WHAT
IS THE IIE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP?
The U.S. Congress
created the Fulbright Program in 1946, immediately after World
War II, to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational
and cultural exchanges. Senator J. William Fulbright, sponsor
of the legislation, saw it as a step toward building an alternative
to armed conflict.
Today the
Fulbright Program is the U.S. Government's premier scholarship
program. It enables U.S. students and artists to benefit from
unique resources in every corner of the world. It allows U.S.
citizens to gain international competence in an increasingly interdependent
world.
Each year
the program allows Americans to study or conduct research in over
100 nations. The Institute of International Education (IIE) coordinates
the activities relevant to the U.S. graduate student program and
conducts an annual competition for the scholarships, most of which
are for one academic year of study or research.
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 and artists opportunities
for personal development and international experience. Grantees
plan their own programs. Projects may include university course
work, independent library or field research, classes in a music
conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or
life sciences, or a combination.
Along with
opportunities for intellectual, professional, and artistic growth,
the Fulbright Program offers invaluable opportunities to meet
and work with people of the host country, sharing daily life as
well as professional and creative insights. The program promotes
cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding on a person-to-person
basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual
freedom.
Types of
Grants Available
IIE also conducts,
simultaneously with the competition under the Fulbright Program,
the competitions for various programs supported by foreign governments
and private donors. Most grants are awarded for one academic year,
although you may submit a proposal for 6 - 9 months in certain
circumstances. In general, you may apply to only one country;
candidates may, under exceptional circumstances, submit projects
involving research in more than one country (please refer to the
official IIE Fulbright Program Book for details).
You will be considered for all awards to your country of application
that are appropriate to your qualifications and objectives, and
for which you are eligible. There is a single application for
all grants described below:
Fulbright
Full Grants: These grants generally provide round-trip transportation;
language or orientation courses, where appropriate; tuition, in
some cases; book and research allowances; maintenance for the
academic year, based on living costs in the host country; and
supplemental health and accident insurance.
Teaching
Assistantships: Opportunities are available in Belgium/Luxembourg,
France, Germany, Hungary, Korea, Romania, Taiwan, or Turkey.
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