Exchange Programs

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Fulbright Foreign Student Program: Fulbright Application In Tunisia

Guidelines For Tunisian Fulbright Student Applicants

PROGRAM SUMMARY

You are invited to apply for a Fulbright Scholarship sponsored by the United States Department of State and administered by AMIDEAST for the 2009-2010 - 2011 academic year.

There are two different Fulbright scholarships available for Tunisian students. One provides successful candidates with a maximum of two years' funding toward a master's degree (for academic years 2009-2011). The other provides graduate-level students enrolled in Tunisian DEA or doctoral programs the opportunity to conduct research in U.S. institutions of higher education for one academic year in the context of cultural and academic exchange (for academic year 2009-2010).

The scholarships cover expenses incurred for travel to and from the United States, tuition, books, health insurance, and room and board. Funding is NOT available to meet expenses related to Fulbright grantees dependents (husbands, wives, children, parents, etc).

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) regulations prohibit medical degrees, and this has been interpreted as degrees for medical doctors, dentists, nursing, and specializations in the medical and dental fields. Per the Fulbright regulations, doctors and nurses can pursue academic degrees, such as a Masters of Public Health, and nurses can pursue degrees in Nursing Administration or Nursing Education.

Deadline: Monday, June 2nd, 2008 (late submissions will not be accepted)

A. SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Nationality: All applicants must be of Tunisian nationality.

• Dossiers: Only students having a very strong academic background, demonstrated by their post-secondary transcripts, and at least 3 letters of recommendation from their professors will be considered.

• Research Proposal: All applications must include a brief yet precise description of the specific research project they plan to undertake in the U.S.

• Proficiency in the English Language: All candidates are required to pass an Institutional TOEFL exam (ITP) and should obtain a score of at least 550 points in order to be considered eligible for the program. This score corresponds to an advanced level of proficiency in general English; knowledge of specialized English in your particular domain is not sufficient. Please call Mrs. Nabila Lamouchi Massoussi at the AMIDEAST Tunis office for an appointment as soon as possible to register for the Institutional TOEFL exam (ITP). The ITP can also be taken at AMIDEAST Sahel. Cost: 72 Tunisian Dinars.

• Interview: For those whose dossiers are retained. The success of the interview will be judged on ESL proficiency and personal motivations.

• The final decision is based on US government selection.

B. APPLICATION CHECKLIST:

• Completed online Fulbright Program, Application for Study in the United States form at the AMIDEAST website: http://www.amideast.org/forms/fulbright/FulbrightFindOut.aspx
  

• Completed Fulbright Program, Word Application for Study in the United States form

• Statement of Purpose describing your research project (for Non Degree)

• A copy of each diploma obtained, starting with the Baccalaureat

• A copy of each original post-secondary transcript (Should you be pre-selected, AMIDEAST Tunis will translate these documents from Arabic or French)

• 3 recent photographs

• Recent TOEFL (no more than 2 years old) or ITP score

• 3 completed Fulbright Program Recommendation for Graduate Study forms to be filled out by your professors. All recommendations must be mailed directly by your professors to the following address: Attention to Educational Advisor / AMIDEAST, B.P. 351, Tunis-Belvedere, 1002

For more information, four Information sessions will be scheduled on the following dates:

AMIDEAST- Tunis: Wednesday, April 30th & May 14th, 2008 @ 3.00pm (Local time)
AMIDEAST- Sahel: Friday, April 25th , 2008 @ 12.30pm (Local time)

Also, exceptionally this year, for those who are interested in FULBRIGHT and are living in Sfax and surroundings, a FULBRIGHT information session will be organized at “The Space of Wisdom” on Friday, April 18th, 2008 @ 11.15am (Local time). For more information this meeting, please contact us: lzahmoul@amideast.org & rpost@amideast.org

***The Application Deadline is June 2, 2008 ***

All applications submitted online must also be accompanied with a word copy of the application form. This application, alongside with all the supporting documents, must be returned to
AMIDEAST by this date.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Interested persons may access the instructions and complete the on-line application from the
AMIDEAST website at: http://www.amideast.org/forms/fulbright/FulbrightFindOut.aspx

For additional information on Fulbright and ITP registration, please contact AMIDEAST:

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
from 12.00pm to 4:00pm

Download Fulbright Application in Word format