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The ones I know are the NSFGRFP, the Ford, APSA minority fellowship (for political science), Gates-Cambridge (for studying at Cambridge) and those are the major ones (aside from the internal ones from unis). Any other fellowships/grants that anyone is aware of?

good luck !!!!!!!!!!! Have you found any ford fellowship sample essays? How are you going about it? I'm thinking of re-adjusting the nsf app for the ford but its kind of challenging without seeing what a winning statement looks like.

submitted for the social science grant (political science)...here's to 5 long months. now on to the ford fellowship..anyone else applying??

Same here, I am having a really hard time trying to find sample papers...hope someone helps us out on this! My university's scholarship department isn't helpful either.

So are you going to reject the Yale program now? so awesome for ya!

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH MY GOODNESS WELCOME BACK AMD CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! they must have realized the mistake they did and wow that is amazing, I always wondered why such a talented person as yourself didn't get it but I'm super happy you got it!!! Made my day!!!!!!!

Nope. I tried doing that this year and they said I could only apply to either the eta or the natgeo

oh okay :-) !

I never got anything from spain :/ .......I just got a letter with what school I was placed in ...ok now I'm concerned

I know but the funny thing is that some people got picked multiple times. There was this one guy with glasses and short black hair that was in like.... 5pictures :7 could have picked other contestants imo I really like yours haha

I was going to say the same thing there's many countries in Europe that don't require knowledge of the language such as Norway, Holland, Sweden, I think Switzerland, etc. Just look at the language requirements of each country to see if you're eligible. Good luck!

I can't believe they didn't pick you! This is so cool specially the "friendship has no borders" thing!

Alrighty then, three long essay replies. Glad you were able to vent out. Good luck with your application. Peace.

Hey InnovativeL If you are getting butthurt for the comments and advise the people on this forum are giving you I suggest you refer your questions to your FPA. We don't need negative vibes in this forum and I also don't see how secret ninja is being rude. With Fulbright you have to be realistic and we wouldn't want you go to through all the trouble of applying if you won't be eligible anyways. Trust me, we were all in the verge of pulling our hair out here while we waited for the notifications to come (some people still are). Your FPA will give you more advise or ask a fulbright representative via phone or if one of then comes to your campus at an informational meeting. Some of us who are giving for you advise have already gotten the Fulbright for next year so we are giving you advise based on our own experiences, so it's not a personal attack on you, we just want to be frank. Again we don't need the negative energy here since this is a place for questions and mutual support.

Great advice, I'll definitely be putting the extra effort in those categories. Also congrats on getting it the second time around!

I'm on the same boat, I will most certainly apply in the fall.

Nah, still waiting :/

Thanks!

Is there a deadline for submitting the medical clearance form? I have finals to prepare and I haven't got time to go to the doctor until I graduate in two weeks.

Sorry to sound like a pessimist but grants and scholarship deadlines are usually before the actual school application deadlines. By the time you are accepted into the program it's too late to look for grants. You should have applied for grants between November-January. Maybe try doing that next year, otherwise try to find loans. FYI Masters programs (at least in the U.S.) are RARELY fully funded, you are lucky if you can get 25% of the total costs covered. My suggestion is to speak to a Columbia rep. about your situation to find out the best plan of action, otherwise apply for scholarships while you're in the U.S. and stay tuned to deadlines. You may also consider scholarships offered THROUGH columbia/fellowships/ Teaching Assistantships or Research Assistantships, and usually these are not limited to U.S. Citizens/Residents, so try to find out through your college. Otherwise good luck next semester.

Oh my god, you're right, that's insane!!!! Wow, now it's going to be extremely competitive...!!!! I feel terrible for the next round of applicants to Spain...!!! the other region is Cantabria/Santander...I can't believe they got rid of it completely That's too bad...!!

To chime in here, there's a few of my fellow Spain ETA/Research grantees who have spent time in spain (more than 3 months) and they got the Fulbright. Like Miri1776 said, it's not the amount of time that hurts you--it really comes down to a lot of things such as the research topic, politics within US-Spain bureaucracy, relevance, etc. I would suggest contacting Neurovivor who most recently got the research grant to Spain. Since I got the ETA grant I wouldn't be of too much help except with general advice. Buena suerte!

My FPA told me to focus on my project. I think it really depends on the region you are going to, but in general you want to say why you will stand out from all the applicants out there. The top 4 would be your background/teaching experience/ project/ and why the specific country. In my case I emphasized the Model United Nations project in Spain because I participated in the MUN back home, had teaching experience, and wrote a lot about my proposed project. To tell you the truth, some countries require more experience than others. For example my friend who just got extended a 2nd year as a Fullbright ETA in Colombia said that they really wants their fulbrighters to have some teaching experience. My friend actually applied while getting a certificate as an ESL teacher so that helped her a lot because if I'm not mistaken Colombia puts their ETAs in universities...so they definitely prefer people with teaching experience/ESL certificates. Don't quote me on this because there's some people who have gotten in w/o an ESL certificate, but either do some volunteering or get a teaching job because that will help you a lot in the fulbright application. Also, get as many professors as you can to read your essay. I had about 4 of them, one being the chair of the writing department. And it would be helpful if one person who writes your letter of rec knows about your teaching abilities. Again, it really depends on the country and not EVERY fulbrighter has teaching experience...it's just helpful IMO. Use this summer to do some teaching ! Good luck!

No way I don't think you have blown it, as a matter of fact it's a good sign that they took time to send you an email and request another copy of your transcript. This happens trust me, sometimes the uni doesn't send things on time. This happened to me once except it was for the Gilman (the undergrad version of the Fulbright) so take a deep breath and relax, just make sure you send the transcripts asap to them and hope for the best!

About time!!! I was hoping you got it ! yay! Say hi to G-Dragon from me haha