Fulbright Awareness Month 2020

Published: March 9th, 2020

Category: Memos

Leonardo Villalón, Dean, UF International Center

The International Center is pleased to announce that Fulbright Awareness Month will be celebrated from March 10th to April 10th, 2020.  In collaboration with the UF Fulbright Lectures Committee, UF Honors, the Graduate School, College of Arts, UF IFAS, Dial Center for Written and Oral Communications, College of Journalism and Communications, College of Education, Levin College of Law, and the North Florida Fulbright Alumni Association, multiple informational sessions for students, scholars, faculty and staff will provide opportunities to learn about the Fulbright application process, and to hear about the experiences of past Fulbright scholars and students.

Additionally, this year’s information sessions for faculty and students interested in applying for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program will be led by Dr. Julie Taylor, Director of Academic Relations for the Fulbright Scholar Program at the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Washington, D.C.  Dr. Taylor will also be available for individual consultations with interested applicants. To schedule an individual consultation, please email: canumba@ufic.ufl.edu

Event Date/Time Location
UF Fulbright Reception (By Invitation Only) ​   March 10th  – 5:30-7:30 PM        University House
  Fulbright Scholar Program Info Session (for faculty) With Dr. Julie Taylor* March 11th   1:00-2:00 PM       UF International Center Large Conference Room
  Fulbright Student Program Info Session (for students) With Dr. Julie Taylor* March 11th  2:00-3:00 PM          UF International Center Large Conference Room

Managing Fulbright Recruitment and Retention with Debra Anderson, Scott Davis, and Matt Mitterko (for staff)
March 19th  1:30-3:00PM         UF International Center Large Conference Room

UF Fulbright Student Info Session with Kelly Medley (for students)
March 26th   11:45-12:35 PM        UF International Center Large Conference Room

UF Fulbright Student Info Session with Kelly Medley (for students)
April 1st   12:50-1:40 PM           UF International Center Large Conference Room

How to Prepare a Successful Fulbright Application with Anna Calluori Holcombe, Greg Kiker & Robert Rhee (for faculty)
April 3rd   10:00-12:00 PM      UF International Center Large Conference Room
 
UF Fulbright Student Info Session with Kelly Medley (for students)
April 7th   9:35-10:25 AM           UF International Center Large Conference Room

*One-on-one 30-min. sessions with Dr. Julie Taylor (IIE) are available between 8:30-11:00 AM. Please contact canumba@ufic.ufl.edu to reserve time.

Fulbright grants and fellowships are available in all fields of study and in many world regions. For more information visit https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/faculty-engagement/fulbright-scholar-program.

To learn more about Fulbright programs and activities at UF, contact the appropriate Fulbright coordinator:

Kelly Medley                       kmedley@honors.ufl.edu      U.S. Student Program

Debra Anderson                  danderson@ufic.ufl.edu        Foreign Student Program

Claire Anumba                   canumba@ufic.ufl.edu          U.S. Scholar Program (UF Faculty)

Scott Davis                           Sdavis@ufic.ufl.edu            Visiting Scholar Program

Matt Mitterko                     mmitterko@aa.ufl.edu          Non-resident Tuition Waiver

Anna Calluori                     ach@ufl.edu                         UF Fulbright Lecture Series Committee

Charlie Guy                        clguy@ufl.edu                      No. Flo. Chapter Fulbright Association

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