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Question: I was in the country I am applying for 30 years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer. I have not been back since. Should I emphasize or downplay this in the project description?
Answer: Time will not be a problem.
Question: Please give more specifics. Will having lived in the country at one time be seen as an advantage or disadvantage or neither? I want to emphasize that I want to return to make more of an impact than I was able to do at age 23.
Answer: Having been in the country that long ago is wonderful! It tells the committee you can cope, but indicates that you still have something to gain and to offer that hasn't been gained or offered recently.
Question: Will completing a former Fulbright (6 months in 1999) preclude being considered for a Fulbright in the same country in 2008?
Answer: You would be eligible to apply if there has been at least five years since the end of your last Fulbright grant, and you've only had one Fulbright grant before. However, you would be somewhat less competitive, so you would want to discuss why you want the second grant, and what new things you could accomplish with it.
Question: Will dual citizenship (US/Country of Interest) affect my application in any way?
Answer: If you are a citizen of the host country, then that is a problem. You must make a very powerful case for why you need to be there and what you can do that reflects well on American education. But it will be much easier to apply to a 3rd country. |
