INFORMATIONAL SESSION Slide 2 Campus Fulbright Representative
Dr. Theodore W. Burgh College of Arts & Sciences Bear Hall #275
962-7660 [email protected] Senator J. William Fulbright Slide 3 UNCW
Fulbright Faculty 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 (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 - Jordan Keenan Withers - Mauritius Julia Daugherty - Spain
Austin Cloyed - Brazil 2013 Student Applicants Emma Bennett- UK
Nicola Derobertis-Theye- Italy Jennifer Dotsey- Poland Emily Marx-
Thailand Mourghan Mencio- Mexico Casey Milliken- South Africa
Lauren Posey- UK Elizabeth Stone- Germany Rosemary Swinehart-
Colombia Slide 4 ---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. Slide 5 Program Design The U.S.
Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates,
masters 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 Slide 6 Basic Requirements U. S. Citizen
Good academic standing Completed undergraduate degree at the time
of the grant Application Deadline 2015- 2016: October 2014 Emily
Burnette 2002 France Major: French Project: Teaching Assistantship
Slide 7 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 Slide 8 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. Slide 9 mtvU
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. Slide
10 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) Slide 11
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
Masters in International Management Slide 12 Fulbright Journalism
Grants Germany: 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. Slide 13 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 2014 Slide 14 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 Slide 15
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. Slide 16 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. Slide 17 Fulbrighters by
State 2010-2011 Kemp Burdette 2003 Canada Major: Geology &
History Project: Maritime History of Newfoundland Slide 18
Comparative Statistics Country Applications 2012/2013 Grants
2012/2013 Grants Available 2013/2014 Award to Application %
2012/2013 Australia125814 (+/-)6.4% Greece22610 (+/-)27.2%
France1742024 (+/-)11.5% Mexico1114042 (+/-)36%
Brazil1203031(+/-)25% UK6853246 (+/-)4.7% Slide 19 Applications /
Awards Country2011-20122012-20132013-2014 (projected) Australia128
/ 12125 / 8117 / 11 Cambodia21 / 424 / 723 / 4 China174 / 47164 /
55130 / 60 Fiji7 / 22 / 08 / * Hong Kong19 / 221 / 19 / 2
Indonesia44 / 1245 / 1053 / 20 Japan114 / 21112 / 2382 / 22
Kiribati0 /0 1 / * Laos10 / 24 / 2 Macau1 / 0 0 / * Malaysia12 /
211 / 518 / 5 Mongolia20 / 312 / 313 / 8 Nauru0 / 0 0 / * New
Zealand80 / 1074 / 1096 / 10 Papua New Guinea5 / 12 / 11 / *
Philippines29 / 1133 / 918 / 8 Singapore22 / 321 / 330 / 7 South
Korea42 / 2449 / 2246 / 25 Taiwan45 / 1136 / 527 / 10 Thailand35 /
534 / 422 / 4 Tonga2 / 13 / 10 / * Tuvalu0 / 0 1 / * Vanuatu3 / 12
/ 04 / * Vietnam27 / 822 / 524 / 7 Regional Totals:840 / 182798 /
175727 / 206 East Asia/ Pacific Slide 20 EasternEurope Applications
/ Awards Country 2011-20122012-20132013-2014 Albania 11 / 310 / 46
/ 2 Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 / 0 6 / 1 Bulgaria 19 / 46 / 47 / 5
Croatia 14 / 57 / 417 / 3 Czech Republic 21 / 316 / 815 / 4 Estonia
15 / 412 / 311 / 3 Hungary 19 / 727 / 720 / 11 Kosovo 2 / 23 / 25 /
1 Latvia 8 / 211 / 26 / 4 Lithuania 6 / 36 / 28 / 3 Macedonia 5 /
26 / 31 / 2 Montenegro 4 / 10 / 00 / * Poland 29 / 1528 / 1825 / 15
Romania 10 / 210 / 416 / 5 Serbia 8 / 2 7 / 1 Slovak Republic 6 / 2
3 / 2 Slovenia 14 / 48 / 26 / 2 Regional Totals:191 / 61164 / 67159
/ 64 Slide 21 Eurasia Applications / Awards
Country2011-20122012-2013 2013-2014 (projected) Armenia9 / 210 / 36
/ 2 Azerbaijan6 / 36 / 22 / 2 Georgia11 / 49 / 35 / 2 Moldova4 / 36
/ 41 / 2 Russia70 / 1460 / 1462 / 15 Ukraine24 / 1010 / 815 / 10
Regional Totals:124 / 36101 / 3491 / 33 Slide 22 Applications /
