Fulbright Awards For Graduate Study

Important Dates for 2013-14

Preliminary application due over email: June 28
Internal application deadline: late Sept/early Oct - exact date TBA
On-campus interviews: TBA
National submission deadline: TBA

Purpose

The Fulbright program seeks to promote international understanding by offering awards for one year of research very broadly defined, university study, or English language teaching abroad. Support is available for most countries and regions around the world. The number of grants in each country varies from year to year. Check the Fulbright site online which is updated in May each year, and work with the Fulbright faculty advisors spring/summer before senior year. You may apply for only one program (Full Grant or English Language Teaching Assistantship) in one country.

Programs Funded

Information on this page is for the U.S. Student Program for one-year study and research grants, and English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs).  Awards vary from country to country based on living costs and normally cover transportation and living expenses including health insurance. Language and orientation courses, and tuition and books if relevant, may also be covered.

Eligibility

Graduating seniors, graduate students, and any U.S. citizen who has not yet earned a PhD may apply for the U.S. Student Program. There is no age limit.  Candidates must be in good health, and must demonstrate language proficiency sufficient to the needs of their projects.

Selection Criteria

A good academic record, a suitable level of language preparation, a feasible project, and well-written essays are important. Most Pomona applicants propose research projects-- either independent or joining an ongoing project-- affiliated with a non-profit organization,  university, independent lab or museum, or a similar organization, rather than a year of formal enrollment at a university.  Unless you are applying to enroll in a university, for most countries your application should include a hard copy letter (scanned or faxed on letterhead with signature is OK)  from a person with appropriate credentials, offering affiliation with an organization that is a suitable "home" for your project. A few countries arrange affiliations after selection. Check the details for countries of interest to you. IIE regional program managers may be contacted with questions about specific country requirements.

Potential applicants are urged to consult the Fulbright faculty advisors early on.  English Teaching Assistantships and Full Grants require the same application and have the same deadlines.  Teaching assistants can count on having free time to do a mini-project of their own, but most ETAs do not know where in country they will be placed until after selection and therefore mini-projects should not require residence in any particular location.  All applicants should include plans for some involvement in the local community, separate from their own projects.

Application Process

Read carefully on the Fulbright program web linked below, which posts extensive information and advice online in May for the new application season.  Pomona offers an active Fulbright advising program during the summer, which will be initiated by the preliminary application form. All applicants must submit a preliminary application over email by June 28th, using the document below. Pomona submits the applications of all seniors who meet the on-campus deadline and attend the on-campus interview. Alums are welcome to contact us for advice, and if not currently enrolled in graduate school may apply through Pomona if they can submit all materials by the campus deadline. There is no disadvantage in applying "At Large" which is the alternative for alums not enrolled in graduate school. U.S. selection committees review applications in late fall, and applicants are told in late January if they will be recommended for further consideration. Final selection decisions are made in country with notification to candidates at various times from early spring through summer.

Please send these notes to your recommenders.

Other Notes

In recent years approximately 900 Fulbright scholarships have been awarded annually, in a pool of 4,000-5,000 applicants. Pomona students have been very successful in this competition.

Faculty Advisors 2012-2013 (2013-2014 Advisors TBA)

Gary Kates, Mason 128
Sharon Goto, Lincoln 2101
Hans Rindisbacher, Mason 109
Tom Leabhart, Seaver Theatre 214

Official Scholarship Web Site

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

Preliminary Application

Preliminary Application Word Doc [doc]