300831 news 1401787937 1475896593 <![CDATA[Fulbright Canada for Undergraduate and Graduate Students]]> Fulbright Canada at a glance:
·         With more than 300,000 Fulbright alumni in more than 150
countries, the Fulbright program is the gold standard in academic exchange
and a leader in public diplomacy.
·         The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the
United States of America (Fulbright Canada) is a binational, treaty-based,
non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with a mandate to identify the
best and brightest minds in both countries and engage them in residential
academic exchange.
·         The mandate of Fulbright Canada is to enhance mutual understanding
between the people of Canada and the people of the United States of America
by providing support to outstanding individuals. These individuals conduct
research, lecture, or enroll in formal academic programs in the other
country. In doing so, Fulbright Canada aims to grow intellectual capacity,
increase productivity, and assist in the shaping of future leaders.


Core Facts about the awards

·         Fulbright Canada competition for American graduate students is now
open, and closes on
October 14, 2014
·         The competition is for awards taken up for one 9-month academic
year starting September 2015 

Eligibility
·         Candidates must be American citizens, 
·         Be in receipt of a bachelor's degree prior to the proposed start
date of the grant


Graduate Students can apply to the:
<http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students/traditional-awards-3.htm
l> Traditional Fulbright student awards: US$15,000 for one nine-month
academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college,
university, think tank, or government agency in Canada.
<http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students/fulbright-mtvu-fellowshi
ps.html>

Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships: Grants are for one nine-month academic
year. Projects should center around research on an aspect of international
musical culture, and should focus on contemporary or popular music as a
cultural force for expression or change. 
<http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/american-students/STEM_program.html>

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Awards: Valued at
US$120,000 for three academic years, this award is for students in STEM
fields who wish to study at one of six top-ranked partner research
institutions in Canada.

Undergraduate Students:  

<http://www.killamfellowships.com> Killam Fellowships Program
Fulbright Canada offers awards to undergraduate students under the auspices
of the Killam Fellowships Program. This award is structurally similar to the
Fulbright program as it allows American undergraduate students to spend one
semester in Canada. The award is valued at $5,000, includes a Fall
Orientation in Ottawa and Spring Seminar in Washington, D.C., and the
opportunity to compete for an in-country mobility grant of up to $800. This
competition is currently closed, but I will send more information about it
when it opens in September 2014. Awards can be taken up in September 2015 or
January 2016. 


]]> 2014-06-03T00:00:00-04:00 Fulbright Canada <http://www.fulbright.ca> , a
member of the prestigious worldwide Fulbright family, offers a wide range of
awards for academic exchange to Canada. Academic exchanges expose students
to new ideas and new perspectives, encourage networking, and highlight a
different culture.

]]> Inquiries: Michelle Emond, Program Officer (Students)
  

]]> For details about all of our awards, please visit
http://www.fulbright.ca/programs/apply-now/ 

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