UAB to offer information session on Fulbright grants

11/02/2015

Fulbright grants are awarded to university graduates seeking to enrol in a two-year postgraduate course in the United States; they include enrolment fees, travel expenses, books and materials, living expenses, health and accident insurance and a very interesting set of services for the person receiving the grant.

The Commission on Cultural, Educational and Scientific Exchange between Spain and the United States of America offers 25 Fulbright grants to university graduates interested in taking a master's degree, PhD programme or, exceptionally, a pre-doctoral research project in an American university during the 2016/17 academic year.

The duration of the grant goes from 10 to 12 months, renewable for a maximum of 12 more months. Applications can be sent in until 16 March 2015. More information on the grants can be found at the Fulbright Program website:
http://fulbright.es/convocatorias/ver/1453/ampliacion-de-estudios/2016-2017


Over 300,000 grants awarded

Since it began in 1946, the Fulbright Program has awarded more than 300,000 grants to people from over  150 countries. Created by Senator James William Fulbright with the objective of improving and strengthening ties and mutual understanding between US citizens and participants from other parts of the world, the programme is directed by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and includes bilateral committees and foundations from 50 countries and from over one hundred American embassies.

Funding for the programme come mainly from the US Congress, although it also receives support from other public and private entities in the US and in other participating countries. In 2014, it was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation.