Fulbright Hint #6 – 2015

Here is the 6th in our series of Fulbright Hints for applicants.

Questions 2 and 4

Have you filled in your choices for Question 2: Country to Which You Are Applying, and
Question 4: Field of Proposed Grant Study/Research or English Teaching Assistant?
In order to develop a credible and competitive application to the Fulbright Committee – both on campus and nationally, you should have a decent draft of most parts of your application by now. And you need to have identified these 2 basic aspects of your application to do that! If you need help identifying your country and your field or type of Fulbright, your mentor or academic advisor are excellent people to talk to!
If you haven’t already done so, it is more than time to go back to your application and fill in Questions 2 & 4.

Ambassadors for America

Fulbrighters – by definition – are Ambassadors for America who foster cultural exchange between their host and home countries. Since you are planning to be a cultural ambassador, you should become familiar with your country and the issues that are important there. One excellent way to do that is to regularly read various media sources in your chosen host country; plus, it’s fascinating to read about world and US events from a different perspective! Look for your host country’s media sources on-line and also check out the BBC perspective at http://www.bbc.com/.

Review sessions

We very strongly encourage every applicant to attend 1 — or 2 — or all (!) of the Writing and Workshop Sessions that the SU Fulbright Committee offers. Our experience confirms that applicants who seek and receive feedback are more successful.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR & PLAN TO ATTEND
THE SCHOLARSHIP BOOT-CAMP AND FULBRIGHT WRITING SESSIONS!

Are you going to be in Syracuse before classes start? Then plan to attend the Scholarship Boot Camp! We’ll work intensively on all aspects of your application during this session.

• Tuesday, August 25 1:30 – 4:30 pm 225-b Eggers Hall

Please bring your laptop and 5 hard copies of your essays to this session.
Please RSVP by emailing jlorourk@syr.edu to let us know that you plan to attend the Scholarship Boot Camp.

Also be sure to attend 1 or more of the Fulbright Writing Sessions. Working in teams, we’ll help you polish and perfect your essays.

• Tuesday, September 1 4-5 pm 225-B Eggers
• Wednesday, September 2 10-11 am 225-B Eggers
• Friday, September 4 2-3 pm 225-B Eggers
• Tuesday, September 8 3-4 pm 341 Eggers
• Wednesday, September 9 10-11 am 225-B Eggers
• Friday, September 11 3-4 pm 225-B Eggers

Each time you attend a writing session, you need to bring 5 paper copies of both your essays.

Remember: Your Complete Fulbright Application is due on Monday, September 15th at 12 noon.