International Fulbright Science and Technology Scholarships

Provider:

Government of the United States of America

Handler:

Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your country of citizenship

Study Level:

Doctorate Degree

Deadline:

February - June every year. (suspended for the 2013-2014 academic session)

Summary:

The International Fulbright Science and Technology (S&T) Award for outstanding foreign students is designed to be among the most prestigious international scholarships in science and technology. Announced at the January 2006 U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education, the S&T Award demonstrates the United States’ commitment to remaining the premier destination for serious scientific study and research and its welcoming of top-notch leaders to shape their careers at its colleges and universities.

The S&T Award allows recipients to obtain doctorate degrees at prestigious U.S. colleges and universities with programs of study in the fields listed below.

Field of Study:

• Aeronautics and Astronomics/Aeronautical Engineering

• Agriculture/Entomology/Plant Biology/Soil Science

• Astronomy/Planetary Sciences

• Biology

• Biomedical Engineering

• Chemistry

• Computer Sciences/Engineering

• Energy

• Engineering (electrical, chemical, civil, mechanical, ocean, and petroleum)

• Environmental Science/Engineering

• Geology/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

• Information Sciences/Engineering (engineering focus only)

• Materials Science/Engineering

• Mathematics

• Neurosciences

• Oceanography

• Physics

• Public Health (theoretical or research-based focus only)

Nations Covered:

Citizens of selected countries in Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, The Americas, and South and Central Asia.

Type of Scholarship:

It’s a full scholarship.

Selected grantees will be funded for up to three years and will receive the following:

• testing vouchers for TOEFL, GRE General and GRE Subject exams,

• tuition and fee coverage,

• a monthly stipend,

• book and equipment allowance,

• research allowance,

• professional conference allowance,

• travel support,

• health and accident coverage, and

• specially tailored enrichment activities.

After three years, the host U.S. university will be expected to cover the remaining expenses toward completion of the Ph.D. J-1 visa sponsorship will be provided for up to five years.

Eligibility:

To be eligible you must:

• be a citizen of a country where there is an active Fulbright Foreign Student Program;

• apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your country of citizenship; and

• have completed study equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor’s degree on or before August 2010. It is highly recommended that your prior degree study be in the same field of study, or a related field of study, for which you wish to pursue Ph.D. study.

You are ineligible if you:

• are currently studying in the U.S;

• have received a previous Fulbright award; or

• do not wish to pursue Ph.D. study in an eligible field.

Applicants must apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in their country of citizenship.

Website:

Website: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/scienceandtech.html

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