|
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program was developed by the United States Congress in 1946 to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."
Every year, the U.S. Fulbright program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State gives students and scholars an opportunity for personal development and international experience by providing funds for them to take classes and conduct research or field projects abroad.
General Information about the Fulbright Program
[Taken from the Fulbright Web Site at: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/about_programdesign.html]
THE U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM: - Awards grants to U.S. citizens in all fields of study
- Operates in more than 140 countries worldwide
- Awards more than 1,200 grants to U.S. students to study overseas
- Offers one academic year of study, research, or teaching assistantship experience
- Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, or professional training in the arts.
THE U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR:
- Recent BA/BS graduates, master's, and doctoral candidates (you must not have earned a PhD)
- Young professionals
- Artists
THE U. S. STUDENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO:
- Provide opportunities for personal development and international experience
- Allow students to design their own programs, including
- University coursework
- Library or field research
- Classes in a music or art school
- Independent projects in the social or life sciences
- Assistant in teaching English
- A combination of these or other projects.
- Provide invaluable opportunities to meet, work, and live with people of the host country, sharing daily experiences
- Promote cross-cultural interaction and mutual understanding through engagement in the community on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom
- Foster appreciation of other's viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think, through direct interaction with them on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks
For more information, please consult the U.S. Fulbright Program Web Site at: http://www.fulbrightonline.org/
You may also contact the FIU Campus Fulbright Program Advisor,
Angie Figueroa-Alcorta, at: Angeles.Figueroa_Alcorta@fiu.edu *
Office of Education Abroad, DM 441
(Univ. Park Campus)
Phone: (305) 348-1913
Fax: (305) 348-1941
* Please note that although Kerrie Rueda is listed on the Fulbright web site as the FIU FPA, she is no longer serving this function. Please select Kerrie Rueda on the application form, but refer all questions for the FIU FPA to Angie Figueroa-Alcorta. Thank you.
CAMPUS INFO SESSIONS
There are no additional Campus Info sessions scheduled for the summer term. If you need more information about the campus deadline or the application process, please call the office to schedule an appointment.
CAMPUS DEADLINE FOR 2008-09 APPLICATION CYCLE
Monday, September 17, 2007
|
