Upcoming Fulbright Information Sessions - May 2012

Fulbright Program for U.S. Students

Information Sessions

Tuesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 9

Friday, May 18

All sessions will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in room 2609 SSWB. Laptops are welcome and encouraged.

Description: The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries. The U.S. Department of State makes Fulbright fellowships available to approximately 1,700 U.S. students annually to study, conduct research, teach English, or train in the creative arts in more than 135 countries worldwide.

The competition is administered at U-M through the International Institute. At the information session, a U-M Fulbright Program Advisor will describe the application and selection process and provide suggestions for making your application more competitive.

Language requirement: Varies by country.

Eligibility Criteria: To apply for this program through the University of Michigan, applicants must (a) be U-M students, alumni or staff; (b) be U.S. citizens; (c) have completed an undergraduate degree by the beginning of the award; and (d) demonstrate the language skills necessary to complete the proposed project.

Deadline: The University of Michigan deadline is Monday, September 10, 2012.

Advising: Applicants should attend an information session and familiarize themselves with the Fulbright website, paying particular attention to the Country Summaries and Preparing an Application sections. After attending an information session applicants should meet individually with the appropriate Fulbright Program Advisor:

· Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu) is the advisor for graduate students, professional school students, and all applicants in the arts.

· Heather Johnson (hdilla@umich.edu) is the advisor for undergraduate students, alumni, and all ETA applicants.

Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org

Heading abroad? - Don't leave without U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance @ $1.25 per day!

Every U-M student who is traveling abroad should be sure to purchase the proven U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance--it costs only $1.25 per day (+ a $5 registration fee), provides $500,000 coverage, pays for medical care directly and provides access to quality medical care by doctors who speak English. It’s required for university-related travel and strongly recommended for personal/leisure travel.For more information, see: http://www.uhs.umich.edu/tai/

You’ll want to register your itinerary in the Travel Registry—that’s where you can purchase the Travel Abroad Health Insurance by clicking on the link on the last page:

 http://globalportal.umich.edu/register-travel.php

If you are traveling for university-related purposes (i.e. study, research, internship, volunteering, conference, etc.), check out the University’s new policies: http://globalportal.umich.edu/travel-policy.php

Graduating and heading abroad? You’re still eligible for the health insurance, as long as you purchase it before September 1.

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions about this, or any other aspect related to going abroad!  

Undergraduate FLAS Funding STILL available for Quechua & Portuguese - Apply by April 30th

Undergraduate Summer FLAS

LACS is re-opening the Undergraduate Summer 2012 Foreign Languages and Area Studies (FLAS) competition for Quechua and Portuguese. Eligible undergraduate students must be studying the language at the intermediate level (2nd year) or above. Applicants must be US citizens or US permanent residents. Students who are graduating in Winter or August 2012 are not eligible to apply. Summer FLAS Fellowships enable students to participate in a summer intensive language program to study a less-commonly taught language. These intensive language programs must teach the equivalent of a full academic year (fall and winter terms) language class at the University of Michigan. Students may attend an approved intensive language program located in the US or outside of the US. The Fellowships provide tuition and required fees up to US$5,000 and a stipend of $2,500. 

For further information, please visit our website at: www.ii.umich.edu/flas. 

If you are interested in the summer FLAS, please contact Lenny Ureña at lurena@umich.edu to obtain hard copies of the FLAS application. Applications should be submitted by e-mail to lurena@umich.edu. 

The deadline is Monday, April 30.

Fulbright Teaching Assistantships

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships

Fulbright Information Sessions Friday, April 13 Wednesday, April 18 Friday, April 27 All sessions will be held from 12:00-1:00pm in room 2609 SSWB. Laptops are welcome and encouraged. Description: The purpose of the Fulbright Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.  The U.S. Department of State makes Fulbright fellowships available to approximately 1,700 U.S. students annually to study, conduct research, teach English, or train in the creative arts in more than 135 countries worldwide.  The competition is administered at U-M through the International Institute. At the information session, a U-M Fulbright Program Advisor will describe the application and selection process and provide suggestions for making your application more competitive.   Fulbright English Teaching Assistants:    ·          Are not required to have teaching experience ·          Are placed outside of capital cities ·          Assist approx. 20 hours per week in class ·          Serve as an American cultural ambassador ·          May pursue individual study/research plans in addition to ETA responsibilities ·          Are placed at elementary, secondary, and university levels More information about the Fulbright ETA, including placement possibilities, available at: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_teaching.html Eligibility Criteria: To apply for this program through the University of Michigan, applicants must (a) be U-M students, alumni or staff; (b) be U.S. citizens; (c) have completed an undergraduate degree by the beginning of the award; and (d) demonstrate the language skills necessary to complete the proposed project. Deadline:  The University of Michigan deadline is Monday,September 10, 2012.   Advising: Applicants should attend an information session and familiarize themselves with the Fulbright website, paying particular attention to the Country Summaries andPreparing an Application sections.  After attending an information session applicants should meet individually with the appropriate Fulbright Program Advisor:  ·          Heather Johnson (hdilla@umich.edu) is the advisor for applicants to the English Teaching Assistantship.    Country Language Requirement AFRICA Kenya Rwanda Basic Swahili Basic French South Africa None required ASIA Bangladesh Preferred India None required Indonesia Kazakhstan None required None required Kyrgyz Republic None required Laos None required Korea None required Macau None required Malaysia None required Mongolia None required Nepal None required Sri Lanka None required  Taiwan Tajikistan None required None required Thailand None required Vietnam None required EASTERN EUROPE Bosnia and Herzegovina None required Bulgaria Preferred Croatia None required Czech Republic Preferred Hungary Preferred Macedonia None required Montenegro None required Poland None required Romania None required Serbia None required Slovak Republic Preferred EURASIA Armenia None required Azerbaijan None required Belarus None required Georgia None required Moldova None required Russia 2 years of Russian Ukraine None required MIDDLE EAST   Bahrain Intermed. Arabic Israel None required Jordan 1 year of Arabic Morocco Arabic or French Oman Intermed. Arabic WESTERN EUROPE Andorra Spanish proficiency Belgium Proficiency Cyprus None required France Excellent French Germany Preferred Italy Conversational Luxembourg Proficiency Malta None Required Norway None Required Portugal Preferred Spain Proficiency Turkey None required WESTERN HEMISPHERE  Argentina Proficiency Brazil Portuguese or Spanish Colombia Proficiency Costa Rica Proficiency Dominican Republic Proficiency Ecuador Proficiency Guatemala Proficiency Mexico Proficiency Panama Proficiency Peru Proficiency Venezuela Proficiency Website: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html Follow Current U-M Fulbrighters on the II Blog