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Monday, February 22, 2010

USA: For Russian Citizens - The Fulbright Graduate Student Program 2011

Overview

The Fulbright Graduate Student Program is open to Russian university graduates and to graduate (kandidatskaya) students in the arts, engineering, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. This program supports study for a master's degree program at a U.S. university for up to two academic years. It also supports research or coursework at U.S. universities and archives for one academic year to assist in completion of a kandidatskaya degree in Russia.

Applicants must be Russian citizens permanently residing in the Russian Federation who have a university diploma or a bachelor degree. Applicants should be no older than 30 years of age by the application deadline.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must possess all of the following qualifications in order to be eligible:

- Citizenship and permanent resident status qualifying the applicant to hold a valid passport issued in the country in which the application is made. Persons applying for or holding permanent residence in the United States are not eligible. Persons who are citizens of both a partner country and the United States are also ineligible. Fulbright Grantees enter the United States on an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa under a Department of State program and are subject to the two-year home-country residence requirement associated with the J-1 visa.
- Higher education (certified Bachelor or MA degree or Diploma of Specialist) or for those who will graduate in summer 2010 - official confirmation (Spravka) from their university administration certifying applicant’s coming graduation.
- English Language skills enough to study or conduct research in US.
- Date of birth not earlier than May 15, 1980


Please note:

Application forms are distributed free of charge and can be copied.

Fulbright Program reserves the right to check any information given in the application documents. In case any discrepancy with real facts will be revealed the applicant participation in the Fulbright Competition will be suspended.

Candidates are approved by the Fulbright Scholarship Board.

Grant includes:

- Tuition payment at a university in the United States
- Monthly stipend
- Limited monthly medical insurance
- Roundtrip transportation to the United States


Application Forms

In order to participate in the competition, you must complete and submit an application form as well as send by regular or express mail the supplemental documents. All documents must be received by our office (in Moscow) by May 15, 2010. Applications can be completed using the Online System or using the Interactive Word format.

Option 1: Complete the Online Application Form located at

https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/international/
Please read the Application Instutions for more detailed information on completing the Online Application. If you have any further questions, please send us an email at info@fulbright.ru
We prefer that applicants submit their application Online.
Original documents that require a signature as well as a copy of your diploma MUST be sent to our office by regular mail.

Option 2: Complete the application using the Interactive Word format and send it to us by email.

The application form is avalible to download at the bottom of this page!
The application file at the bottom of the page includes: information about the program, instructions on how to complete the application and the application form. Do not forget to complete the Supplemental Documents as well! We ask that you adhere the Russian-Version of the Application Instructions. If there is a difference between the English-version and the Russian-version of the instructions, please consider the Russian-version correct!

Enquiries

Please don't hesitate to ask any questions about filling out the application forms for participation in our competition; we shall answer all your questions and we will help you to complete forms correctly. (Questions should be addressed to the coordinator of the Fulbright program Natalia Smirnova: ph. (495) 935-83-53 (495) 935-83-53, info@fulbright.ru).

In case your messaged is returned by the e-mail address above, please, use our alternative address: nsfulbright@yandex.ru

Application Forms:

On-Line Application Form, https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/international/

Application VGS 11-12 Russia.doc


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