Chris K

I had a colleague in my department awarded the fellowship last year. she was not notified until mid-April, just FYI

Just because you did not hear anything would not be bad. I only meant why would they notify people of missing transcripts if they already know who the finalists are? It seems that most of the people who got emails were those who had submitted electronically or had two degrees on one transcript, i.e.: undergrad and masters. I'm sure it was only a handful of people who got the clerical error. Therefore, if your transcripts were entered correct initially, then you're fine

So, here is just a thought. The information provided to Fulbright Campus Reps indicates that all countries had to notify the US board of their decisions by March 2. Funding issues will not have delayed this deadline; it would only delay final notifications. It would seem plausible that those who received emails that transcripts were missing are probably finalists since thotse emails went out on Tuesday (3-6). I would think that the clerical work involved in notifying people is tasking, and why would you expend the energy and time to notify those not selected about missing transcripts? Just an idea. I could be completely wrong and just anxious.

I received an email today saying my BA transcripts were not received. However, my BA and MA degrees were sent as one transcript because they are the same institution, and I just contacted UNC and the registrar rep said my transcripts were mailed on 29 January (by post). I ordered an electronic copy just now to be sent. I'm not really sure what is going on but it is making me extra nervous. Also, the email was sent to my secondary email address and not my primary, so I am not really sure what that is about. I should note that the email did not mention that my MA transcripts were missing nor was my current doctoral coursework transcript. Considering the MA and BA are together and my PhD work from my current institution were sent at the same time, I'm a little confused. I just emailed Fulbright for clarification.

Don't hold me to this, but my understanding from my uni rep is that funds have been allocated to IIE for another academic year beyond this one. Plus, host countries also have funding tied up with IIE and are involved in sending their students here as well. Fulbright-Hays has/had a large budget and was funded solely from the State Department to send American students to what is deemed "critical regions," i.e: areas that the state department wants to get more knowledge about and areas that pose "security risks." But, at the same time, Fulbright-Hays was supposed to be funded for this cycle, too. Nothing is set in stone and things can change at any minute, so who knows?! I am just going to try and exhaust every possible avenue of funding for dissertation research.

Yes, I am aware of this. If this were to happen, it will probably not affect Fulbright IIE until the 20-21 academic year. Fulbright-Hays, on the other hand, is probably gone now. I was working with my school rep on writing my Fulbright-Hays proposal (its about 20 pages in all for that fellowship) for next academic year. However, it is now March and they still have yet to even announce the competition this year, meaning it probably is not going to happen. Unfortunately, Fulbright-Hays was a really good option for us who research in Eastern Europe and Central Asia because it provided the State Department per diem. So, with a Fulbright-Hays I would have received $3000/m in Greece (including spousal support) and $2700/m while in Albania compared to Fulbright IIE Greece only providing $1350/m. Don't get me wrong, I will gladly take the IIE were I to receive it, but it would be nice to have Fulbright-Hays as a another option. Education spending is being cut everywhere and departments across the country are being downsized while funding avenues are disappearing. For example, my department's budget was slashed from $900k/yr to $200k. Thus, we are accepting less grad students and our summer funding options are now all but non-existent. I think that this will continue to be a trend, unfortunately.

I received FLAS and TItle VIII funding to study Albanian at Arizona State even though I am a student at Ohio State. My Title VIII was through Arizona State but my FLAS was through my home institution. Many departments will give students at their institutions FLAS funding to learn a language at another university (typically ASU and U Pitt) if they do not offer the language and you write a really good proposal. So typically its your own institution from which you are receiving the money and not the host institution. Some schools open their FLAS competition to external applicants but generally will favor their own students. To circumvent this, many schools offer other avenues of funding such as scholarships and Title VIII, although it is usually only for severely understudied languages (Albanian, Armenian, BCS, Polish, Turkish, etc.). For Eastern European and Eurasian languages, I would look at ASU and Pitt--they typically have the most offerings and funding options. Also, it never hurts to contact the department director at the school your are interested in studying a language at. What language are you wanting to study? Oh, I forgot to mention, most schools will only offer funding for external summer study and not academic year (it cost them too much for that). Hence, your friend receiving money for a summer program. My program at ASU was summer as well. However, I am sure this is on a case-by-case basis.

Sorry for the late reply, I have been swamped with grant proposals, but on a positive note, I received several scholarships from my department (History/Ohio State University) and will be spending a month in Greece and 2 weeks in Albania this summer. I looked over Fulbright Greece's website and calendar and noticed that on 3-22 there is a note about graduate student interviews--I have not heard anything, though. I am a PhD Student in History (modern Europe with an emphasis on the Balkans) and I applied for my dissertation research which is about the effects of a military occupation at the northern Greek border with Albania (1912-1916), such as population displacement, involuntary nationalization, and religious conversions (Muslim to Christian). I will mainly be doing archival research but I am also looking at memory and commemoration. If I receive the fellowship, I am spending 6 months in Athens at the University of Athens and 3 months in Ioannina at the University of Ioannina (I secured letters and affiliation at both). My only concern is that I'm almost fluent in Greek and have been there about 5 times for research (undergrad and MA) and the Fulbright committees tend to want people with less in-country experience. Not to mention my project can be perceived as touching on a virulent nationalist debate about about southern Albania belonging to the Greek state, although that is not really what my research is about. Best of luck to you! And, if we both get the fellowship we will be meeting. I know Athens like the back of my hand; I would be happy to meet for coffee and show you around.

Hi Everyone, I am a first time Fulbright applicant. Luckily, I am currently a semi-finalist for research in Greece. I see others mentioning interviews, but I haven't received any emails other than the semi-finalist status. Anyone have any experience with the Greek Fulbright committee? This is nerve-racking, especially as I am currently working on proposals for Fulbright-Hays, Title VIII, and Mershon International Securities, just in case the IIE doesn't come through. And, good luck to all the semi-finalist out there!