Brazil

2013 Student Applicants

Emma Bennett- UK Nicola Derobertis-Theye- Italy Jennifer Dotsey- PolandEmily Marx- ThailandMourghan Mencio- Mexico Casey Milliken- South Africa Lauren Posey- UK Elizabeth Stone- Germany Rosemary Swinehart- Colombia

---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 318,000 “Fulbrighters,” have participated in the Program since its inception more than sixty years ago. The Fulbright US Student Program awards approximately 1,900 new grants annually. ---Currently, the Fulbright Program operates in over 140 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.

Fulbright Overview

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 2013 Mauritius

Major: Psychology/ Pre-Med

Project: Breast Cancer Research

Basic RequirementsU. S. CitizenGood academic standingCompleted undergraduate

degree at the time of the grant

Application Deadline 2015-2016: October 2014

Emily Burnette 2002 FranceMajor: 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 BiologyNew 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 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.

The 2014-15 Fulbright-mtvU Online Application will open on November 1, 2013. The deadline for submission of the Fulbright-mtvU Online Application is February 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Types of Grants:English Teaching Assistantships

Asia (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Vietnam)Europe (Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine)Near East and North Africa (Bahrain, Jordan, Morocco, Oman)Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela)Sub-Saharan Africa (Rwanda, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa)

Fulbright Business Opportunities

Australia: One Fulbright-ANU College of Business and Economics postgraduate scholarship for study in Business or Economics.Finland: One Fulbright/Lappeenranta University of Technology graduate award is available for a student in the fields of business or technology. Mexico: Thirteen Binational Business Internships to enhance knowledge, expertise, and understanding of post-NAFTA Mexico are available for students interested in combining coursework in international business or law with an internship at a Mexico-based company conducting international or legal business.Netherlands: One NAF/Fulbright Duisenberg School of Finance Spain: Fulbright/Instituto de Empresa Grants: One award for full-time study in a one-year International MBA program; One grant for a Master’s in International Management

Fulbright Journalism GrantsGermany: Five Professional Journalism Awards for 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. Candidates must submit writing samples.

Spain: Fulbright/Instituto de Empresa Grants: One grant for Masters in Journalism

UK: One 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 InstitutesUndergraduates (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 UKincludes airfare, tuition and fees at the host

university/institution, room and board and in some cases a small daily allowance

Application Deadline: March 2014

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.

Eligible Languages:Arabic (all dialects), Bahasa Indonesia, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin only), Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Russian, and Urdu.

Eligible Countries:China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Russia

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 ScienceProject: 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 Available2013/2014

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 / AwardsCountry 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (projected)Australia 128 / 12 125 / 8 117 / 11Cambodia 21 / 4 24 / 7 23 / 4China 174 / 47 164 / 55 130 / 60Fiji 7 / 2 2 / 0 8 / *Hong Kong 19 / 2 21 / 1 9 / 2Indonesia 44 / 12 45 / 10 53 / 20Japan 114 / 21 112 / 23 82 / 22Kiribati 0 /0 0 /0 1 / *Laos 10 / 2 4 / 2 4 / 2Macau 1 / 0 1 / 0 0 / *Malaysia 12 / 2 11 / 5 18 / 5Mongolia 20 / 3 12 / 3 13 / 8Nauru 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / *New Zealand 80 / 10 74 / 10 96 / 10Papua New Guinea 5 / 1 2 / 1 1 / *

Philippines 29 / 11 33 / 9 18 / 8Singapore 22 / 3 21 / 3 30 / 7South Korea 42 / 24 49 / 22 46 / 25Taiwan 45 / 11 36 / 5 27 / 10Thailand 35 / 5 34 / 4 22 / 4Tonga 2 / 1 3 / 1 0 / *Tuvalu 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / *Vanuatu 3 / 1 2 / 0 4 / *Vietnam 27 / 8 22 / 5 24 / 7Regional Totals: 840 / 182 798 / 175 727 / 206

East Asia/ Pacific

EasternEurope

Applications / Awards

Country 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014¹Albania 11 / 3 10 / 4 6 / 2Bosnia & Herzegovina

0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 1Bulgaria 19 / 4 6 / 4 7 / 5Croatia 14 / 5 7 / 4 17 / 3Czech Republic 21 / 3 16 / 8 15 / 4Estonia 15 / 4 12 / 3 11 / 3Hungary 19 / 7 27 / 7 20 / 11Kosovo 2 / 2 3 / 2 5 / 1Latvia 8 / 2 11 / 2 6 / 4Lithuania 6 / 3 6 / 2 8 / 3Macedonia 5 / 2 6 / 3 1 / 2Montenegro 4 / 1 0 / 0 0 / *Poland 29 / 15 28 / 18 25 / 15Romania 10 / 2 10 / 4 16 / 5Serbia 8 / 2 8 / 2 7 / 1Slovak Republic 6 / 2 6 / 2 3 / 2Slovenia 14 / 4 8 / 2 6 / 2Regional 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 / AwardsCountry 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 / AwardsCountry 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 (proj)Austria 40 / 15 52 / 14 40 / 24Belgium 23 / 5 29 / 2 27 / 3Cyprus 3 / 2 17 / 4 9 / 2Denmark 42 / 8 42 / 7 45 / 5European Union 25 / 3 20 / 4 20 / 11Finland 36 / 12 43 / 10 42 / 19France 199 / 23 174 / 20 189 / 24Germany 339 / 79 348 / 81 303 / 80Greece 29 / 5 22 / 6 24 / 10Iceland 37 / 6 39 / 6 36 / 6Ireland 70 / 2 63 / 4 82 / 3Italy 167 / 18 156 / 15 112 / 16Luxembourg 3 / 1 6 / 1 6 / 2Malta N/A 2 / 0 N/ANetherlands 117 / 13 92 / 13 90 / 16Norway 62 / 16 63 / 16 61 / 15Portugal 20 / 2 13 / 3 14 / 3Spain 154 / 28 143 / 25 112 / 30Sweden 83 / 10 91 / 10 45 / 10Switzerland 49 / 13 45 / 14 51 / 12Turkey 52 / 10 48 / 9 62 / 10United Kingdom 607 / 37 685 / 32 706 / 46Regional Totals: 2,157 / 308 2,193 / 296 2,076 / 616

Western Hemisp-here

Applications / AwardsCountry 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014¹Argentina 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 CompetitionsRegion 2011/12

Applicant toAward

2012/13Applicant toAward

2013-2014Applicant toAward (projected)

2013/2014Percent applicant to award (projected)

WesternHemisphere

871/173 801/159 803/144 18% (approx.)

Western Europe

2157/308 2193/296 2076/616 30%

East Asia/ Pacific

840/182 798/175 727/206 28%

South/Cent. Asia

382/86 326/97 300/60 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 inUndertake 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)