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| General
Questions |
1. Which country
do Thai Fulbright grantees go? |
To the U.S. only!
This is according to the main mission of Fulbright to
increase mutual understanding between the people of the
United States and people of other countries. |
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| 2. Does study experience
abroad have an effect on consideration for an award? |
| For the graduate study awards, although
previous long-term study abroad does not disqualify an
applicant, those who have never studied abroadare given
priority consideration. |
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| 3. Can an applicant
apply for 2 Fulbright grants in different categories at
the sametime? |
| Applicants are not allowed to apply for
2 types of Fulbright grants at the same time. An applicant
should wait to be informed of the result of the first
competition before applying for another Fulbright grant. |
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| 4. Can a former Fulbright
grant recipient apply for a second Fulbright award? |
| A former Fulbrighter who is interested
in applying for a second study grant must have
resided in Thailand for at least three years after the
completion of his/her first Fulbright study grant.
In the case of the Thai Visiting Scholar Program and Scholar-in-Residence
Program or the Non-degree Study/Professional awards, a
former recipient is eligible to apply for a second award
if four to five years have elapsed from the time
that his/her previous grant ended. |
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| 5. What types of
study programs for Thai citizens are under Fulbright administration? |
| Fulbright administrates a wide variety
of programs ranging from graduate program as listed below. |
- Fulbright
Open Competition Program: Up to 9 grants
open for Thai citizen who wish to pursuit Master’s
degree in the U.S. Announcement and application are
made in January –April.
- University Staff Development
Program: Up to 2 –3 grants available for Thai
qualified lecturers from provincial university under
official nomination from home university to pursuit
Master’s or Ph.D. program in the U.S. Announcement
and application are made in January –April.
- Fulbright-the Institute for
Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST):
Ph.D. program for general Thai citizens with firm
commitment to work at IPST after graduation. Announcement
and application are made in January-April.
- Junior Research Scholarship
Program: Up to seven grants of a six-month
research experience for Thai university staff members
who presently undertake graduate work at Ph.D. level
in Thai universities. Announcement and application
are made in mid June to the end of August.
- Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Program: A one-year, non-degree study program
up to one-two grants available for mid-career professionals
in Thai government and private organizations who have
demonstrated leadership in public service. Announcement
and application are made in Mid June to the end of
August.
• Thai Visiting Scholar Program: Up to three awards
open for Senior Thai scholar to gain 3- 6 months of
lecturing, undertaking research project in the US.
Announcement and application are made in mid June
to the end of August.
- Fulbright New Century Scholars
Program (NCS): A global program that brings
together annually over the next three years 25-30
outstanding research scholars and professionals from
the U.S. and around the world to conduct multi-disciplinary
research on the theme of global significance.
- American Studies
Program: A rigorous six-week academic seminar
program with an emphasis on teaching about the United
States in school, college and university classrooms
abroad for active university level educators who have
the ability and willingness to incorporate information
about U.S. in his/her teaching and professional work.
Announcement and application are made in mid December
– early February.
- Scholar- Residence- Program:
An academic related program in response to request
from institutions in the US. to invite up to 3 Thai
scholars to commence on lecture, research project
or specific programs.
For further details of each program, including requirements
of eligible applicant and annual schedule, please
be advised to choose from the bar of icons in the
Fulbright main page according to the program you are
interested.
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| Application
Process |
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| 1. Can a Thai Bachelor’s
degree holder who has graduated from a foreign university
apply for the Fulbright Open Competition Program? |
| According to Fulbright policy, eligible
applicants for Fulbright Open Competition program must
be a Thai citizen who holds a bachelor’s degree from a
Thai university only. |
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| 2. Can those who
have GPA slightly lower than 3.00 be eligible to apply
for the Fulbright Program s that require GPA above 3.00?
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| According to the Fulbright policy, eligible
applicants must have an accumulated GPA. of at
least 3.00 on transcript of undergraduate study
regardless of the institutions or academic programs they
graduate from. |
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| 3. For those who
don’t have such supporting documents as TOEFL score report,
transcript or recommendation letters ready on the application
deadline, will they be allowed for late submission? |
| Since the Foundation is required to process
all application documents well in time with Fulbright’s
annual schedule, the application deadline must
strictly be maintained. Accordingly, the Foundation
will not accept any application documents submitted after
the announced deadline. |
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4. How important
is English proficiency in applying for a Fulbright grant?
English proficiency is an important requirement for all
grant categories. |
| However, under the Open Competition and
University Staff Development Program, candidates might
be required to undertake a preacademic orientation program
in the U.S. before going on to their respective academic
placements if their English proficiency is considered
inadequate. |
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| 5. Where do applicants
receive information about the TOEFL, GRE and GMAT? |
| Details and bulletins of TOEFL, GRE and
GMAT can be obtained from the Institute of International
Education in Thailand. The contact address is 6th Floor
Maneeya Center Building, 518/3 Pleonchit Road, Patumwan,
Bangkok 1033. Tel 0-2652-0653, Fax 0-2652-0633. www.iie.org/seasia |
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| 6. Does Fulbright
allow applicant to submit other types of English proficiency
test scores besides TOEFL for the application to Fulbright
programs? |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is
the only program that the Foundation allows applicants
to submit IELST score record above 6.5 for the application.
