TRADITIONAL FULBRIGHT STUDENT AWARDS
FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS - 2014
Canada-U.S. Fulbright Student Awards are intended for Canadian graduate students and junior
professionals who wish to enrol in a graduate studies program in the United States. Applications for
acceptance into American or Canadian graduate programs should coincide with your application to the
Fulbright program. See www.fulbright.ca .
Please note that all award recipients must be affiliated with an institution in the US and are responsible for
securing such affiliation. Applicants are encouraged to establish an affiliation with the intended host
institution at an early stage. Candidates must be accepted or anticipating acceptance into a graduate
program.
Successful candidates must have completed a bachelor’s degree prior to taking up their Fulbright award.
Canada-U.S. Fulbright awards offer a unique opportunity to explore important contemporary issues
relevant to Canada and the United States and the relationship between the two countries. While the
competition is officially “field open,” applications in the following areas are given preference:
* comparative public policy
* North American integration
* communications and culture
* indigenous issues
* border issues
* Canada-U.S. relations
* international trade
* security
* ecology and the environment
* law
* public health
* Canadian and American studies
Annual Competition Opens: May 15, 2014
Application Deadline: November 15, 2014
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Canadian citizen at time of application (permanent resident status / landed immigrant status are
not sufficient)
English language proficiency
Received a bachelor's degree prior to proposed grant start date
You are not eligible for a Canada-U.S. Fulbright Award if:
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You currently hold permanent residency status in the intended host country
You are currently residing in or enrolled at a university in the intended host country
You have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six year period immediately
preceding the date of application
You have received a previous Fulbright Student Award
You are a Canadian applicant and you are a dual citizen of Canada and the United States
Please note that Canadian Fulbright Award recipients must enter the United States on a J-1 visa under
the Exchange Visitor Program. Grantees must meet current J-1 visa requirements, including the return
residency requirement. Accordingly, grantees are required to leave the United States for at least two
years at the conclusion of their award.
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AWARD PROVISIONS
Fulbright scholarships are granted for periods of nine months. The award is a fixed sum US$15,000 for
one nine-month academic year beginning in September. Grantees are expected to use the award to
cover necessary expenses such as housing, travel, school fees and other academic expenditures. Basic
health insurance is also provided, along with visa services. Fulbright enrichment opportunities are also
available on a competitive basis.
All awards are subject to available funding, approval by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board (FSB), and compliance with FSB guidelines.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Detailed application instructions may be found within the application package itself, which is available
electronically at www.fulbright.ca/en/graduatestudent.asp. Completed applications should be returned to
the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program as soon as possible. Applications and supporting documents
must be post-marked no later than November 15 of any year in order to be considered for the
awards to be taken up the following September.
APPLICATION CHECK LIST (See form for details)
□ Application form
□ Statement of proposed study or research – (not to exceed 4 pages) - a clear discussion of the
proposed field of study including specific areas of interest within the field, and planned or required
research papers to be undertaken, the degree expected and anticipated a date of completion, an
explanation of the choice of institutional affiliation, the project goals and end-product and the
significance of the project in the field. You must say why it essential that you be resident in the US to
complete the work.
□ Curriculum Vitae (not to exceed 4 pages)
□ Personal Statement – a one-page narrative discussing your professional and academic development
and future plans. With reference to your personal qualities and experience, discuss your ability to
represent Canada in the US. See form for details.
□ Letter of Invitation (Acceptance) – a letter of acceptance from your host institution or other
correspondence.
□ Confidential Letters of Reference – letters from three persons qualified to evaluate your academic and
professional development and personal suitability. These should be professors with whom you have
studied or someone who has supervised you in the workplace. Cover sheets are included in the
application form.
□ English Language Proficiency Report – If English is not your first language. Form is included in the
application form.
□ Confidential Transcripts – from every post-secondary institution you have attended. These are to be
mailed directly to the Foundation by the issuing institution.
□ Canadian Student Application Package Checklist
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
Your personal statement and statement of proposed study or research are key to your application
success. You should plan to draft these well in advance of the November deadline and work with a
mentor to ensure that they are as complete as they can be. It is suggested that you begin drafting your
documents the summer before you apply. Normally many drafts are required.
For assistance, you should contact Elsie Nisonen, Student Awards Coordinator, 416-979-5000 *3145
enisonen@ryerson.ca as soon as you determine that you are interested in applying to establish a timeline
for the development of your application package.
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