The 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on May 1, 2013.  The Fulbright U.S. Student program is open to graduate students at all levels, undergraduates who will have completed their degree by the beginning of the grant period (for most countries, Sept. 1, 2014) and non-students who hold a bachelor’s degree.  The program is restricted to U.S. citizens.  The grants are for study and research abroad, and are available for most countries.  Grants are awarded for all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts.  A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.

An information session for prospective applicants will be presented by an Alumni Ambassador from the Institute of International Education on Friday, April 26 from 1:00-2:30 PM in Burdine 136.

Deadlines and Procedures:

1.  Potential applicants must register with us, by sending an email to:

Fulbright@austin.utexas.edu.  The email should give the applicant’s name, contact information, academic status (i.e., undergrad, grad, alumnus), country or region of interest, and area of study or research topic.

2.  The applicant should go to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website

(http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for country summaries, information about preparing an application, and, starting May 1, to begin the online application process.

3.  The applicant should also review our campus website:

http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/fulbright

4.  Campus Deadline: The applicant must submit copies of all application materials electronically to our office by 2 PM on September 4. Interviews are tentatively scheduled between September 16 and September 27.  While the deadline for final submission to the national office has not yet been announced, my expectation is that it will be around mid-October.

For the most recent statistical year (2012-13), UT applicants received the 6th highest number of awards of all institutions in the nation and can boast the 2nd highest award percentage per applicant pool for the top ten institutions. As a Fulbrighter myself (Brazil, 1990), I can testify to the lifelong value of this extraordinary program, and I am hoping that we can make that experience available to students as well.

Best,

Lindsay Hale, Ph.D.

Department of Religious Studies

Chair, Fulbright U.S. Student Program Campus Committee