Fulbright Student Award to the United States 2019-2020

Fulbright Student Award to the United States 2019-2020

The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Fulbright Student Award competition for master’s study or research in the United States. Applicants can be Romanian graduates – BA, MA or PhD students – from accredited public and private universities. BA students are also invited to apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study.

The Fulbright Student Award provides: international travel, tuition and university fees within established budget limits, books and supplies allowance, accident/sickness insurance and a living stipend for one academic year.

The applicants will be selected through open, merit-based competition to participate in quality graduate level programs in any academic field except the clinical ones (i.e. that include patient contact).

  • Grant duration: one academic year (9 months, starting August 2019)
  • Applicants must meet the following criteria:

      have Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;

      hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (BA students may apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study);

      have English proficiency;

      if applying in law, applicants must hold a degree in that field.

  •  Each applicant will be required to submit:

      a complete online application (https://iie.embark.com/apply/ffsp), including all supplemental forms (see the left-side menu of the online application);

      three letters of recommendation from university professors and/or other acknowledged Romanian or foreign professionals, submitted directly in the online application by referees or mailed as signed official paper copies (by May 14, 2018, postmarked); the letters of recommendations are also accepted via email (office@fulbright.ro) if they are sent directly by the recommenders as scanned signed documents.

      academic transcripts and diplomas for all undergraduate and graduate levels, accompanied by translations, scanned and uploaded to the online application by May 14, 2018; official paper transcripts should be sent at a later date, only by those who are selected for interview; high-school transcripts and diplomas are not required.

Application deadline: May 14, 2018

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