Open Competition for New Fulbright ETA Awards in Brazil – February 2018!!
Special application open May 2, 2017- July 14, 2017
With funding from the Brazilian government, the Fulbright Brazil ETA Program is expanded for the Program Year 2017-18 with 76 additional grants to be offered. A special open application period will be held from May 2 to July 14, 2017. The deadline is Friday, July 14 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time.
To be eligible, applicants must be a U.S. citizen and hold a bachelor’s degree by July 14, 2017. Additional requirements/preferences for this program include:
- Must available for the full grant term: mid-February to November, 2018.
- Cannot be residing in Brazil for more than three months in the 12 months prior to the grant start. Exception can be made for language immersion program enrollment.
- Proficiency in a Romance language at the intermediate level (equivalent to 2-years college level study) is required at the time of application.
- Experience working in an educational environment, specifically with classroom teaching or leadership is strongly preferred..
Persons who applied for a Fulbright U.S. Student Program in the fall 2017 but did not receive a grant offer for 2017-18 are also eligible to apply for this opportunity. In this case, candidates will create a new application account in Embark with a different email address and complete the full application—respond to all questions, revise and upload new essays, request new Reference Forms (2 are required for this competition), request a Foreign Language Evaluation in one of the required languages, and upload the most recent transcript(s) of all degree level course work. However, the Campus Committee Interview/Evaluation will not apply.
For further information after May 1, please refer to the Brazil Country Description. (link to http://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/selectedcountry/brazil) If you have specific questions about this opportunity, please feel free to contact Jody Dudderar (jdudderar@iie.org, 845-212-5565) at IIE. Please note there is a separate application for this award that will be found in the country description. Applicants must apply through the appropriate portal to be considered.