However, IELST can be used only for prescreening. Once
recommended by the Binational Selection Committee, the
candidate will be required to take TOEFL test with vouchers
provided by TUSEF. |
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| 7. Where do applicants
receive information about the IELST? |
| Details regarding IELST test can be obtained
from British Council, Thailand. The contact address is
254 Chulalongkorn Soi 64, Siam Square, Phyathai Road,
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Telephone +66 (0)2 652 5480-9,
Fax +66 (0) 2 253 5312 or visit www.britishcouncil.or.th |
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| Pre-screening
Procedures |
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| 1. What are the Foundation
‘s pre-screening procedures? |
The Fulbright’s overall selection procedures
consist of pre-screening and interview.
The pre-screening is conducted by Fulbright Binational
Screening Committees who are renowned university lecturers
and honorable guests specialized in each field. The interview
part is implemented in English by a Binational Selection
Committee, comprising members of Fulbright Board of Directors,
Fulbright alumni, Fulbright American scholars, representatives
from U.S. embassy and Commission of Higher Education,
Ministry of Education. |
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| 2. For applicants
who are disqualified for the pre-screening, will they
be notified of the reasons of their disqualification? |
| Yes, they will be notified of their disqualification
together with reasons via e-mail or official letters (for
those who do not have personal e-mail address) |
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| Calling
for Interviews and Announcement of Interview Results |
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| 1. When and how do
the applicants know if they are qualified for the interview?
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Tentative schedules are given in the announcements.
The results of the pre-screening to call for interviews
will be posted at the Foundation and on the website (www.fulbrightthai.org).
The Foundation will email the short-listed applicants
to notify them about the interview time and date. |
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| 2. Could the applicants
who aren’t qualified for the interview request the return
of their application forms and how? |
| Yes. After the interview result has been
announced, they may email the Foundation and file the
request to have their application returned. |
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| 3. What are the selection
criteria at the interview? |
| The criteria used at the interview are
based on the applicants’ academic performance, English
proficiency, personality, attitudes toward themselves
and the world, sense of contribution to Thailand upon
return, contribution toward the building of mutual understanding
between Thailand and the U.S. |
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| 4. When and how do
those sat for interview learn of the results? |
| Basically, it would take about 2-3 weeks
for the internal approval process. The applicants can
check the results from the announcement posted at the
Foundation or on the website. |
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| Academic
Placements for Fulbright Grantees |
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| 1. Who arranges academic
placements in the U.S. for Thai Fulbright grantees? |
| The Institute of International Education
(IIE) in New York and Washington, D.C. provides academic
placement services for all candidates under the graduate
study awards and non-degree/ professional awards. Graduate
study candidates are permitted to submit applications
directly to other appropriate U.S. institutions and should
inform the Foundation of the progress of any applications.
Senior grantees under the Thai Visiting Scholar Program
are required to make their own initial contacts with
U.S. institutions. Final confirmation of the placement
in the U.S. for each senior scholar is arranged by the
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
which is located in Washington, D.C |
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| 2. In case a grantee
has been accepted by a U.S. university prior to being
awarded Fulbright grant, does he/she still have to go
through the normal placement procedures? |
| Since normally it takes one year for the
Foundation to process the whole grant procedures, all
Fulbright grants are valid the year after. The grantees
who are accepted by U.S. universities prior to being awarded,
may defer to their prospective universities of their Fulbright
status. Once their deference to the universities is approved,
they will not be required to go through the normal placement
procedures but still have to enroll in the program at
the time designated by Fulbright. |
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| 3. Could Fulbright
grantees enroll in any degree program abroad while awaiting
their Fulbright academic placements? |
| It is stated in the Fulbright policy that
grantees must not commence their studies in the U.S. before
grant year starts, nor should they enroll in any degree
program in other countries while awaiting their placements. |
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| VISA
and Obligations |
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| 1. What kind of visa
do Fulbright grantees receive? |
| Every Fulbright grantee receives an Exchange
Visitor visa (J-1). All grantees are required
to return to Thailand upon the completion of their academic
programs under the Fulbright grant period. They
are NOT eligible to apply for immigrant visas for permanent
residence and/or for non-immigrant visas as temporary
workers or trainees to reenter the U.S. unless
they have resided in Thailand for at least two years after
their return from the U.S. on exchange visitor visas.
This does not preclude former Fulbrighters from going
to the U.S. on other visas during the two-year home residency
requirement. |
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| 2. Is there any attached
commitment for those who receive Fulbright Scholarship? |
| The only commitment for those who receive
Fulbright Scholarship is a 2 -year home residency
upon their completion of academic program under
Fulbright grant period. |
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| Orientation
and Services |
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| 1. Does the Foundation
organize any orientation program for Thai grantees? |
Yes.
After the official announcement of the selection, the
Foundation will have half-a-day preliminary Orientation,
briefing for awardees to learn of the process, preparing
them for the academic placements.
Before their departure, the Foundation holds a pre-departure
orientation program for departing Thai grantees in June.
The purpose of the orientation is to give the grantees
some idea of what to expect when they arrive in the United
States and, at the same time, to give them information
and ideas about their own country. |
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| 2. Is there any agency
taking care of the Fulbright grantees when they are in
the U.S.? |
| Yes. The Institute of International Education
(IIE) and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars
CIES) will provide necessary services to students and
scholars respectively. The Foundation also continues their
communication and support to all the Thai grantees throughout
their Fulbright years. |
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