Fulbright Program: Scholarships for the Russians in the US

Dreaming of an international postgraduate study? The Fulbright Program "gives" scholarship for the Russians for the next school year. An excellent opportunity not only to expand their own knowledge and experience, but also to develop education in their home country by introducing international practices!

Some facts about the Fulbright program

This is a program of educational grants for students, scientists, educators, professionals and artists, founded in 1946 by US Senator J. William Fulbright. The program is funded by the US State Department.

43 graduate Fulbright received Nobel Prizes, 28 - MacArthur Foundation grants and 78 became winners of the Pulitzer Prize.

Program FFDP 2015-2016

For whom: For young academics.

FFDP program (Fulbright Faculty Development Program) is open to junior faculty Russian higher educational institutions. Grants are available in all fields of research, these programs for students.

The grant covers a monthly stipend, health insurance, and travel expenses for 5 months.

Details of the program:

Program duration - 5 months.

Application deadline - June 16, 2014.

Only Russian citizens.

Age - not older than 38 years.

Higher education and at least 3 years of experience in teaching.

Filings - online.

The official website of the program

The purpose of the program - to familiarize the participants with the best practices and theoretical approaches to the United States the development of training programs and to provide them with specific strategies to develop the curriculum for the course, including a review of scientific and Research Resources. During the program, participants will be required to explore and develop a description of the course, curriculum and identify specific learning strategies for their proposed course.

Program Fulbright FLTA 2015-2016

For whom: for young teachers of English.

Also opened a set of applications for scholarships for young teachers of English who want to improve their skills.

The grant covers a monthly stipend, health insurance and transportation costs for 9 months.

Details of the program:

Duration - 9 months.

Application deadline - June 2, 2014.

The program does not provide for the issuance of the certificate.

Higher education.

Fluency in English.

Filings - online.

The official website of the program

The purpose of the program - improve your language skills, improve teaching skills and broaden participants' knowledge about the society and culture of the USA. In particular, participants in the program will be taught Russian language for US students to participate in extracurricular activities and interact with host communities.

Since the requirements for scholarship programs get J1 visa, under the terms of which they are obliged to return to Russia after graduation, this is an excellent opportunity not only to expand their own knowledge and experience, but also to develop education in the home country, introducing international practice.