Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistantships Connect

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What is the Fulbright Program? In brief: The Fulbright Program was designed for the “promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science” – Senator J. William Fulbright

…So what does that mean? • To achieve their goals, the Fulbright Program grants awards: • 2100 grants to US Students • 2200 grants to international students • The grants are overwhelmingly of two types: • Study/Research • English Teaching Assistantship

To the website! us. fulbrightonline. org

English Teaching Assistantship (ETA): • The name is exceedingly accurate: • Assistant • Teach • English • ~20 hrs per week acting as an in-class resource for English-language learning students (varies by country) • ~20 hrs per week dedicated to “Host Country Engagement” • A way to formalize Fulbright’s mission to facilitate cross-cultural engagement • Using an extracurricular passion of yours to provide a vehicle for exchange, oftentimes geared towards explaining parts of American culture

The Application: • The main components you will be responsible for producing are: • 1 page Statement of Grant Purpose • 1 page Personal Statement • Embark Online Application • Language Self-Evaluation (if necessary)

Components: • “Fit” – why this country? • “Experience” • Broadly defined • Creativity/Resilience • Short term/long term Goals • Host Country Engagement

The Application: • Additional Requirements: • 3 Letters of Recommendation • 1 Page ETA Recommendation Form • Language Evaluation Form (if necessary) • Transcripts

The Timeline: • April 3; Fulbright “Primer”: • Breaks So. GP into component building blocks • Brainstorming activity – non-binding • June 1; first “draft” of Embark Online Application • July 11; rough drafts of essays • A good time to formally ask for Letters of Recommendation • August 29; Campus Interview Deadline • October 1; Final Campus Deadline

The Timeline (after Submission): • November/December: National Screening Committee • TESOL/English as a New Language Professionals • Forward 1. 5 to 2 times the number of applications as there are grants to be awarded • For example: (http: //us. fulbrightonline. org/studyresearch-eta-statistics)

The Timeline (after Submission): • Statistics:

The Timeline (after Submission): • January 2018; first round notifications • March through April 2018; Host Country Selection • ~August 2018; grant begins • March 2018 for some countries in Western Hemisphere

Crafting a Competitive Application: • It takes time. • It takes great letters of recommendation. • It will not expound on a love of culture or an uncritical appreciation of the Fulbright mission.

Final Thoughts: • Value of “the Process” • UChicago has a strong history of producing outstanding Fulbright Grantees: • Top Producing List