Funding Available for Students, Researchers & Professionals to go to the USA through Prestigious Fulbright Awards
New Fulbright-HRB HealthImpact Professional Award Launched!
1st September 2016: The Fulbright Commission has now launched the 2017-2018 Fulbright Irish Awards competition. These globally-recognised Awards support Irish and EU citizens to undertake postgraduate study, research or teaching in the USA for a 3-12 month period.
Fulbright Awards, operating between the U.S. and 155 countries, provide a monetary grant, accident and emergency insurance, visa administration, cultural and professional programming, and ongoing support. Candidates from all disciplines are welcome to apply.
This year the Fulbright Commission partners with the Health Research Board to launch the Fulbright-HRB HealthImpact Awards, which will support Health Professionals to conduct short-term study or research in the USA for a 3-6 month period.
While the General Student and Scholar Awards are open to all disciplines, there are a number of additional sponsored Awards on offer in the fields of Geoscience, Marine Studies, Agriculture, Environmental Protection, Business Innovation and Law. The Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) Awards offer opportunities for Irish speakers to teach the Irish language and take courses at several US Institutions. The Fulbright TechImpact Awards support flexible short-term, non-commercial projects and research, exploring how technology contributes to a larger social value.
The US Ambassador to Ireland Mr Kevin O’Malley said: “This year marks the 70th Anniversary of the global Fulbright Program. Through educational and cultural exchange, this program brings a little more knowledge and a little more compassion into world affairs. I strongly encourage students, researchers and professionals to apply and become part of an esteemed network that advances international understanding and strengthens the U.S.-Irish relationship.”
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr Charlie Flanagan T.D. said: “The Fulbright Awards continue to play a central role in promoting and deepening educational links between Ireland and the US. These awards allow students and researchers to develop their talents and expertise in a range of exciting areas, and further enrich the relationship between Ireland and the US. The Irish Government is proud to support the Fulbright Awards, especially in this the programme’s 70th anniversary year.””
Fulbright Commission Executive Director Dr Dara FitzGerald said: “Fulbright Awards have had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on Awardees careers, they serve to open US opportunities and indeed advance Irish research. These Awards not only provide funding, they also offer a priceless support structure and introduce candidates to a vast international network.  The Irish-US relationship is one we should embrace and promote, what better way in these turbulent times than through education and knowledge sharing.
The new Fulbright-HRB HealthImpact Award is a one-of-a-kind award and offers unique opportunities for Irish Health professionals to conduct original research and share knowledge and ideas whilst in the USA, and to bring this enhanced expertise back to Ireland. We are delighted to partner with the Health Research Board on this new Award.”
For further details and eligibility criteria please visit www.fulbright.ie. The application deadline is 4pm, 28th October 2016.
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 1 Meán FĂłmhair 2016: Sheol an CoimisiĂşn Fulbright comĂłrtas dámhachtain Fulbright 2017-18. Tá na dámhachtainĂ aitheanta ar fud na cruinne. Tá na dámhachtainĂ ann le tacaĂocht a thabhairt do mhic lĂ©inn Éireannacha agus do mhic lĂ©inn de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh tabhairt faoi staidĂ©ar, taighde nĂł teagasc sna Stáit Aontaithe ar feadh 3-12 mĂ.
Rithear na DámhachtainĂ Fulbright idir na Stáit Aontaithe agus 155 tĂr eile, tugtar deontas, árachas timpistĂ agus Ă©igeandála, cabhair riaracháin visa, clár cĂşlturtha agus gairimiĂşil agus tacaĂocht leanĂşnach leis na dámhachtainĂ. Fáilteatar roimh iarratasĂłirĂ Ăł rĂ©imsĂ eagsĂşla cur isteach ar na dámhachtainĂ.
I mbliana, i gcomhpháirt leis an mBord Taighde Sláinte, sheol an CoimisiĂşn Fulbright an Dámhacháin HRB HealthImpact. TacaĂonn an dámhachtain seo le daoine gairimĂşla sláinte chun staidĂ©ar a dhĂ©anamh go gearrthĂ©armach sna Stáit Aontaithe ar feadh 3-6 mĂ.
CĂ© go bhfuil na dámhachtainĂ ginearálta oscailte do mhic lĂ©inn agus do scoláirĂ de bhunĂşs gach rĂ©imse, tá dámhachtainĂ urraithe sa bhreis ar fáil i nGeo-eolaĂocht, MuirĂ StaidĂ©ar, TalamhaĂocht, Cosant Comhshaoil, NualaĂocht GnĂł, DlĂ agus InnealtĂłireacht. Cuirtear deiseanna ar fail do dhaoine le Gaeilge an teanga a theagasc i gcĂşpla InstitiĂşid TrĂĂş LĂ©ibhĂ©al leis an gClár Fulbright um ChĂşntĂłireachtaĂ MĂşinteoireachta i dTeangacha Iasachta, le seo, faigheann na teagascĂłirĂ deis cĂşrsaĂ a dhĂ©anamh iad fĂ©in freisin. Cuireann na damhachtainĂ TechImpact tacaĂocht gearrthĂ©armach solĂşbtha neamhthráchtála ar fáil. Leis an dámhachtain seo dĂ©antar staidĂ©ar ar conas a chuireann an teicneolaĂocht le luach sĂłisialta nĂos mĂł.
