{"64113":{"#nid":"64113","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Fulbright Information Session for Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Fellowships Office will hold an information session for any student interested in the application process for Fulbright Scholarships. Tech students are encouraged to apply for Fulbright awards, available in 140 countries around the world. Through Fulbright, students may opt to perform research, complete a one-year degree program or serve as an English teaching assistant.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EPresenters include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJennifer Munson,\na doctoral student who held a 2009-10 Fulbright in Switzerland,\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Phil\nMcKnight, Campus Fulbright Committee Chair, and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDr. Karen Adams, campus\nFulbright advisor.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty encouragement and assistance is integral for prospective Fulbright students. Students need a letter of invitation from the host institution, and faculty contacts can be helpful in receiving these letters. Faculty assistance in assessing where cutting-edge research is being performed also is needed as students explore Fulbright opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the Fulbright and how to apply for this and other fellowships as a Tech student, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fellowships.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efellowships.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or make an appointment with \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:karen.adams@provost.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKaren Adams\u003C\/a\u003E, Interim Director, Fellowships Office.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENow is the time for both students and faculty to plan Fulbright applications for the coming year. Applicants need to choose a country, arrange a letter of invitation from a host institution, and plan a project. There are 140 countries participating in the Fulbright program.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Learn about opportunities for an international experience in one of 140 countries"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-02-07 17:46:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:54:05","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-02-24T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-02-24T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-02-24T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-02-24 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-02-24 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-02-24 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.iie.org\/fulbright","title":"Fulbright Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/fellowships.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Fellowships Office"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1183","name":"Home"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5731","name":"fellowships"},{"id":"369","name":"Fulbright"},{"id":"1802","name":"international"},{"id":"11939","name":"prestige"},{"id":"167285","name":"scholarship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:karen.adams@provost.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKaren Adams\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EInterim Director\u003Cbr \/\u003EFellowships Office\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}