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Fulbright for the Future

The Embassy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports are pleased to announce the competition for the Fulbright for the Future Scholarships in the United States for the 2009-10 academic year. Scholarships are awarded competitively to Croatian citizens for one or two-year, academic, Master’s degree programs at American universities, depending on the availability of funds.

ELIGIBLE FIELDS:

• law;
• economics;
• business;
• journalism/communications;
• environmental studies;
• public policy;
• public administration;
• public health policy/administration;
• political science;
• international relations;
• security studies;
• educational policy/administration; 
• agricultural policy/administration

LENGTH OF STUDY: law: 1 year; all other fields: 2 years

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

• Undergraduate degree
• Croatian citizenship
• Permanent residency in Croatia
• Proficiency in English
• Completed application package
• Academic excellence

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS BY DISCIPLINE:

• Law: undergraduate degree must be in law (LLB)
• Public Policy and Public Administration: minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in public or private sectors. Prior academic background in the social sciences is preferred. Successful applicants must have quantitative coursework in their academic transcripts (such as macro or microeconomics, math, or statistics).

TEST REQUIREMENTS:

• Law: TOEFL
• Business: TOEFL and GMAT
• All other fields: TOEFL and GRE general test

NOTE: test scores not required at the time of application - finalists will be invited to take the tests in August/September 2008

PREFERENCE will be given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience in the United States.

NOT ELIGIBLE: Applicants already in the United States, or individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residence status.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

The competition is open from APRIL 4 – MAY 5, 2008.
Applications (computer generated hard copy) must be submitted in English. Incomplete and late applications will not be considered.

All applications, including references, undergo technical and academic reviews. Candidates who satisfy all requirements will be interviewed by a Croatian and American interviewing team. Based on their recommendation, the American Embassy and the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports will select the finalists and submit their names by October 2008, for final approval to the J. William Fulbright Board of Foreign Scholarships in the United States. Selected grantees will be notified of final approval when their affiliations at U.S. universities are confirmed in the Spring of 2009.

Please contact brleks@state.gov  for any questions regarding the scholarship.

A complete application includes:

• application form
• 3 letters of reference
• 1 photograph (passport or ID size)
• xerox copy of "domovnica" (not original)
• xerox copy of personal ID (osobna iskaznica), (not original)
• xerox copy of university diploma (not original)
• xerox copy of academic transcripts (prijepis ocjena) (not original)

Applications should be mailed by registered mail no later than MAY 5, 2008 to the following address:

Embassy of the United States of America
Public Affairs Office
For the Fulbright for the Future Program
Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb

Previous year's competition

Fulbright for the Future Master programs (2007)