Writing a Successful Fulbright Application

 Writing a Successful Fulbright Application 

Featured Speaker: Dr. Andy Riess, Assistant Director for Outreach at the Council for 
International Exchange of Scholars 

3105 Susquehanna Hall 
 2pm - 4pm 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 
To RSVP (by April 5, please) or for more information, contact scholten@umd.edu. 

The Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the United States Department of State, has 
announced its annual awards competition for faculty and other professionals to teach, conduct research, and participate in other programs abroad during the 2015-2016 academic year. 

Applicants are welcome from across the arts and sciences disciplines (including engineering) 
as well as business and journalism. Due date for applications: August 1, 2014. UMD Faculty, 
researchers and professional staff, as well as graduate students whose PhD will be complete 
by August 1, 2014, are encouraged to contact Joe Scholten (scholten@umd.edu), UMD 
Campus Representative for Fulbright Scholars programs, for further information and advice. 

Interested members of these groups are also invited to attend an on-campus Fulbright 
workshop, co-sponsored by UMD Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of 
International Affairs, on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 2-4 PM, in room 3105 Susquehanna Hall. 
Dr. Andy Riess, Assistant Director for Outreach at the Council for International Exchange of 
Scholars (which administers Fulbright Scholar Programs for the US Department of State), will lead this workshop.