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Fulbright is running a special event for students at Hispanic-serving institutions, and OEF is pleased to invite UIC students, alumni, and staff to attend this special event on March 16 at 5pm Central. Pre-register here for access to this online event.
The Fulbright US Student Program provides academic-year grants in 140+ countries around the globe for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. During their federally funded grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of their host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and everyday tasks, allowing the grantees to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, Fulbrighters 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.
Each year, Fulbright sends over 2000 American college graduates and graduate students overseas, and UIC students are among this group every year. Open to US citizens and permanent residents who will have a bachelor's degree in hand before beginning the grant period; this means current juniors would apply in the upcoming cycle to go abroad in the year following their college graduation. The application cycle to fund a year abroad in 2022-2023 will open on March 31, 2021.
Stay tuned for UIC's Fulbright Week, April 5-8! UIC's Fulbright Program Advisors will host multiple info sessions that week, including an alumni panel. Details coming soon.
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