Fulbright 2016 - 2017

[elfurbydeomar]

Also rejected for research in Germany It's my first time applying, and it seems like a LOT of folks have had to apply more than once. Thankfully I'm still awaiting the DAAD ! 

 

Good luck everyone else! 

[Horb]

11 minutes ago, Tahlain said:

UK semifinalist! 

Wooooo what school??? Or program???

[Tahlain]

17 minutes ago, Horb said:

Wooooo what school??? Or program???

Kings!

[ミハエル]

Germany Research Semi-Finalist!!!!!

 

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS NEWS THIS EARLY HAHA

[awayfromhere]

Austria Semi-Finalist! I found out right before I had to take a quiz and very nearly bombed it because I couldn't pay attention haha! Good luck everyone else!

[Ally K]

No word on Natgeo yet... Spent my Friday obsessively refreshing my email gehhhh 

[Carterware]

21 minutes ago, Tahlain said:

Kings!

I'm another UK semifinalist! Do we have to interview in the next round?

[MMati]

Semi-finalist to Iceland! Study/Research Grant. 

What do ya'll know about interviews? Are they required for all countries?

Edited January 15, 2016 by MMati

[MastersHoping]

Rejected ETA Korea.

That's okay, not that disappointed. I've got other choices. Congrats to all semi-finalists!  

[rotbart]

I found out today that I am a semi-finalist for Germany (research). Congratulations to everyone who made it and best of luck to those who didn't.

Edited to include: I was an ETA in 2011-2012 (in a different country)

Edited January 16, 2016 by rotbart

[MariaBrag]

4 hours ago, busybee said:

A friend of mine just called saying she received an email.

An email saying what exactly?

[pooful]

South Korea ETA semi-finalist. Waiting game begins (again). Best wishes to everyone 

[dude_diligence_]

Received the email this afternoon: Andorra ETA semi-finalist 

Best of luck!

 

[busybee]

I'm also an ETA Semi-finalist. Congrats everyone! 

[SmarteyMartey]

Semifinalist to Turkey! :-) ETA!

Edited January 16, 2016 by SmarteyMartey

[diaverti]

i am just a lurker but nobody has ever mentioned Vietnam here so i am going to make my first post

Semi-Finalist ETA Vietnam :)))))

[pcgraham]

ETA Mongolia

[Cuchulainn]

Congratulations/commiserations all! Does anyone know when UK people might hear? 

[MastersHoping]

Congrats to all those who made it!

It's my second time applying actually, and I don't think I will be applying again. Would've been cool to have but that's alright

[SmarterChild]

So from what I understand, certain countries, but not all, have interviews, and if one were to advance after the interview, they would be considered a "finalist." But what about countries that do not conduct interviews? One would go from semi finalist to either winning a grant, or being rejected, without a finalist stage? 

[Dostoprimechatel'nosti]

1 hour ago, SmarterChild said:

So from what I understand, certain countries, but not all, have interviews, and if one were to advance after the interview, they would be considered a "finalist." But what about countries that do not conduct interviews? One would go from semi finalist to either winning a grant, or being rejected, without a finalist stage? 

It seems that they have just changed the terminology this year. Last year, at this stage, if you were recommended you were considered a "finalist."  But now, you are a finalist if you are approved by the country's Fulbright committee/U.S. Embassy in country and receive "principal" status in the final award notification - effectively you will be a finalist if you are approved for the grant whether you have an interview or not.  I hope that makes sense.  

[ミハエル]

16 hours ago, rotbart said:

I found out today that I am a semi-finalist for Germany (research). Congratulations to everyone who made it and best of luck to those who didn't.

Edited to include: I was an ETA in 2011-2012 (in a different country)

nice me too! where are you hoping to do research? and in what?

[Dostoprimechatel'nosti]

In case anyone is obsessed like me, I found this link super interesting last year and it has been updated for this application cycle.  There are links to the National Screening Committee lists, so you can see who reviewed your application (although for ETAs it doesn't separate the reviewers by region), and to pages that explain the application review process.

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/country-review-resources

[Isabella16]

Does anybody know which countries generally interview? (specifically Germany)

And congratulations to everyone!!  

[SmarterChild]

3 hours ago, RRachel1 said:

In case anyone is obsessed like me, I found this link super interesting last year and it has been updated for this application cycle.  There are links to the National Screening Committee lists, so you can see who reviewed your application (although for ETAs it doesn't separate the reviewers by region), and to pages that explain the application review process.

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/country-review-resources

Wow, that was enlightening. I'm surprised in the two cycles I've applied my advisors have never mentioned this! Do you know if those documents for previous years are still available, or did you happen to save them?