Fulbright Grants
Fulbright Full Grants generally provide round-trip transportation; language or orientation courses (where appropriate); tuition in some cases; book and research allowances; maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country; and supplemental health and accident insurance. Fulbright Travel Grants provide round-trip transportation to the country where the student will pursue studies for an academic year, supplemental health and accident insurance, and the cost of an orientation course abroad, if applicable. Travel Grants may supplement fellowships not administered by IIE or a student's own funds for study and are available only to Germany, Hungary, or Italy. Teaching assistantships in English are available in numerous countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Western Europe. There is a single application form for all grants. Additionally, teaching assistantships (by separate application - see IIE website) are available in Austria through the Austrian Ministry of Education.
Application may be made for one country only. Under exceptional circumstances, students may submit projects that require a primary country site for their study or research, as well as a secondary and even tertiary site. This option is only available to selected countries within world regional programs and applicants should refer to the IIE website for further information and country availability. An application is greatly strengthened by a letter of acceptance, affiliation, or endorsement from the person abroad who will guide or supervise the applicant's proposed study project. Such arrangements are especially important for applicants in the sciences. Applicants proposing to study in certain countries (see IIE website) must arrange their own university acceptance or placement with a teacher or specialist in advance.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria
Most grants are awarded for programs of study or research that require one academic year. Eligible are U.S. citizens who will hold at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent prior to undertaking the grant. Creative and performing artists are not required to hold a bachelor's degree, but they must have four years of professional study or equivalent experience. In most cases, candidates must be proficient in the language of the proposed host country.
Selection is based on the academic and/or professional record of the applicant, the validity and feasibility of the proposed study project, the applicant's language preparation, and personal qualifications. Some country competitions give preference to candidates who have not studied or resided in the proposed host country, but such experience is not disqualifying per se. Applicants for English Teaching Assistantships are interviewed on campus by the Yale Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Committee. Applicants for Full Grants are interviewed by individual members of the Yale College Fulbright Grants Committee. Both committees are appointed to review, evaluate, and present Yale College Fulbright candidates. The campus process does not involve screening and selecting; all applications are evaluated and forwarded to the national competition.
Detailed information on the 2009-2010 competition is available on the IIE website. To learn more about how to apply for a Fulbright grant, please proceed to one of the next pages according to your status as an applicant:
1. Information and forms for Yale College Class of 2010 only
2. Information for Yale College Class of 2009 and Yale College Alumni
3. Information for currently enrolled Yale University graduate and professional school students (pdf)
Resources are also available on campus: advisers and library material at OFP, Yale faculty, and residential college writing tutors, fellows, and affiliates
Make an Appointment
Interested applicants should schedule an appointment with Linda De Laurentis, Director of the Fellowship Program, OFP, and Fulbright Program Adviser for Yale College. Office: 203-432-8685; Fax: 203-432-8006. No appointments made through email.
