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LAST CHANCE INFORMATION MEETING
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2009, NOON-1 PM, FRANK BLUE
ROOM. BRING YOUR LUNCH TRAY.
FALL 2009:
PAPER COPY OF APPLICATION INCLUDING LETTERS, OFFICIAL
TRANSCRIPT, AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT DUE
OCTOBER 2.
DEPOSIT IN PROF. RINDISBACHER'S MAILBOX IN ANTECHAMBER OF
GERMAN & RUSSIAN DEPT. SUITE, NORTH END OF MASON HALL
FIRST FLOOR.
REGISTER ONLINE FOR ACCESS
TO APPLICATION BUT DO NOT SUBMIT APPLICATION ONLINE
UNTIL AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW AND FINAL REVISIONS.
ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE INTERVIEWED
THURSDAY-FRIDAY OCTOBER 8-9. SIGN UP FOR INTERVIEW
when you turn in your application.
SPRING 2009 INFORMATION MEETINGS were held:
Wednesday March 25, noon-1 @ Frary South PDR
Friday
March 27, 1:30-2:30 pm @ Carnegie 107
Monday
April 13, noon-1 @ Frank Blue Room
Tuesday
April 14, noon-1 @ Frary South PDR
Friday
April 17, 3:30-4:30 pm @ Carnegie 107
Wednesday April 22, noon-1 @ Frank West PDR
Purpose: The Fulbright program seeks to promote
international understanding by offering awards for one year
of research very broadly defined, university study, or English language teaching abroad.
Support is available for most countries and regions around
the world. The number of grants in each country
varies from year to year. Check the Fulbright site online
which is updated in May each year,
and work with the faculty advisors and
the GFO spring/summer before senior year. You may
apply for only one program (Full Grant or English Language
Teaching Assistantship in one
country.
Programs Funded: Information on this page is for the U.S. Student Program for one-year study and
research grants, and English Teaching Assistantships
(ETAs). Awards vary from country to country based on
living costs and normally cover transportation and living
expenses including health insurance. Language and
orientation courses, and tuition and books if relevant, may
also be covered.
Eligibility: Graduating seniors, graduate students, and
any U.S. citizen who has not yet earned a PhD may apply for
the U.S. Student Program. There is no age limit.
Candidates must be in good health, and must demonstrate
language proficiency sufficient to the needs of their projects.
Selection Criteria: A good academic record,
a suitable level of language preparation, a feasible project, and well-written essays
are important. Most Pomona applicants propose research
projects-- either independent or joining an ongoing
project-- affiliated with a non-profit organization,
university, independent lab or museum, or a similar
organization, rather than a year of formal enrollment at a
university. Unless you are applying to enroll in a
university, for most countries your application should include
a hard copy letter (scanned or faxed on letterhead with
signature is OK) from a person with appropriate
credentials, offering affiliation with an organization that
is a suitable "home" for your project. A few countries
arrange affiliations after selection. Check the details for
countries of interest to you. IIE regional program
managers may be contacted with questions about specific
country requirements.
Potential applicants
are urged to consult the Fulbright faculty advisors or
Graduate Fellowships Office early on. English
Teaching Assistantships and Full Grants require the same
application and have the same deadlines. Teaching
assistants can count on having free time to do a
mini-project of their own, but most ETAs do not know
where in country they will be placed until after
selection and therefore mini-projects should not require
residence in any particular location. All applicants should
include plans for some involvement in the local community,
separate from their own projects.
Application Process: Information is posted online in May
for the academic year commencing 16 months later.
Pomona offers an active Fulbright advising program during
the summer, and applicants who take advantage of this have
the highest success rate. Potential applicants are urged to email
draft project proposal and personal statements to all
advisors listed below plus the Graduate Fellowships Director
for critique and suggestions, well in advance of the
on-campus deadline. Pomona sends forward the
applications of all seniors who meet the on-campus deadline
and attend the on-campus interview. Alums are
welcome to contact us for advice, and may apply through
Pomona if they are able to interview here. Most
graduates apply
through their current university if enrolled in graduate school, or
as "at large" candidates if not in school. U.S.
selection committees review applications in
late fall, and candidates
recommended for further consideration are forwarded to
supervising agencies abroad. In January applicants are
notified of their status in the preliminary competition.
Final selection decisions are made in country; notification occurs
at various times in spring through
summer.
Please send
these notes to your recommenders.
Other Notes: In recent years approximately 900 Fulbright
scholarships have been awarded annually, in a pool of
4,000-5,000 applicants. Pomona students have been very
successful in this competition. In 2007 a record 24
Pomona seniors plus several alums were awarded
research grants or English Teaching Assistantships through
the Fulbright process.
Advisors:
Tom Leabhart, Hans Rindisbacher,
Sara Sood,
Nicole Weekes
TL:
Seaver Theatre 214 - x74381; HR: Mason 109 - x18942; SS
Edmunds 224 - x70473; NW: Lincoln 2123 - x75594
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
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