Great opportunities for a glide year....Anne
Subject: Research/Teach Abroad: Upcoming Fulbright Grant Information Sessions
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*Juniors, seniors and graduate students interested in pursuing their
research interests or passions through a fully funded adventure abroad
should strongly consider applying for a 2011-2012 Fulbright Research
Grant or a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.* Fulbright grants
cover a year of travel and expenses for students that want to live in a
different country, immerse themselves in a foreign culture, pursue
their academic or personal interests, or gain experience inside the
classroom.
The University Of Vermont Office Of Fellowships Advising will hold two
information sessions covering program details and answering questions
before the Fulbright application process begins on May 1, 2010.
*The first session will be on Thursday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Williams Family Room on the fourth floor of the Davis Center.
The second will be on Thursday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Chittenden Bank
Room on the fourth floor of the Davis Center. *
The Fulbright Grant program can be broken up into two categories:
Fulbright Research Grants
Research grants are available for undergraduate and graduate students
interested in further pursuing their passions or academic interests.
Yearlong research projects can be in the sciences, social sciences,
humanities, or can be a creative project in one of the arts. Fulbright
offers grant opportunities in over 150 different countries. Students
applying for research grants need to affiliate with a university in the
country they are planning on working in.
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships
Fulbright offers yearlong opportunities to teach English as a second
language in over 40 countries. English teaching assistants also have
the opportunity to take language classes and/or conduct a smaller
independent research project while abroad. If you want to have the
chance to travel, do something good while you're abroad and be
financially supported while doing so then Fulbright may be an excellent
opportunity for you. *Fulbright Grants are available to all
undergraduate and graduate students regardless of language fluency,
degree or teaching experience. *
Fulbright grants include:
* · Transportation costs to and from your country of choice
* · A stipend for room, board and limited research costs
* · Health insurance
Some Fulbright grants also include:
* · Home stays with host families
* · Language classes
The University of Vermont's deadline for all 2011-2012 Fulbright
applications will be September 17, 2010. Fulbright Grants are a unique
and special opportunity, but they are also very competitive. The
students who give themselves plenty of time to reflect on their
interests, their experiences, their motives for going abroad and what
they want to get out of their Fulbright year are the students who are
most successful in this competition. The information sessions will
serve as the first step toward undertaking that process.
For more information please visit the Fulbright website
<https://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html>, the UVM Fellowships Website
<http://www.uvm.edu/%7Ehoncoll/?Page=fellowship.html&SM=oppmenu.html>,
or contact Fellowships Advisor Brit Chase ([log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, 656-4658).
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Britten Chase
Student Fellowships Advisor, Honors College
50 University Heights North
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
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"Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words.
Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your
habits become your values. Your values become your destiny." -Mahatma
Gandhi
On Campus: 17A U-Heights North
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