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Georgetown's Internal Fulbright Deadline

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By 12 PM (noon) ET, Friday, September 1, 2023

If you are applying through Georgetown's Campus Committee Evaluation Process, including mentorship, submit your application in the Fulbright Application Portal by our internal deadline: 12 PM (noon) ET, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1!


Reminder: It is OKAY to press submit on your Fulbright application in the portal for Georgetown's internal deadline. Your application will not go to Fulbright at this point. The Center for Research & Fellowships will receive it and share it with your mentor. The application will be unsubmitted, by us, during the mentorship process. You can continue working on your application after it is unsubmitted.

Advising Corner

Meeting Your Mentor


If you apply by the 12 PM (noon) deadline tomorrow (September 1), we will work to match you with a campus mentor and provide your mentor with a copy of your application materials from the Fulbright application portal.


It is your responsibility to:


  • Reach out to your mentor promptly to set up a time to meet - either in person or virtually.
  • Provide your mentor with the direct link to the country landing page for the specific Fulbright award you’re applying for - click here for an example.
  • Share a web link to any other helpful content, such as information about your proposed graduate program or affiliation site.
  • Check your email regularly during this time to ensure you are receiving messages from your mentor and responding promptly.
  • Alert the Center for Research & Fellowships if you have not heard from your mentor once you have tried to set up an appointment.


Prepare for Meeting


Before you meet with your mentor, prepare by going over your essays and short answers again to be sure you can discuss your content choices. 


In addition to providing feedback about your application, as we covered in a previous Fulbright Friday edition, campus mentors complete the Campus Committee Evaluation Form that Georgetown submits directly to Fulbright as a part of the application process.


To understand the topics mentors will be asked to address about you, please review and think through them before your meeting:


Prompt 1:


English Teaching Assistant: Describe the applicant’s motivation for applying for an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Fellowship and how their qualifications and experience will contribute to the ETA role in their selected country and placement type (i.e., see Country Summary for Placement Type information). (800 characters including spaces)


Study/Research: In what ways will the applicant’s qualifications and experiences contribute to their success in carrying out or conducting the proposed project? Provide specific examples, if appropriate. (800 characters including spaces)


Prompt 2:


In what ways will the characteristics and personal attributes of the applicant enable them to be a positive representative of the United States and the Fulbright Program in their host community? Provide specific examples, if appropriate. (800 characters including spaces)


Prompt 3:


Describe the applicant’s knowledge of the host country and ways the applicant has learned or is learning about the host country or region’s culture, society, current events, and/or history. Provide specific examples, if appropriate. (800 characters including spaces)


Prompt 4:


Provide general comments regarding the applicant’s suitability for the proposed grant (additional comments regarding academic and/or personal experience, maturity, adaptability, and flexibility welcome): (800 characters including spaces)


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Question of the Week


How do recommenders/Foreign Language Evaluators unsubmit a recommendation letter or Foreign Language Evaluation form for edits?


Only the recommender or evaluator can make an unsubmit request, not [a Georgetown Fulbright advisor] or an applicant. The recommender should email fbstudentsupport@iie.org and send the student’s name and the unsubmit request to that inbox. We’ll then send the recommender a link where they can upload the updated version for us to reattach. All materials MUST be resubmitted prior to the national deadline.

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