Fulbright@UC
Deadlines
Application Opens: Late March 2023 (for the 2024-25 cycle)
Intent to Apply Deadline: Early August 2023
Campus Deadline: Late August 2023
National Deadline: October 2023
Fulbright Week- April 3-7, 2023
GETTING STARTED SESSIONS
Monday, April 3rd, 10:10-11:05AM, Swift 708
Monday, April 3rd, 11:15-12:10PM, Swift 708
Monday, April 3rd, 1:25-2:20PM, Swift 608
Monday, April 3rd, 2:30-3:25PM, Swift 608
Monday, April 3rd, 4:40-5:35PM, Swift 616
Tuesday, April 4th, 9:30-10:30AM, Swift 708
Tuesday, April 4th, 2:00-3:00PM, Swift 708
Tuesday, April 4th, 5:00-6:00PM, Swift 708
Friday, April 7th, 1:30-2:30PM, Zoom
Each Getting Started session will provide an overview of the mandatory campus evaluation process, advice for starting your application, and information on the Fulbright summer boot camp. There will also be plenty of time for Q&A. Registration is required; you only need to register for one session.
Registrants for a Getting Started session will be sent a link to pre-recorded tutorials that introduce the Fulbright program and the various grant types. You are asked to watch these in advance of Fulbright week.
FULBRIGHT OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, April 5th, 12:30-1:30PM, Honors Lounge - Food Provided!
Join five of UC’s 2022 Fulbright applicants for lunch and conversation about what it’s like to apply for a Fulbright grant. Lily Stewart (English RPW; English RPS), Adam Elzarka (Medical Sciences; Liberal Arts), Anna Guan (Physiology), Keerthana Suhas (Medical Sciences), and Ria Parikh (Neuroscience; English) will be available to chat with Fulbright hopefuls about choosing a country, designing a project, preparing an application, and more! Registration is required.
LIFE AS A FULBRIGHTER
Tuesday, April 4th, 11:00-12:00PM, Zoom
UC alumni Lynn Pickering (BS in Aerospace Engineering), Mariam Soliman (BA in Middle Childhood Education) and Stephanie Cuyubamba Kong (BFA in Fine Arts) will be joining us remotely to discuss what it’s like to be a Fulbrighter. Lynn is currently carrying a graduate study research project in Belgium, Mariam is an English Teaching Assistant in Turkey, and Stephanie is carrying out a self-designed research project in Peru. Register to receive the Zoom link.
FULBRIGHT IN THE FUTURE
Thursday, April 6th, 9:30-10:30AM, Swift 708
Thursday, April 6th, 12:30-1:30PM, Swift 702
Thursday, April 6th, 3:30-4:30PM, Swift 708
The Fulbright in the Future sessions are meant for students who are preparing to apply for Fulbright in the next several years. These sessions will discuss the selection criteria and what Fulbright is looking for in applicants for both the Open Study/Research and English Teaching Assistant grants. Based on these criteria, NCA will provide recommendations on activities, organizations, and experiences you can become involved in to help prepare you for your future Fulbright application. Be ready to collaborate in this session! NCA is also interested in what you are currently involved in and how it could be related to the Fulbright selection criteria.
Registration is required; you only need to register for one session. Additionally, be sure to watch the pre-recorded tutorials that introduce the Fulbright program and the various grant types before the session.
GIVEAWAY: We are giving away 1 UC mug and 1 UC water bottle. Anyone who attends a session will be registered to win, so be sure to sign in at any session you attend! Winners will be notified by email.