<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I was wondering if we had any people knowledgeable about some of the more salient details about the Fulbright program.</p>
<p>1) If I wanted to attend a 2 year masters program in a European country, could I use the Fulbright grant to fund the 1st year?</p>
<p>2) If I wanted to do a master's in an Erasmus Mundus program, like this (ALGANT</a> Master), would the Fulbright grant be applicable here? If so, because the program is international in nature, how would I go about applying?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>1) Yes. Most Fulbright full grants in European countries (western and eastern) provide for either the use of the Fulbright for a full research grant to complete a project OR will fund a year of study at a European country. Do note, though, that the primary goal of the Fulbright program is to fund research grants - so getting a grant to simply attend a graduate program in Europe will be very difficult. You will need to be extremely competitive in grades and experience, and you will need to have a compelling reason to study for a master’s not only in Europe but in the particular country for which you are applying. I think successful study applications will also propose a research project to be completed during that year of study.</p>
<p>Many countries in Europe specifically state that university students who wish to complete an academic program are especially welcome to apply. The downside to most of these programs is that they require proficient use of the country in which that language meant. Ireland has a number of grants specifically set aside for full-time study, but they prefer people who want to study the Irish language (although the classes are likely to be all in English). The Fulbright program give special consideration to applicants to France who want to study at French universities for a master’s, but you will likely have to have fluent French. Many programs in the Netherlands are taught primarily in English, but Fulbright will only pay living expenses and not tuition - and they say that Dutch tuition waivers are rarely given.</p>
<p>Places that are ripe for master’s programs where you won’t need anything other than English (and may be less competitive than Ireland or the UK) will be Finland, Norway, Sweden, and possibly Switzerland.</p>
<p>Fulbright openly says that only 9 of their 45 full grants are for full-time study at a UK program, and they are the MOST competitive grants in the program.</p>
<p>2) Possibly, but that application probably would not be competitive. They are interested, again, in people who want to study abroad for a specific, compelling reason and want to study in a specific country’s university.</p>