Awards Country2011-20122012-2013 2013-2014 (projected) Bahrain14 /
20 / 05 / * Egypt59 / 1679 / 1764 / 15 Israel100 / 1180 / 873 / 7
Jordan49 / 1869 / 1963 / 20 Kuwait5 / 33 / 24 / * Morocco52 / 1153
/ 956 / 12 Oman5 / 315 / 49 / * Syria35 / 0N/A Tunisia1 / 1N/A9 / *
United Arab Emirates13 / 311 / 414 / * Regional Totals:333 / 68310
/ 63297 / 54 MiddleEast/NorthAfrica Slide 23 South/ Central Asia
Applications / Awards Country2011-20122012-20132013-2014
Bangladesh26 / 715 / 717 / * India243 / 58230 / 66211 / 50
Kazakhstan10 / 611 / 59 / * Kyrgyzstan9 / 215 / 510 / * Nepal62 /
632 / 729 / 6 Sri Lanka13 / 411 / 613 / 4 Tajikistan12 / 310 / 17 /
* Uzbekistan7 / 02 / 04 / * Regional Totals:382 / 86326 / 97300 /
60 Slide 24 Sub-SaharanAfrica Applications / Awards
Country2011-20122012-20132013-2014 (proj) Benin3 / 15 / 26 / *
Botswana13 / 510 / 29 / * Burkina Faso5 / 14 / 25 / * Cameroon10 /
29 / 33 / * Congo (DRC- Kinshasa) 1 / 02 / 14 / * Ethiopia17 / 326
/ 518 / * Ghana62 / 264 / 455 / * Kenya61 / 362 / 564 / * Malawi22
/ 424 / 418 / * Mauritius8 / 27 / 210 / * Mozambique12 / 29 / 14 /
* Namibia18 / 210 / 214 / * Nigeria21 / 115 / 320 / * Rwanda13 /
214 / 316 / * Senegal37 / 235 / 326 / * Sierra Leone7 / 19 / 15 / *
South Africa123 / 10109 / 10123 / * Swaziland4 / 14 / 05 / *
Tanzania47 / 447 / 532 / * Togo1 / 12 / 13 / * Uganda38 / 339 / 430
/ * Zambia8 / 213 / 213 / * Regional Totals:555 / 58538 / 66489 / *
Note: Only countries with 3 or more awards available included due
to space limitations Slide 25 WesternEurope Applications / Awards
Country2011-20122012-20132013-2014 (proj) Austria40 / 1552 / 1440 /
24 Belgium23 / 529 / 227 / 3 Cyprus3 / 217 / 49 / 2 Denmark42 / 842
/ 745 / 5 European Union25 / 320 / 420 / 11 Finland36 / 1243 / 1042
/ 19 France199 / 23174 / 20189 / 24 Germany339 / 79348 / 81303 / 80
Greece29 / 522 / 624 / 10 Iceland37 / 639 / 636 / 6 Ireland70 / 263
/ 482 / 3 Italy167 / 18156 / 15112 / 16 Luxembourg3 / 16 / 16 / 2
MaltaN/A2 / 0N/A Netherlands117 / 1392 / 1390 / 16 Norway62 / 1663
/ 1661 / 15 Portugal20 / 213 / 314 / 3 Spain154 / 28143 / 25112 /
30 Sweden83 / 1091 / 1045 / 10 Switzerland49 / 1345 / 1451 / 12
Turkey52 / 1048 / 962 / 10 United Kingdom607 / 37685 / 32706 / 46
Regional Totals:2,157 / 3082,193 / 2962,076 / 616 Slide 26 Western
Hemisp- here Applications / Awards
Country2011-20122012-20132013-2014 Argentina80 / 960 / 756 / 8
Barbados8 / 311 / 17 / * Bolivia7 / 010 / 018 / 3 Brazil115 / 30102
/ 30123 / 31 Canada85 / 1687 / 1497 / 22 Chile34 / 1157 / 1341 / 13
Colombia43 / 738 / 749 / 6 Costa Rica23 / 428 / 219 / * Dominica2 /
11 / 11 / * Dominican Republic17 / 218 / 316 / * Ecuador51 / 1039 /
835 / 7 El Salvador14 / 4 9 / * Guatemala31 / 322 / 330 / *
Honduras15 / 4 11 / * Jamaica19 / 419 / 313 / * Mexico154 / 41111 /
40142 / 42 Nicaragua27 / 321 / 418 / * Panama16 / 314 / 216 / *
Paraguay5 / 22 / 14 / 1 Peru78 / 8110 / 676 / 7 Trinidad &
Tobago26 / 36 / 39 / * Uruguay10 / 410 / 310 / 2 Venezuela10 / 16 /
03 / 2 Regional Totals:871 / 173801 / 159803 / 144 Slide 27
Regional Competitions Region 2011/12 Applicant to Award 2012/13
Applicant to Award 2013-2014 Applicant to Award (projected)
2013/2014 Percent applicant to award (projected) Western Hemisphere
871/173801/159803/14418% (approx.) Western Europe
2157/3082193/2962076/61630% East Asia/ Pacific
840/182798/175727/20628% South/Cent. Asia 382/86326/97300/6020%
Africa (Sub/Saharan) 555/58538/66489/*12% (2012/13) * No specific
number of awards designated for this region Slide 28 Countries with
programs in English AustraliaKorea LithuaniaSwaziland
BangladeshMalawiTanzania BotswanaMalaysia Thailand
CanadaMauritiusTrinidad & Tobago CyprusNamibia Turkey European
UnionNew ZealandUganda GhanaNigeria United Kingdom Hong
KongNorwayZambia IrelandPakistan Zimbabwe IndiaPhilippines
JamaicaSingapore KenyaSouth Africa Slide 29 Whats 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)
