MDC Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hi Everyone, I'm currently a Fulbright ETA and I'm begining to think about next steps. I would love to hear what others have done or are thinking about doing after the grant period. Specifically: 1) For current grantees: What are your plans after the grant? For past grantees: What did you actually do after the grant? 2) How did include the Fulbright program in your Resume/CV? Thanks, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 No current/past Fulbright ETAs stalking these forums, huh? Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imhotep Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 After my grant I got a job with an educational non-profit in the developing world. The Fulbright ETA doesn't provide you with much in the way of marketable skills unless you are planning to go into education -- which is not my long-term goal -- but it did provide me with a nice credential to enable me to spend another productive year abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonGal Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 ETA= English as a Foreign Language teacher, correct? I can't speak to the Fulbright experience (I'd imagine that's a nice line on a resume) but I can speak to teaching English overseas and how to market those skills. I spent a year teaching English in Korea through their public school program, immediately after finishing college, and when I came home my intention was to get a job in the international non-profit sector. While I was able to translate the time overseas into valuable time proving I have intercultural communication skills and adaptability/flexibility, the lack of "hard" skills was a barrier for me--I ended up taking an unpaid internship to get that US-based office experience and my tipping factor for my supervisor was that I geeked out over international policy as much as he did. Don't get me wrong, international experience is essential in this sector and can be the value-added that gets you a position, but it's not going to be one of your primary qualifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thanks Klaatu and OregonGal. I'm interested in education as a component of international development. I'll be applying to International Education programs and one or two International Relations programs, but I also want to have a back-up plan in case I don't get accepted. Unfortunately, most of the organizations I've come across require their interns to be in a MA program already. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, MDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca88 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hi MDC! I came across this forum and wanted to see what you ended up doing for graduate school. I've been accepted for a Fulbright ETA for 2015-2016, and am thinking about graduate school after the fellowship. My interests are similar to yours - international ed within an international development framework - and have looked at Masters in Ed and Masters in IR. Would love to hear from you! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafter Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I got my MS in microbiology with a Fulbright-LASPAU scholarship. I usually include it in my CV in the "awards" section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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