Fulbright Grant Competition Opens

The Institute of International Education, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, has launched the 2007-08 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition. International study, research and teaching assistantship grants are now available, and applications can be made online.

Interested students at Utah State University are encouraged to apply.

 

For 60 years, the federal government-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided students an opportunity to study, conduct research and teach in other countries. Fulbright student grants aim to increase mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange, while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.

 

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,200 grants annually and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships are now available in more than 20 countries. Fulbright full grants generally provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and accident coverage and full or partial tuition.

 

Program applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent by the beginning of the grant. In the creative and performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience meets this basic eligibility requirement. (Professional applicants lacking a degree but with extensive professional study and/or experience in the field in which they wish to pursue a project may also be considered.) The Fulbright U.S. Student Program does not require applicants to be currently enrolled in a college or university. Young professionals interested in international experience are encouraged to apply.

 

For more information, interested individuals can visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program Web site.  Students enrolled at USU should contact the campus Fulbright program advisor, Steven Hanks, vice provost for international affairs. Hanks can be reached at (435) 797-1840.

 

Applications must be submitted both electronically and in hard copy to Hanks by the campus closing date of Sept. 29, 2006, in order to be received by the Institute of International Education by Oct. 20, and in hard copy by the Oct. 23 national deadline.