Tag: Fulbright

Summer Fulbright Programs in the UK for Undergraduates

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, UK

http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/undergraduates

Attention first-year students and sophomores–here’s a Fulbright opportunity for you! The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Institutes for US citizens to come to the UK.  These summer programs provide the opportunity for US undergraduates (aged over 18), with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete, to come to the UK on a three, four, five or six week academic and cultural summer program. Applications due in February or March 2015!

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.

Need a transcript for a Fulbright Application?

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Graduate School Funding, Teaching English Abroad

If you’re applying for a Fulbright (deadline Friday, Sept. 26 at noon) and you want us to order your transcript for you, start your application in Embark NOW if you haven’t done so! We will use this list of registered applicants to place an order for Middlebury transcripts (you’ll have to obtain others yourselves) tomorrow, Sept 16. But we need time to get this done and get you a pdf copy–so please register now if you haven’t done so!

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!