Fulbright in Ireland

IRELAND-UNITED STATES CULTURAL ACADEMIC EXCHANGE

FULBRIGHT AWARDS SUPPORT IRISH CITIZENS TO UNDERTAKE POSTGRADUATE STUDY / RESEARCH OR TO

TEACH / LECTURE IN THE USA. THE 2020-2021 AWARDS APPLICATION PERIOD WILL RUN FROM 28 AUGUST-31 OCTOBER 2019.

START PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION NOW!

EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

o Scholars

o Students

o Professionals

Across ALL Disciplines

EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

o Lifelong

o Recognition

o Family

Join Global peers

J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT

“Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other for of communication can to

the humanizing of international relations”

1946US Program Setup

1957Ireland Joins

1991Irish Commission Setup

2019180 countries in the program

The most successful global academic exchange program. Why?

AWARD CATEGORIES

The following 4 award categories have

different requirements and outcomesStudent & Scholar Awards will have the

following types of awards.

Irish Student Awards

Irish Student

FLTA Awards

Irish Scholar

Awards

Irish Scholar TechImpact

Awards

Fulbright

All Disciplines

• Scholar

• Student

Targeted

• Sponsored

• Commission

• Scholar

• Student

“Take your time selecting the best award to apply for.”

AWARD DETAILS

The following 2 award categories have different requirements

Max Award $35,000*

Research or

Degree Seeking

PhD* seeking 4-12 Months

Student Awards

* 2020-21 Award details will be available on Fulbright.ie in summer 2019.

Max Award $40,000*Research and/or

Lecture

Have a PhD or 5 Years relevant professional

experience3-12 Months

Scholar Awards

ESTABLISH YOUR ELIGIBILITY

1. Irish Awards are open to Irish and EU Citizens*. (*3+ years residency)

2. Demonstrate a strong rationale for where you are going to in the US.

3. Must comply with the 2-year home rule Visa requirement

4. Not be a dual US-Irish citizen

5. Not be living in the US at time of application

6. Not have recent extensive experience of studying or living in the US

APPLICATIONS TIMESCALE

Aug 28 2019Applications

Open

Oct 31 2019Applications

Close

Nov-Dec 2019Reviews

Jan-Feb 2020Interviews

Mar 2020Offers Made

PLANNING

Review Information

Choose Award

Find a course / Plan Research

Proposal

Research what it means to be a Fulbrighter

Contact us to apply on August 28th

REVIEW & INTERVIEW

Review Interview

Academic Record &Project Statement

Cultural Engagement &Leadership

Academic Record &Project Statement

Cultural Engagement &Leadership

“Fulbright awards are about people and their engagement”

SPONSORED & TARGETED IRISH AWARDS

Sponsored awards can be in targeted areas, e.g. agri-food or environment or cybersecurity.

FLTA awards are for Irish speakers to teach and learn in host US Institutions

Sponsored awards can also have broader remit such as NUI or Enterprise Ireland.

TechImpact Awards offer huge flexibility in terms of focus

Boston College

FULBRIGHT-SCHUMAN AWARD

Students & ScholarsABOUT: EU Policies and EU-US Relations.

• Open to All academic fields of study

• Study, research or lecture

• Managed by the Belgian Fulbright Commission

• http://www.fulbrightschuman.eu/grants-eu-citizens/

• Candidates can only apply to one Commission in any one year.

• Select EU as the country of your application

• Inform the Irish Commission of your application

• Deadline: December 2019

US FULBRIGHT AWARDS IN IRELAND

Irish Institutions can host US Fulbright awardees in the following ways:

US Scholar Specialists

US Intercountry Awards

US Scholars Awards

US Student Awards

Fulbright

US Specialists can be requested (5 to Ireland)

US Intercountry in Europe can be requested. (3-6 to Ireland)

Institutions can sponsor or co-sponsor US awards

“Please reach out to the Commission to discuss these options”

Short-term

3-12 Months

SPONSORED US AWARDS

Sponsored awards can be in listed in the US or co-sponsored by Institutions when specific All Discipline candidates have been recommended by the US Fulbright panel.

This applies to US Student & Scholar Awards

STUDYING IN THE US:ADVICE

Fulbright.ie/education-usa

Boston College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin.

Tuesday & Thursday 14:00-16:00

EducationUSA advising centre is managed by theFulbright Commission Ireland, hosted in BostonCollege, Dublin.

Primary source of information for potentialundergraduate and postgraduate students & scholarsin Ireland who seek access to U.S. higher education.

Education Global Network of > 450 advising centresin 170 countries supported by the U.S. Dept. of State

FULBRIGHT @ MU

• Iris Junglas (2018)

• Miriam Leeser (2018)

• Anthony O'Farrell 1969• Francesca Counihan 1994• Denise Dunne 1994• SeamusÓ Cinnéide 1994• Maeve Martin 2001• Catherine Leen 2007• Mark Maguire 2007• Moynagh Sullivan 2008• John (Paul) Alexander 2010• Rowan Fealy 2012• Brian Flanagan 2012• Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin 2013• Jeneen Naji 2014• Ciaran McFadden 2015• Eva Barrett 2016• John Brown 2016• Michael Dawson 2016• Conor Meade 2016• Marian Crowley Henry 2017• Aoife Cartwright 2017• Aoife Delaney 2017• Mary Corcoran (2018)• Tanya Cassidy (2018)

Campus Ambassador

FIND OUT MORE:

• Talk to a Fulbrighter

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• Subscribe to our e-news

• Visit www.Fulbright.ie

• Speak to your Campus Ambassador

Fulbright Commission, 54 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2.