Call for Fulbright U.S. Student Program Nominees
Do you know a student who is interested in cultural exchange, community engagement, and making a difference in the world? The TU Fulbright Committee is looking for potential candidates for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and we need your help!
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides funding for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs outside the U.S. The program operates in more than 140 countries worldwide and awards grants in nearly all fields and disciplines. Each year, approximately 1,800 Americans receive support from the U.S. Student Program.
During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.
If you know any students who might be interested in the program, please email their name and TU ID# to lshearer@towson.edu. Recommended students will be personally invited to attend an upcoming information session and put in touch with a Fulbright campus advisor. For more information, please direct students to http://www.towson.edu/academics/international/fulbright.html.
Thank you for your support.
Liz Shearer & Colleen Ebacher (Fulbright Campus Committee Co-Chairs)
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This post was written by Villamar, Katherine H.