DĂşirt AmbasadĂłir na Stát Aontaithe d’Éire Kevin O’Malley: “Seo Ă an 70Ăş bliain den chlár domhanda Fulbright. TrĂ mhalartĂş oideachasĂşil agus cĂşlturtha, tá an clár ag iarraidh rud beag nĂos mĂł eolais, rĂ©asĂşin, agus comhbhá a tahbhairt d’eachtraĂ domhanda. Molaim go láidir do mhic lĂ©inn, do thaighdeoirĂ agus do dhaoine ghairmiĂşla iarratais a dhĂ©anamh agus a bheith mar chuid den ghreasán domhanda iomartach seo”.
DĂşirt an tAire GnĂłthaĂ Eachtracha agus Trádála Charlie Flanagan TD “Tá rĂłl lárnach ag na DámhachtainĂ Fulbright i gcur chun cinn agus i mbuanĂş nascanna oideachasĂşla idir Éire agus na Stáit Aontaithe. Ligeann na dámhachtainaĂ seo do mhic lĂ©inn agus do thaighdeoirĂ a bhuanna agus a shaineolas a fhorbairt i go leor rĂ©imhsĂ spreagĂşla agus cuireann said nĂos mĂł leis an gcaidreamh idir Éire agus na Stáit Aontaithe. Tá brĂłd ar Rialtas na hÉireann tacĂş leis na DámhachtainĂ Fulbright ach go háirithe anois le linn an 70Ăş bliain dĂłibh.”
DĂşirt StiĂşrthĂłir FeidhmiĂşcháin an ChoimisiĂşin Fulbright an Dr. Dara FitzGerald: Tá agus leanfaidh na dámhachtainĂ Fulbright ag baint torthaĂ suntasacha amach do ghairmeacha na ndámhachtaithe. Leis na dámhachtaithe seo osclaĂtear doirse sna Stáit Aontaithe agus cuirtear go mĂłr le taighde Éireannach. NĂ hamháin go gcuirtear maoiniĂş ar fáil leis an airgead seo, tugtar tacaĂocht dĂłibh agus tá greasán idirnáisiĂşnta ollmhĂłr ann dĂłibh freisin. Is caidreamh idir Éire agus na Stáit Aontaithe gur mian linn a chuir chun cinn le linn na hama deacar seo agus cĂ©n bealach is fearr chun sin a dhĂ©anamh ná trĂd oideachas agus trĂ eolas a roinnt.
Is dámhachtain faoi leith é an dámhachtáin nua Fulbright-HRB HealthImpact agus leis tá deiseanna sonracha le haghaidh gairmà sláinte chun taighde a dhéanamh agus eolas a roinnt agus iad sna Stáit Aontaithe agus ansin chun saineolas feabhsaithe a thabhairt ar ais chun na hÉireann.”
Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolas agus critéir cáilitheachta, féach ar www.fulbright.ie. Is é an 28ú Deireadh Fómhair 2016 ag 16:00 an spriocdháta d’iarratas.
*NĂłta don EagarthĂłir:
Bhunaigh an SeanadĂłir J. William Fulbright an Clár Fulbright i 1946 agus is Ă© an clár idirnáisiĂşnta Meiriceánach is mĂł agus is mĂł cáil air ar fud na cruinne. Leis an gclár, cuirtear deiseanna malartĂş oideachasĂşil ar fáil i 155 tĂr. Gach bliain cuireann an CoimisiĂşn Fulbright na hÉireann deontas do shaoránaigh Éireannacha agus do shaoranaigh de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh chun staidĂ©ar, taighde nĂł teagasc sna Stait Aontaithe agus do Mheirceánaigh amhlaidh a dhĂ©anamh in Éirinn. Ă“n am ar bunaĂoch Ă©, tá 2,000 mac lĂ©inn iarchĂ©ime, scoláirĂ, daoine gairimĂşla agus mĂşinteoirĂ i ndiadh páirt a ghlacadh sa chlár idir na Stáit Aontaithe agus Éire.
Ceisteanna ó na meáin:
Emma Loughney, Fulbright Commission
emma.loughney@fulbright.ie 01 6607670 / 0876654535
SuĂomh GrĂ©asáin: www.fulbright.ie
Twitter: @Fulbright_Eire
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