FULBRIGHT US STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION
Summer/Fall, 2013
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/applynow.html
 Fulbright US Student Grants  Offer one academic year [9-12 months, beginning no earlier than July, 2014, and no later than
March, 2015, corresponding to the academic calendars abroad] of research and/or graduate
study, or teaching assistantship experience;
 Allow students to design their own programs, including
 —University coursework
 —Independent projects in the social or life
 —Library or field research
sciences
 —Classes in a music or art
 —Teaching English
school
 —A combination of these or other projects.
 Grants Available - More than 1,700 grants awarded in over 150 countries. Most are full grants.
1. Full Grants for Study/Research - These include grants in academic fields and in the Creative and
Performing Arts and Writing. 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.
2. Full Grants for English Teaching Assistantships - ETA Grants are available to over 65 countries.
Additional countries may be added. Same provisions as for study/research.
3. In addition, these and other highly selective grants are available but may have different
guidelines. Check the Fulbright website for details: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/
a. Travel-Only Grants- available in Italy, Germany, and Hungary only and are designed to
supplement an award from any source that does not provide for international travel, or
to supplement a student’s own funds for study or research.
b. Opportunities in Business—available in Australia, Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands and
Spain.
c. Fulbright Journalism Grants— available in Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
d. Opportunities in Science and Public Health – available in Australia, Canada, Chile,
Indonesia, and the Netherlands, as well as the Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship for Africa,
Asia and Latin America.
e. Fulbright-mtvU Award - to conduct research around an aspect of international musical
culture. (Note: This has a February 28, 2014 deadline.)
f. Opportunities in Public Policy - serve in professional placements in foreign government
ministries or institutions while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study
project.(Note: Applications for these will be accepted between November 1, 2013 –
February 3, 2014.)
g. Foreign and Private Grants – some awards are offered by foreign governments,
universities, and private donors and can be found on their country summary pages.
h. Critical Language Enhancement Award - provides three to six months of intensive
language study. Students apply in conjunction with full grant or selected ETA grant
applications in eligible languages [mainly Arabic, Russian, Turkish, and Indic languages].
 Eligibility 1. Applicants must be US citizens at the time of application.
2. Preference is for applicants who received the majority of their higher education at US institutions
and who have not resided or studied for more than six months in the country to which they are
applying. Study abroad, or duty abroad in the Armed Forces of the United States will not be
considered disqualifying.
3. Applicants must hold a BA or the equivalent degree before the beginning date of the
grant. Applicants may not hold a doctoral degree at the time of application.
4. Applicants in most cases must have sufficient proficiency in the language of the host country,
especially for projects in the social sciences and humanities. See country summaries for specific
requirements.
 Application guidelines and timeline Note: The Fulbright advisor is available throughout the summer to advise, offer guidance, and provide
feedback, and encourages at least one summer phone or skype appointment. Contact Amy McGlashan
at agibansm@middlebury.edu or 802-443-5103.
YOU SHOULD BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, but here are some general guidelines to
keep you on track:
1. May/June: Become familiar with the US Fulbright website and the summary page for your
selected country (or countries you are considering); it includes thorough application
instructions, language requirements, position descriptions, guidelines, considerations, and
more.
2. REQUIRED (Recommended date BY JUNE 15): Submit the letter of intent found on our Fulbright
page: http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/eia/fellowships/db/fulbright, so that we know
you plan to apply and what you are considering. Be in touch with the Fulbright advisor(s) to
confirm receipt and introduce yourself.
3. June/July:
a) Create your on-line application - https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/usa/26/;
b) Finalize your country selection;
c) For Research and Study Grants (including Creative and Performing Arts) - Narrow and craft
your research question.
4. July/early August:
a) For research/study: Develop your timeline and methodology; send your ideas to faculty, the
Fulbright advisor, or others who can give you feedback;
For ETA: Develop your reasons for selecting that country and how you fit the position they
describe;
b) Begin to draft your essays: Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement;
c) Contact potential referees and Foreign Language Evaluators;
d) Research possible affiliations; send affiliation inquiries; secure affiliation and request letter of
affiliation, when required.
e) Order transcripts from any post-secondary, credit-granting institutions that you have
attended other than Middlebury [including study abroad unless it was a Middlebury school
abroad.]
5. When you return to campus:
a) Have completed a draft of your application: the on-line forms, and drafts of both essays;
b) Schedule an appointment with the Fulbright advisor;
c) Meet with faculty who will be writing recommendations, completing language evaluations,
and/or giving proposal feedback. Be checking to make sure recommendations are submitted;
d) Check on any transcripts you ordered;
e) Revise, revise, revise.
 Middlebury deadlines –
 The Middlebury internal deadline for proposals is NOON on Friday, September 27, 2013.
By that deadline, Middlebury applicants must:
 Submit a complete on-line application; this includes letters of recommendation and
language evaluations, so contact writers early!
 Send a résumé as a .pdf file to the fellowships office.
 Submit a Banner Web Degree Progress Report for Middlebury and photocopies of any
other transcripts as part of the on-line application. Note: we will obtain the Middlebury
transcript needed for the final deadline; you get them from any other schools. Official
transcripts from non-Middlebury schools must be at the Fellowship Office by October 8,
so that you have adequate time to pick them up and upload them into your application.
 By Monday, September 30: You must also contact the fellowships office at x2455 or stop by
Adirondack House 109 to set up an interview time with the on-campus Fulbright committee.
 October 3, 4 and 7: The Fulbright committee will review preliminary applications and
interview all applicants. A campus evaluation will accompany each application based on this
review, so be sure your preliminary application is complete and represents your best work.
 After September 27 you are encouraged to continue to improve your essays up until the
final deadline. You will also need to replace the unofficial transcripts with official ones that
you can pick up in the Fellowships Office by October 8. To gain access to your application
after September 27, the Fulbright advisor must “unsubmit” your application (per an email
request from you) and then you must remember to resubmit your application by the final
deadline.
 The final deadline for submitting your final electronic application to IIE is 5:00 PM October
15, 2013.
Alumni are invited to apply through Middlebury College but must adhere to the deadlines and
guidelines above. Alumni may choose instead to apply as an at-large candidate, in which case you are
not required to submit a preliminary application to us by September 27, but you will not have the
benefit of a faculty review or campus evaluation as part of your application. Either way, advice and
guidance is available from the Fellowships office.
 Contact information:
Fulbright adviser: Prof. Paul Monod, x 5041 – monod@middlebury.edu
Fellowships adviser: Amy McGlashan, ext. 5103 —agibansm@middlebury.edu
Fellowships Office: ext. 2455
 URLs:
Middlebury Fulbright Page: http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/eia/fellowships/db/fulbright
Fulbright/IIE: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/overview.html