Deadline- March 31, 2013
United States-Israel Educational Foundation is seeking applications for Master’s and doctoral Fellowships to study 10 Fulbright Outreach Program Fellowships in all fields, except those in which hands-on contact with patients is required.
Awards are limited to students holding a first or second degree before their departure to begin studies in the United States. Before taking up their grants, those selected as program fellows will be required to provide proof that they have been awarded at least a Bachelor’s degree.
Benefits–
- tuition and fees for a maximum of two years
- monthly maintenance, book, professional enhancement and equipment allowances for a maximum of two years
- limited health benefits for the grantee only for the duration of the grant
- roundtrip airfare from Tel Aviv to the US academic institution
- pre-departure orientation meeting
Eligibility & Criteria
- Israeli citizens of Arab origin or of Ethiopian origin are eligible. Dual American-Israeli citizens or permanent residents of the United States are not eligible to apply.
- Candidates must be resident in Israel at the time of application and must continue to be resident in Israel until the beginning of their studies in the United States as Fulbright Fellows. Students who have already begun their program of studies in the United States or who are planning to begin study in the US before the Fall 2014 semester are not eligible to apply.
- Those who have already been awarded Bachelor’s degrees and students who will complete their Bachelor’s degree studies during the 2012/2013 academic year are eligible to apply.
- Individuals who have already received a Master’s degree are not eligible to request an Outreach Fellowships in support of study towards the receipt of an additional Master’s degree. Students holding an Israeli LLM may be exempted from this rule, if it is their intention to acquire an American LLM in order to be able to undertake further studies in the US towards the receipt of a JSD degree.
- Individuals who have received a Bachelor’s degree from an American college or university are not eligible for an Outreach Fellowship.
- Candidates who have already been admitted to a program of post-graduate studies in the USA and are requesting funding for their studies at a specific university are not eligible to apply for this fellowship.
- Candidates must be in good health. All applicants selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be activated.
- Prior conviction or current indictment for a felony may result in disqualification.
Documents submission-
- All required documents must be submitted in English.
- All required documents must be computer generated.
- The application materials to be submitted to the United States-Israel Educational Foundation (USIEF) by the fellowship candidate him/herself are as follows-
- completed application form (including personal statement, statement of study/research objectives, curriculum vitae)
- passport photo
- official grade transcripts for all post-secondary academic studies
- an official TOEFL score report, from a testing date not more than two years prior to the application deadline
- an official GRE or GMAT score report, from a testing date not more than five years prior to the application deadline
- Candidates must submit six complete copies of the documentation detailed in the paragraph above. One set will include the original passport photo and original grade transcripts. The other five sets may include photocopies. Each set should be stapled on the left side. Please do not bind application documents in folders.
- Three letters of reference written in English on institutional letterhead paper, together with reference forms, must be sent directly to USIEF by those providing references by the final date for submission of the application. Faxed or email copies of letters are acceptable. See application for further details. Do not arrange for submission of more than three references.
- Each page of the application carries its own instructions that should be read carefully before proceeding.
- Each question must be answered completely and carefully. Please make every effort to limit responses to the space provided.
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