Fulbright 2017-2018

[maelia8]

Good luck, all of you still waiting on East Asia notifications!!! Fingers crossed that you hear good news today

[jakem1023]

1 hour ago, lightaheadi said:

@theanine @Tera @pengpolaruin @gorilla_queen (Or anyone else in East-Asia), what country and what program did you apply to? If it is Research, what is your project? I'm interested to hear!

 

 

Semi-finalist for Cambodia to do research! Scored an affiliation with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Cambodian Ministry of Environment, and we hope to research the impacts of wildfires on biodiversity and livelihood resiliency on the tonle sap (would be working on floating villages and in flooded forests but hoping to base myself out of Siem Reap). For my community engagement project I plan on running an after school program to teach kids English and to engage in different community projects with a local NGO.

My Fulbright project isn't as academic as it is a development project since I hope on conducting research that will drive environmental policy on a national level. I studied abroad in Cambodia in 2014 so I'm hoping that doesn't go against me, but I'll just have to wait and see what comes!

Would be really nice to get an early notification this year...after watching Sub-Saharan Africa get notified a month early I'm hoping SE Asia follows suite!

[lightaheadi]

6 minutes ago, Kifli said:

bulgaria eta just in - (P)!

WOOHOO!! Congratulations!

[catsbloom]

NS for Bulgaria. Good luck to all those still waiting to hear.

[jmhawkin24]

New Zealand just announced according to the spreadsheet? Can anyone verify this?

[edon16]

Y'all, if you need a place to stay in Bulgaria then you can hit me up. I'm going to be an ETA there!!! I LOVE EVERYONE SO MUCH.

[Briangc]

Yes. I just got an email from Fulbright New Zealand.

 

I'm an alternate : (

Any stats on the chances of me getting selected afterall? I imagine slim..

 

[jmhawkin24]

It's official! Asia-East Pacific has started notifying I guess

[edon16]

3 minutes ago, catsbloom said:

NS for Bulgaria. Good luck to all those still waiting to hear.

No, no, no. I'm so sorry, @catsbloom. You've been so kind and generous with your words. I'm so thankful for you.

[lightaheadi]

3 minutes ago, jmhawkin24 said:

It's official! Asia-East Pacific has started notifying I guess

I'm starting to freak out now...

[theanine]

3 minutes ago, jmhawkin24 said:

It's official! Asia-East Pacific has started notifying I guess

@lightaheadi but Australia was notified 3/15 so Idk, I'm not getting my hopes up 

[Briangc]

I was Surprised to see the email this morning. Previous years it went out in mid April.

I applied last year and did not get this far. Perhaps 3rd time will be a charm. Shame... I was really excited about my project studying the Alpine Fault in NZ and connecting it to the San Andreas Fault here in California.

At least I have a good plan B. Starting a new job soon anyway!

[lightaheadi]

3 minutes ago, theanine said:

@lightaheadi but Australia was notified 3/15 so Idk, I'm not getting my hopes up 

AAAAHHG!! this is like "break your fingers off one by one" torture!!!

[catsbloom]

13 minutes ago, edon16 said:

No, no, no. I'm so sorry, @catsbloom. You've been so kind and generous with your words. I'm so thankful for you.

Thank you, that is very kind of you to say! Congrats. I hope you have a great year in Bulgaria.

[artlesspredilection]

Let's hope we hear back today for East Asia-Pacific! 

[jmhawkin24]

On the spreadsheet it says Korea notified?

[theanine]

2 minutes ago, jmhawkin24 said:

On the spreadsheet it says Korea notified?

holy sh**!! But not ETA it looks like?? 

[jmhawkin24]

Can anyone verify this?

[theanine]

omg someone just entered Korea ETA too!!! 

[Tera]

1 hour ago, catsbloom said:

NS for Bulgaria. Good luck to all those still waiting to hear.

Oh no, Naz buddy!!!!  I was hoping you'd get it! I hope at least one person from Naz gets theirs... Best of luck on the rest of your semester! 

[Tera]

Damn.... I was NS as well. At least I know now and can move on with GEPIK/EPIK application. I will still be seeing you lucky finalists in Korea, I promise!  

[theanine]

I GOT IT! There are literal tears in my eyes.

[theanine]

@Tera I'm sorry. I remember that sinking feeling last year. At least the uncertainty is over-- that was the worst part. You will make it to Korea for sure! If not, there's always reapplying like I did. 

[Imke]

My coordinator just sent me an email with "Fulbright" in the subject line....................and it was just about an event that my university's holding for the semifinalists. I almost had a heart attack for nothing. 

[gorilla_queen]

Thinking about all the Korea applicants!! Sending so much love.