1. Fulbright US Student Program
English Teaching Assistantships
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2. 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

3. …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

4. To the website!
us.fulbrightonline.org

5. English Teaching Assistantship (ETA):
The name is exceedingly accurate:
Assistant
Teach
English
~20hrs per week acting as an in-class resource for English-language learning students (varies by country)
~20hrs 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, often- times geared towards explaining parts of American culture

6. 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)

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

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

10. The Timeline: April 3; Fulbright “Primer”:
Breaks SoGP 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

11. 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: ( research-eta-statistics)

12. The Timeline (after Submission):
Statistics:

13. 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

14. 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.

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