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Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program (2009 - 2010)

In conducting the peer review of applicants for Fulbright scholar awards, CIES conforms with the policies of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Presidentially appointed body that has statutory authority over Fulbright programs. The policy on selection and nonselection stipulates, "It is the policy of the Board not to give to individual applicants, to others inquiring on their behalf, or to the public generally, the specific reasons for selection or nonselection of applicants for awards under the program." (From the "Policy Statements of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board," Sec. 145.)

Recommended candidates will be notified of the final outcome in a letter from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Notification is based on the deadline schedule, as detailed below.

 

August 1 deadline

Applicants are notified of the review committee's recommendations between October and January. Candidates are notified of final selection between January and June.

November 1 deadline

Applicants are notified of the review committee's recommendations in December/January.
Candidates are notified of final selection in January/February.

February 1 deadline

Applicants are notified of the review committee's recommendations in February/March.
Candidates are notified of final selection in March/April.

 

Mark Hildebrandt
Judith Byfield
Valerie Hoffman
 
The Fulbright Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. CIES is a division of the Institute of International Education.

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