FY 2019 FULBRIGHT FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM
SELECTION CRITERIA
The Embassy of the United States of America in Mali is pleased to announce the competition for the 2019 Fulbright Foreign Student program. The application forms and additional information are available on the U.S. Embassy web site athttps://ml.usembassy.gov/education-culture/exchanges/ .The Fulbright Foreign Student Program will provide a scholarship for students to obtain a Master’s degree from an accredited U.S. university starting the fall of 2019. We accept candidates in all fields of study. All candidates must meet the following selection criteria:
1. Nominees must be citizens or nationals of Mali, or permanent residents holding a valid passport issued by Mali.
2. Nominees must have at least the equivalent of four (4) years of university study and the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree.
3. Nominees should have a sufficient level of English proficiency (575-PBT/90-iBT) to enable them to engage in full-time graduate level study in the U.S.
4. Nominees should have a high motivation and a serious commitment to completing the program as scheduled and to returning to Mali.
5. Nominees with no extensive or recent U.S. experience will be given preference.
The preliminary application forms are available online on the Embassy website at https://ml.usembassy.gov/ Please download and fill out the application form, then send to . The submission deadline for applications is March 23, 2018. For more information, please visit the embassy website.
FY2018 FULBRIGHT FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM
PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please type or print responses.
2. Only responses in English will be accepted
3. Only those applications with ALIGU or TOEFL score will be accepted. Please attach your ALIGU or TOEFL test score.
Submission deadline: March 23, 2018
Invitation to interview: by early April 2018
Final application package prepared: July 10, 2018
U.S. Committee award announcement: March/April 2019
Enrollment: August 2019
FY 2019 FULBRIGHT FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM
1. First name and Middle name
Last name
2. Date & place of birth:
3. Mailing address:
Telephone number: email:
4. Citizenship:
5. Marital status: Married Single Divorced
6. Education: Please list all degrees you have completed or that are in progress, with the most recent education at the top.
Institution Year Degree Obtained Subject Degree Type (PhD, Master’s, etc.)
7. Professional Experience: Please start with the most recent.
Name of employer Job Title Location Dates of employment
8. Please describe your present job responsibilities:
9. Have you ever received a scholarship to study abroad? Yes No
If Yes, please write the name of the sponsor, dates of study, the educational institution, the location (city, country), and the subject you studied.
10. Have you ever traveled abroad? Yes___ No____
If yes, please list the place, the year and the reason for your travel.
11. English language proficiency: Please attach a copy of test score for one of the following: ALIGU:_____ TOEFL:______
(Information on these tests is available at Cours de Langues in Quinzambougou Tel: 79436962 And Centre d’Excellence de Formation en Langue (CEFLA) in Hamdallaye ACI 2000 Tel: 73174446.)
IMPORTANT: applications that do not include this information will be considered incomplete and cannot be processed.
12. Biographical information: Please write a short essay (250-300 words) about yourself. Please discuss your most significant achievements and the experiences which you feel most contributed to your professional growth and development.
12. Please describe an academic, professional, or volunteer project of which you are particularly proud, and list any publications in connection with this work. If you have a project that you feel is innovative, please discuss this.
13. What do you want to study? Describe your study plan clearly. Provide names of specific subjects you wish to study, explain how they will help you achieve your study objectives, and how they will contribute to your professional growth and to Mali's development. (300-500 words)