Fulbright Program

Application Deadlines:
09/24/07: Draft Proposals and draft CV due to Professor Gale by 9:00 a.m. in Estabrook Hall, Room 302
09/27/07: Interviews with committee
10/05/07: Final Proposals and all supporting materials due to Professor Gale
10/15/07: Materials mailed to IIE

Scholarship
Fulbright Program (administered by the Department of State)

Program
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

Discipline(s)
Any

Eligibility
- US Citizens
- Some requirements differ based on individual program

Description
The United States Congress created the Fulbright Program in 1946, immediately after World War II, to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange. Senator J. William Fulbright, sponsor of the legislation, saw it as a step toward building an alternative to armed conflict. With this as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 234,000 participants—chosen for their leadership potential—with the opportunity to observe each others’ political, economic and cultural institutions, exchange ideas and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants. Since the establishment of the Program, 84,000 students from the United States and 146,000 students from other countries have benefited from the Fulbright experience. The U.S. Student Program awards approximately 900 grants annually and currently operates in over 140 countries worldwide. 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. 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. Recent projects have involved cancer research in the UK, free market development in Mauritius, women’s rights in Chile and contemporary artistic expression in India. 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. The best way to appreciate others’ viewpoints, their beliefs, the way they think, and the way they do things, is to interact with them directly on an individual basis—work with them, live with them, teach with them, learn with them, and learn from them.

Award
Transportation, tuition, living expenses, health insurance, etc. – depends on the program

Clark Contact
Beth Gale, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Foreign Languages and Literatures
bgale@clarku.edu
(508) 421-3781

Contact Info
For general information, please visit
Fulbright Program - Department of State

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