Fulbright Programs Offered for Adrian College Graduates posted 4/13/09
Information sessions will be held on Tuesday, April 14

ADRIAN, Mich. - Adrian College is encouraging all students to attend the information sessions on Tuesday, April 14 regarding the Fulbright programs available to them.

Each year, the Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, awards grants to 1,300+ U.S. students for one academic year in 140+ countries worldwide in all fields of study. Projects pursued under these grants include university course work, independent research and professional arts training.

These grants are very competitive and any interested junior must begin working on their application this summer. To qualify for these grants, one must be a U.S. citizen in good health who is a graduating senior or holds a bachelor’s degree or higher. Students are encouraged to start work on their application in April of their junior year in order to have it completed by fall of their senior year. The application deadline is the end of September. Adrian College graduates remain eligible to apply through the College at any point in the future.

Full Fulbright grants cover round-trip transportation, maintenance costs for the academic year, some book and research expenses, supplemental health and accident insurance tuition and in some cases language and orientation courses.

Adrian College had its first Fulbright grant recipient last year when Amanda Sherwood was awarded the Fulbright teaching assistantship in Germany. Many College faculty members have also been awarded Fulbright grants in the past and have studied and completed research internationally.

Those students who are interested in learning more about all of the programs offered through Fulbright should attend the information sessions on April 14. Two sessions will be held; one at noon and the other at 6 P.M., both in the President’s Dining Room in Ritchie.

More information may also be obtained by contacting Dr. Philip J. Howe, Adrian College Fulbright Program advisor and assistant professor of political science, at 517-264-3949 or via e-mail at phowe@adrian.edu. Dr. Howe is a Fulbright alumnus himself and has much knowledge and guidance to give.