Would you benefit from grants for study and research abroad? Of course you would!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds 8-12 months abroad to study, research, or teach English in countries around the world.

FULBRIGHT GRANT INFO SESSIONS

Wednesday, March 2, 2016
4 – 5 p.m. in CLA 1.106
&
Friday, April 8, 2016
4 – 5 p.m. in CLA 1.106

Fulbright awards graduating seniors, recent graduates, and alumni to travel for academic work in 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.

If you aren’t quite ready, the competition happens every year, and we’d like to put the Fulbright Program in exceptional students’ minds as a goal to strive for after graduation!

The Fine Print:

The 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on March 31, 2016. 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, September 1, 2017) and alumni 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.

Deadlines and Procedures:

  1. 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 March 31, to begin the online application process.
  2. The applicant should also review the campus website: http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/fulbright
  3. Potential applicants should register by beginning an application in the Embark Application System.
  4. Campus Deadline: The applicant must submit a preliminary application through the Embark Online Application system by 5:00 p.m. on September 8, 2016. Interviews with the Fulbright Campus Committee are tentatively scheduled between September 19 and September 30.
  5. National Deadline: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Central time.

For more information: Fulbright@austin.utexas.edu