Fulbright scholarship opportunities for students

Fulbright U.S. Student Program Competition Opens

The Institute of International Education, in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2008-2009 Fulbright U.S.
Student Program competition.

For more than 60 years, the federal government-sponsored Fulbright U.S.
Student Program has provided future American leaders with an
unparalleled opportunity to study, conduct research, and teach in other
countries. Fulbright student grants aim to increase mutual
understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange
while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,300 grants
annually and currently operates in over 140 countries worldwide.
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships are now available to 26
countries. Fulbright full grants generally provide funding for
round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and
accident coverage and full or partial tuition.

Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens
at the time of application and hold a bachelor*s degree or the
equivalent by the beginning of the grant. In the creative and
performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience
meets this basic eligibility requirement. The Fulbright U.S. Student
Program does not require applicants to be currently enrolled in a
college or university. Applications from young professionals interested
in an international experience are also encouraged.

For more information, interested individuals should visit the Fulbright
U.S. Student Program website at www.us.fulbrightonline.org . Students
currently enrolled at Grand Valley should contact their campus Fulbright
Program Adviser Mary Albrecht for more information. Applications must
be submitted both electronically and in hard copy to the Provost*s
Office at 24 JHZ by the September 30, 2007 in order to be received by
IIE electronically by October 19, 2007 and in hard copy by the October
22, 2007 national deadline.