Fulbrighter from Ukraine Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Hi, I am a former Fulbrighter from Ukraine, I was doing my MSc in Mechanical Engineering at Western Michigan University in 2015-2017. After graduation, I decided to start a YouTube channel where I interview Fulbrighters from all over the world and share some application tips. Please check it out and feel free to reach me out if you have any questions! Fulbrighter from Ukraine YouTube Fulbrighter from Ukraine InstagramFulbrighter from Ukraine Facebook Edited January 4, 2019 by Fulbrighter from Ukraine Chamkili and ThePandaKing 2
junkeroftheweb Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Principal candidate from India, applying for Masters in the US (Arts & Culture Management). FFSB Approval done and awaiting placement (admits). I am ready to help anyone here from the forum with regards to information on India. Chamkili 1
ggg_23nov Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 hi everyone! like many, i also made this account solely because of the fulbright. i applied to be an ETA for south korea and i'm crossing my fingers i get it! my undergraduate was in east asian studies (technically an 'individualized major' because my school didn't have any east/asian studies major at all), i've studied korean for 3+ years and have studied abroad in south korea. i don't have any /real/ classroom teaching sort of experience but in my essay i talked about how i've had many korean friends who i've casually tutored, helped with their classwork and papers in university, etc... i would really like to go back to korea to have a real chance to be immersed this time, linguistically and culturally, especially with the mandatory year of staying with a host family. i heard that graduate students have a higher chance of being accepted so that's what concerns me most. i also love to make myself unnecessarily stressed and saw on one of the excel spreadsheets for the past few years that there were some asian studies majors who applied to the program and didn't get recommended. (i'm going to try and not think about this too much, ahaha...) i would love to hear about everyone else's backgrounds and why they applied for their chosen countries! last year the first round of notifications seemed to be announced on january 17th-ish, so if it's the same this year, maybe we'll be finding out in around a week. good luck to everyone!!!
virusologii Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Does anyone know when we will hear if we have made it through the first round and on to the interviews? Edited January 12, 2019 by virusologii
Chamkili Posted January 18, 2019 Author Posted January 18, 2019 So, apparently whether or not you've heard back has to do with what country you've applied to. According to various reddit pages, many--if not most--of the European countries began sending out notifications at the beginning of January: https://www.reddit.com/r/fulbright/. There have also been notifications going out from some Asian countries, but not a lot. Whether or not you're an ETA vs. research applicant also factors in to when you're notified. That said, you basically have to check your email everyday from now until the 31st because, depending on the country you applied to, the notification could literally come in any day now.
angelina.tired Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Helpful info for people! I'm sure this has been posted before but just in case you're new. Here is the google sheet with 5+ years worth of information about dates of previous notifications. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cd86U9AreH9k_-WKLKnLCLn_C5MC3FKvZZ9RhlqSAq4/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=115471605423493897900 Here is the slack for this year! Great for asking Q's and supporting each other during the wait! https://fulbright2019-2020.slack.com/join/shared_invite/enQtNTEwNzQ0MTYyNTM0LTg1N2UyODYxZWIzMTFmMjg5NzgwN2E4MzYwZGQ2OTJkNmQyZGU1NDI2ZjliNWU4ZDYwY2RlMjY4OWI5OWQyZGQ
ecologaia Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Recommended for Peru, research~! wishing everyone well. Does anyone know if the Fulbright-National Geographic still exists? Kurt Soncco 1
Ilikekitties Posted January 27, 2019 Posted January 27, 2019 I'm recommended for Costa Rica (research). But now my hopes are up.... :(
ecologaia Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 congrats! where in Costa Rica would you be doing research?
Ilikekitties Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 4 hours ago, ecologaia said: congrats! where in Costa Rica would you be doing research? San José
Amanadi Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Fulbright candidate from Trinidad hoping to do an MDes or MFS Design. Just finished applying and waiting on interviews (have one this week!) Any tips for getting your personality across via Skype? I feel like I fall flat when it comes to online interaction vs in person lol.
merelymeg Posted January 29, 2019 Posted January 29, 2019 Recommended to undertake a taught master's in the UK! Apparently the UK is one of the most competitive, so I'm so shocked and thrilled! ecologaia and gradcafe_58 2
LopeyTall Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) On 1/27/2019 at 6:36 PM, Peanut said: I'm recommended for Costa Rica (research). But now my hopes are up.... As they should!:D "This meeting [the semi-finalist stage] is where the first big 'cut' in the Fulbright competition gets made. In most cases only about the top 20‐30%of applications to a given country or region will be forwarded beyond this stage." "In general about half the application dossiers forwarded by the NSC will ultimately be selected for an award — depending on the number of applications received that year and on available funding." Source: http://gradfellows.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fulbright-Selection-Process.pdf Edited January 30, 2019 by LopeyTall gradcafe_58 and ashiepoo72 2
Ilikekitties Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 4 hours ago, LopeyTall said: As they should!:D "This meeting [the semi-finalist stage] is where the first big 'cut' in the Fulbright competition gets made. In most cases only about the top 20‐30%of applications to a given country or region will be forwarded beyond this stage." "In general about half the application dossiers forwarded by the NSC will ultimately be selected for an award — depending on the number of applications received that year and on available funding." Source: http://gradfellows.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fulbright-Selection-Process.pdf MY HOPES CANNOT BE UP
ecologaia Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) hope is fundamentally humanizing. I say go for it ? Edited January 31, 2019 by ecologaia LopeyTall 1
anonymous052709 Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 I was notified on Jan 25 that I am a Semi-FInalist for my UK Partnership award. Has anyone done a UK Partnership interview? Advice?
ecologaia Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Awesome Nat-Geo enhancement award webinar today! If anybody missed it but is interested, they will be posting a recording of it to the Nat Geo application instructions page that we were emailed about.
Summertimegg Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 Just got selected as a semi-finalist for Croatia ETA! Please reach out if you are a wannabe Europe ETA, I'd love to hear how it's going Hopefully we hear more on the March end of March-April...
junior313 Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Is there an interview for the UK Partnership Awards? I am a semifinalist, but haven't gotten anything about interviews yet.
ThePandaKing Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 Hey all, does anyone know why the Fulbright thread this year is so inactive compared to those in years past? I'm not complaining, just interesting if there's a reason for the discrepancy.
ashiepoo72 Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 I would guess because the Slack is more active.
pikda Posted February 13, 2019 Posted February 13, 2019 People who are UK semi-finalists, have you received an interview yet? I haven't heard anything...is this a good or bad sign...
Nothingtown Posted February 14, 2019 Posted February 14, 2019 Hey, just dropping in -- I'm a former Fulbright ETA (Germany). If you have any questions about that particular program, shoot me a DM! I'd love to chat
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