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Georgetown Fulbrighter Spotlight

Alexandra Meger (SON'24) Research - Brazil

From Alexandra Meger (SON'24) - "I am documenting traditional and holistic treatments and practices surrounding the periods of pregnancy, birth, and post-partum in Indigenous communities in the Amazon." Read more.

Application Suggestion: "Be confident in yourself and your application. . . . Try not to let this application loom over you. . . . Focus on what you can control, and make sure to rest and live your life alongside this process. You got this!"

New and Undersubscribed Awards!

• New Award: Ireland's Fulbright/Centennial Award is in honor of 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Ireland. In recognition of this, the Ireland Centennial Award is based on the principle that culture, creativity, academic inquiry, and heritage preservation are vital to individual development and to society as a whole and have been a foundation block in the excellent transatlantic relations between the U.S. and Ireland. The award is open to post-graduate master's-seeking students in any relevant discipline in the Republic of Ireland. As the award marks the centenary of diplomatic relations, the primary focus will be exploring the cultural and other ties between the U.S. and Ireland.  

• Undersubscribed Award: Chile's Science Initiative Award provides up to five grants and will be awarded with preference toward master's-level or Ph.D. students conducting study/research at one of the accredited institutions in Chile. Applications from candidates in science and technology fields are especially welcome. Topics concerning astronomy, earth sciences, engineering, mathematics, biology, geology, food science, forestry, mining, oceanography, aquaculture, energy, biotechnology, physics, environmental sciences, ecology, and chemistry are of particular interest. 

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Advising Corner

RESEARCH/STUDY STATEMENT OF GRANT PURPOSE

If you are applying for a Fulbright award, you will need to write a thoughtful Statement of Grant Purpose.

ACADEMIC INTEREST

Research and study projects are guided by and build on applicants' previous academic experiences and developing scholarly interests.

The former allows applicants to gain and generate knowledge about that interest area through a well-designed research project, and the latter allows applicants to explore it through graduate-level study.

In both cases, applicants should establish a clear connection between the project's focus and the host country.

6,000 CHARACTERS - MAXIMUM

The Statement of Grant Purpose for research/study awards must be no more than 6,000 characters in length.

The statement text will be entered directly into a box in the Fulbright application portal; see picture above. Applicants should write one continuous block of text without separate paragraphs. (Adding paragraphs using hard returns will cause an error in how the application is displayed for reviewers.)

GUIDANCE

As applicants begin outlining their Statements of Grant Purpose, they should review what Fulbright recommends they write about for an independent research project or enrolling in a graduate program. (See Statement of Grant Purpose section for research/study.) 

First and foremost, according to Fulbright, the project must be "intellectually compelling and feasible." The Fulbright webpage contains two lists of points that applicants should consider before beginning to outline their statements: 1) for research project proposals and 2) for graduate study project proposals.

CRF RESOURCES

Applicants can review two worksheets - one for research and one for study. Each contains prompts that will be helpful while thinking about and outlining content ideas.

VISIT US

Applicants should visit the Center for Research & Fellowships (310 Car Barn, 3520 Prospect Street NW, 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday to Friday) to review example statements from previous application cycles.

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