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Writing Tips for Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Applicants: Think About the Five Ws and One H (Who, What, Where, When, Why and How)

January 4, 2013

If you’re applying for a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship application and currently working on your Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement, make sure to ask yourself the six journalistic questions. In the words of current Fulbright Public Policy Fellow Taylor Steelman (who recently participated in a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Webinar), “Keep asking yourself one question: WHAT skills, knowledge, and experience of yours will benefit the host country or institution, and HOW?”

In writing your Statement of Grant Purpose, describe your relevant background and skills that support why you are uniquely qualified to pursue a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship. How will those skills be implemented during your grant? How will they help you to engage with your host supervisors and local community?

For your Personal Statement, tell your story and how, personally and professionally, you arrived at the decision to pursue a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship. This is the essay in which you can give reviewers a better sense of who you are, your leadership qualities, why you’re passionate about your field and what you hope to achieve as a result of pursuing a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship.

Want more advice on how to write your Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship essays? Review the Tips for Study/Research in Academic Fields on our website. Also, attend an upcoming Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Webinar.

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Working on a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship application? Read about current fellow Megan Banick.

December 21, 2012

Megan Banick’s Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship placement is in the Guatemalan Ministry of Education as an Educational Researcher consulting on various education topics such as intercultural-bilingual education quality, civic education through student government, and international standardized testing. She is also leading a project for the Ministry on academic disinterest and cultural perceptions in Guatemala. Previously interning at a local NGO, she supported an agriculture and microbusiness training program in the same rural area where her current work will take place. Further, as an observer of a local mayoral candidate’s campaign, she gained a stronger understanding of the complex challenges facing democracy and public participation in rural, indigenous areas.

Ms. Banick has experience in preschool through adult education, having spent time working with bilingual education in Spain, vocational training in Chile, and immigrant/refugee education in the United States. Having recently completed an MA in International Development at the University of Denver, her research interests include education reform and political economic development in Latin America. She received her BS in Modern Languages and Marketing Communications from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. As a Fulbright Public Policy Fellow, she hopes to further her understanding of institution building in a development context, how to support large-scale educational reform, and methods for integrating marginalized populations into public life.

Interested in pursuing a Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship or want to learn more? Click here and here. Also, be sure to sign up for the last two Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship webinars.

Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2012 – February 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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The 2013-2014 Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Competition is Now Open!

November 16, 2012

For the second year, the U.S. Department of State is pleased to offer the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship, a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for public policy students and young professionals.

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship allows U.S. citizens to contribute to the strengthening of the public sector abroad by serving in professional placements within foreign government ministries or institutions while simultaneously carrying out an academic research/study project. The fellowship helps advance public policy research agendas, fosters mutual understanding and builds lasting ties between the United States and partner countries.

Selected Fulbright U.S. Students will work side-by-side with the citizens of other countries to tackle the toughest public policy problems of the day. This exchange is the vanguard of international public diplomacy, as it leverages the excellence of the Fulbright Program to achieve global development objectives.

Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2012 – February 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

To learn more about the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship, please click here and here.

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Last Minute Tips for Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Applicants

January 26, 2012

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship application submission deadline is February 1 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Your application and all supporting credentials must be electronically submitted by this time.

The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship requires three references and, for countries where the working languge is not English (even if you are a native speaker or fluent in the language), a Foreign Language Evaluation (FLE). Applicants register their referees and language evaluators in the Embark Online Application Step F. Make sure that your references and Foreign Language Evaluation (where appropriate) have been electronically submitted by this deadline. If your referees/evaluators have not yet submitted their documents, you should contact them and remind them of the February 1 deadline. Incomplete applications may not be recommended.

Other tips are pretty much the same as for the traditional program:

Make sure uploaded materials are legible
Correct and revise
Have COMPLETE application critiqued
Correct and revise
Print all PDF pages BEFORE online submission
Proof final PDF copy…SPELLING COUNTS!
Correct and revise
Make sure references and FLE, where required, are submitted

Under no circumstances will any documents be accepted after the deadline. All applicants MUST have uploaded both their undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

Questions? Feel free to contact Fulbright U.S. Student Program staff, M-F, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET.

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Last Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship webinar today at 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. EST!

January 19, 2012

Join the Fulbright U.S. Student Program team today as they discuss the final steps in completing your Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship application and answer any final questions you may have.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

If you have not done so already, you will need to download the GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar client software.

System Requirements
Windows PC: Windows 2000, XP, or newer
Mac: OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer

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There are just over 20 days until Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship applications are due. Do you have questions that need answering?

January 10, 2012

With less than a month to go before Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship deadline, we encourage all applicants to join the last webinar on polishing your application on Thursday, January 19, at 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (EST).

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program team will discuss final steps in completing your application and any final considerations you may have. Time will be reserved for questions and answers, so think about what aspects of your application need a little help.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.

If you have not done so already, you will need to download the GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar client software.

System Requirements
Windows PC: Windows 2000, XP, or newer
Mac: OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer

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