International Week Activity: Fulbright Workshops for U.S. Students
Sponsors: Undergraduate Fellowships Office and MT Abroad Office, and International Education.

"Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program." - Senator J. William Fulbright

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY:
The Study Abroad Fair will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. date TBA. During the Fair, we will offer workshops about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program at three different times. See times below: 
 
Location: Student Union 221

10:00 to 10:30 a.m.
10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
11:30 to 12:00 p.m.
12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. 

The Fulbright is the U.S. Government's flagship educational and cultural exchange program for students with study, research, or teaching assistantship opportunities in over 140 countries. Grant benefits include a year of study with roundtrip airfare, monthly stipend, health insurance, and research allowance.

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this workshop, which will be led by Laura Clippard, MTSU's Coordinator of the Undergraduate Fellowship Office, which coordinates the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, is to spread information about this program and to encourage more eligible students to apply for it.

If you have questions, e-mail laura.clippard@mtsu.edu.
The Fulbright official Web site is: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
To find out more, you will find a very useful PowerPoint presentation here.

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