Category: Study Abroad

Fulbright Internal Deadline Friday, 9/26 at noon!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Teaching English Abroad

Fulbright application are due this Friday, Sept. 26 at noon EST. Applications should include all required materials and polished statements. If you have an issue with a letter (affiliation/recommendation), please be in touch with Lisa Gates–but still submit your application by the deadline. To submit, you will need to click the “submit” button. When you do that, you have submitted the application to Middlebury (but not to Fulbright). Middlebury will submit your final application to Fulbright by the Oct 14 deadline.

On Sept. 26, we will be in touch with all applicants who submitted an application by the deadline with instructions about signing up for a campus interview on Oct 2,3 or 6. Interviews are brief (about 10 min) and can be conducted via Skype for those candidates not on campus.

If you have questions, let us know at fellowships@middlebury.edu.

Watson Deadline on Monday, 9/22 at noon!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

Yes, the deadline for applying for nomination for the Watson is almost upon us! Please note, late applications will not be accepted. So if you would like to be considered for nomination, email the following materials as a single PDF file to fellowships@middlebury.edu by the deadline:

  • Watson Cover Page
  • A proposal explaining what you want to do, where you want to do it, the questions you want to pursue, your relevant background/experience, the source of your interest in the topic. Please consult the Watson Foundation Web site: this statement should be a blend of the Personal Statement and the Project Proposal. Draft proposals must be no more than 5 pages long, double-spaced, double-sided, in 12-point font. Please number pages.
  • Résumé.
  • Academic transcript, printed from Banner Web (use the Degree Progress format).
  • Fellowships Waiver and Permission Form

And where can you find the forms? At go/fellowships ; look in the “forms” section. Questions? Email fellowships@middlebury.edu .

Watson Nomination Info and September Events

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

For all of you thinking about the Watson–read on:

  • Watson Information Session: Wednesday, Sept 10 at 7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103
  • Watson Fellow Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ’13 will talk about her Watson Year, Tuesday, Sept 16, 4:30 pm in Hillcrest 103 AND be available for informal conversation with applicants and interested students in the CTLR 8-10 pm
  • To apply for nomination: instructions at go/fellowships, click Listing of Fellowships and then click on Watson. You’ll find instructions for submitting an application for nomination. Submit your  application as a single PDF file to fellowships@middlebury.edu by Monday, September 22, 2014 at 12:00 noon. No late applications will be accepted. Selected applicants will be interviewed in late September/early October. Middlebury may select up to four nominees and one alternate.
  • I am available to read drafts of essays (send as email attachments to fellowships@middlebury.edu) and discuss your proposal in person or by phone. To set up a time, see instructions at go/fellowships .
Barbara Ofosu-Somuah '13, Watson Fellow
Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ’13, Watson Fellow

Questions? Contact Lisa Gates at fellowships@middlebury.edu .

Fulbright Application Info for Fall 2014

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Study Abroad, Teaching English Abroad

If you’re thinking about applying for a Fulbright, here are some important dates/deadlines and information:

  • Fulbright Info Session for Applicants: Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 4:30pm, Hillcrest 103
  • To apply: Complete the online application through the Fulbright website: http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/getting-started . You are responsible for obtaining and uploading all required materials. For your Middlebury transcript, if you are registered in the Embark system by Monday, Sept. 15 at 8:30am, the fellowships office will order your transcript for you (no charge!) and send you a pdf that you can upload. If you have other transcripts, you must order and upload those yourself.
  • Submit your application in the Embark system by Friday, September 26, 2014 at 12:00 noon. You will receive confirmation that the application has been submitted successfully–make sure you get that! Late applications will not be accepted. Applicants (those who submit applications by the noon 9/26 deadline) will receive instructions about interview sign ups, scheduled in early October.
  • Alumni applicants: if you are applying through Middlebury, select the enrolled student status. If you do not do this, you will be considered “At Large.” If you have questions let me know.
  • I am available to read drafts of essays (send as email attachments to fellowships@middlebury.edu) and discuss your proposal and questions in person or by phone/Skype. To set up a time, see instructions at go/fellowships .
  • And if you’ve started an application in Embark and decide by Friday, Sept.12 that you will definitely NOT be applying, please let me know via email! I don’t want to order unnecessary transcripts (creates unnecessary work for very busy people in the Registrar’s office!)
  • A note about recommendations: once you add information for an individual, they will receive an email with a link to a confidential form or space to upload letter. So make sure these are the best individuals to write on  your behalf. And if you’re not sure, ask me–I’m happy to discuss. Also, if you are using the same individual for a recommendation and the language evaluation form, you must have two different email addresses for that individual.
  • Note that applications submitted on Sept 26 should be polished, proofed and as compelling as you can make them. If we notice egregious typos, errors or if clarifications are requested through the interview process, you will be able to fix those.
  • Deadlines–internal and external–are final, so be certain you give yourself, your recommenders and your affiliations enough time to get all materials added to your application prior to Friday, Sept. 26 at noon. If you encounter serious problems, talk to me as soon as the problem arises!
  • If you have questions, you can reach me at fellowships@middlebury.edu.

We look forward to your application!

Turkey 65th Anniversary Graduate Degree Grants

Lisa Gates / / Education, Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Study Abroad

Program Update from Fulbright: The Turkish Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce two awards in honor of the Commission’s 65th anniversary. These two Fulbright awards – one at the Master’s level, one at the Ph.D. – are open to students who wish to pursue a degree program at a Turkish university. More information on the awards is available here.