The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 Fulbright Student Award competition for master’s study or research in the United States. Applicants can be Romanian graduates – BA, MA or PhD students – from accredited public and private universities. BA students are also invited to apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study.
The Fulbright
Student Award provides: international travel, tuition and university
fees within established budget limits, books and supplies allowance,
accident/sickness insurance and a living stipend for one academic year.
Second-year costs for the Romanian Fulbright master’s students may be covered depending on funds availability as well as on proof of good academic standing during the first year of study.
The
applicants will be selected through open, merit-based competition to
participate in quality graduate level programs in any academic field
except the clinical ones (i.e. that include patient contact).
► Grant duration: one academic year (9 months, starting August 2021)
► Applicants must meet the following criteria:
• have Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
• hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (BA students may apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study);
• have English proficiency;
• if applying in law, applicants must hold a degree in that field.
Note: Romanian
citizens who are currently residing in the U.S., have been residents in
the U.S. for five or more years in the previous six years preceding the
date of the application or have recently graduated from a U.S. academic
institution are ineligible to apply. The preference for candidates
without extensive previous experience in the U.S. applies at each stage
of competition.
► Each applicant will be required to submit:
• a complete online application:https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2021
• three letters of recommendation from university professors and/or other acknowledged Romanian or foreign professionals, submitted directly in the online application by referees or mailed as signed official paper copies (by May 11, 2020, postmarked); the letters of recommendations are also accepted via email (office@fulbright.ro) if they are sent directly by the recommenders as scanned signed documents by May 11, 2020;*
• academic transcripts and diplomas
for all undergraduate and graduate levels, accompanied by translations,
scanned and uploaded to the online application by May 11, 2020;
official paper transcripts should be sent at a later date, only by those
who are selected for interview; high-school transcripts and diplomas
are not required.
*For letters of recommendation sent via post
mail or e-mail: it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that
the letters of recommendation reached the Fulbright office.
Application deadline: May 11, 2020
Standardized tests are not obligatory in the first stages of the competition. Score reports will be required prior to October 30, 2020.
Test vouchers for exam registration will be provided only to the
Romanian final nominees who must take TOEFL (for research) and TOEFL,
GRE or GMAT (for master’s degree).
Please refer to the COMPLETE ONLINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The standard format of the letter of recommendation is accessible in editable word version here.
Note: Only online
applications will be accepted. Incomplete applications lead to exclusion
of the respective applicant from further selection process. Paper
documents will not be returned.
► Applicants are also expected to:
•
be representative and responsible citizens, with a demonstrable
potential to contribute to the mutual understanding of culture and
values in Romania and the U.S;
• share the acquired professional
experience or disseminate results of the research upon return,
contributing to their specific area of knowledge;
• show motivation and flexibility necessary to adapt effectively to life in the United States;
Note:Researchers applying for a Fulbright Student Award are strongly encouraged to read the information HERE
► The selection process:
• applications are subject to pre-screening;
• the assessment of study/research
projects is performed by Fulbright alumni and leading Romanian and U.S.
scholars in particular fields of knowledge;
• the applicants recommended by
reviewers will be invited to an interview conducted by a bi-national
selection committee, in September 2020;
• the nominated finalists are subject to final approval by the Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB).
NOTES:
•
The Fulbright Student Award competition for Romanian applicants is for
Master’s study or post-university research only. As a rule, applicants
interested in research programs are expected to be early stage PhD
students enrolled in a Romanian or European PhD program by the time of
the application. The Fulbright awards for Romanian citizens are not
meant for undergraduate programs.
• Candidates who are
interested in research scholarships but already have a PhD degree are
invited to apply in the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award competition
which opens late May each year. More information about the Fulbright
Visiting Scholar Award competition is available here.
More details: http://www.fulbright.ro/fulbright-grants/for-romanian-citizens/fulbright-student-award; http://www.fulbright.ro/fulbright-grants/for-romanian-citizens/faq and http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/.
For further information, please send your inquiries to: office@fulbright.ro
