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2009-2010 FULBRIGHT-HAYS DDRA PROGRAM MSU AND NATIONAL TIMELINES

2008 FULBRIGHT-HAYS DDRA PROGRAM DEADLINES

  • April 2, 2008--Fulbright Informational Workshop for graduate students in Room 303 International Center, 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
  • About September 5, 2008--Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program Applications Available online
  • October 13, 2008--Preliminary MSU Fulbright-Hays DDRA Budget Deadline
  • October 29, 2008--Preliminary MSU Fulbright-Hays DDRA Application Deadline
  • November 3, 2008--Preliminary Fulbright-Hays DDRA National Application Deadline

2008 MSU APPLICATION TIMELINES

April 2, 2008

  • Attend the Fulbright Informational Workshop for Graduate Students on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Room 303 International Center from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
  • In the event of a schedule conflict for the April 2, 2008 workshop, consider attending the Fulbright Workshop for undergraduate students graduating in 2009 on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in Room 303 International Center from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Otherwise, e-mail Professor Frank M. D'Itri, the MSU Fulbright Program Adviser (MSU FPA), at ditri@msu.edu and request to be added to the mailing list to receive information about the Fulbright application process, future workshops, program deadlines, and other relevant issues.

May 2008

  • The 2009-2010 Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program information and grant application forms probably will not be promulgated until late August or early September 2008. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that applicants examine the background information, instructions, and forms provided in the 2008-2009 Fulbright-Hays DDRA Grant Application Announcement to develop a working draft for the 2009-2010 grant application package.
  • To do this open http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html and scroll to pages 59-62 for the application forms and pages 50-55 for instructions to complete them. In addition, be sure to read and understand the rating categories that the Department of Education reviewers will use to score your application. The Technical Review-DDRA forms are on pages 65-69. List Professor Frank M. D'Itri, the MSU Fulbright Program Adviser, as the MSU Project Director. For additional help in completing the DDRA application, see the Fulbright Proposal Writing Guide.
  • Begin brainstorming with faculty advisers and colleagues to develop a plan of study/research. Commence an initial draft of a ten page, double-spaced proposal with a two page, double-spaced bibliography as well as a double-spaced curriculum vitae.
  • Make appointments with your academic adviser and the professors you plan to ask for letters of recommendation. Provide them with copies of your preliminary proposal, curriculum vitae, and any other helpful information to enable them to submit their recommendation letters online by October 6, 2008. Make a second appointment to review the draft and solicit their suggestions on how to revise and strengthen your preliminary proposal and curriculum vitae.
  • Identify and begin contacting collaborating agencies, universities, and/or other organizations in your chosen host country to request letters of affiliation.

June-July 2008

  • Solicit the assistance and advice of appropriate faculty, advisers and fellow students or others to review your proposal and curriculum vitae critically. Then revise your application online.
  • Contact all of the academic institutions you have attended since high school and request that your official transcript(s) be mailed directly the MSU FPA. Contact the relevant MSU language department to locate a qualified instructor to document your language proficiency, if applicable. Request that the Fulbright-Hays Foreign Language Reference Form be submitted online to include in your application.
  • Follow up the initial contact with collaborating agencies, universities or other organizations in your host country to determine the status of your request for a letter of affiliation. Whenever appropriate, provide them with a draft of your proposal. Their letter of affiliation must be printed on the host organization's letterhead stationery.

August 2008

  • Schedule follow-up appointments with the individuals you have asked to write recommendation letters. Before your meeting, send them your revised proposal and curriculum vitae for their review and critique. If they have not written your recommendation letter yet, remind them to submit it online to be included in your application before the MSU October 29, 2008 deadline.
  • Contact the collaborating agency/university/organization in your intended host country if you have not received their letter of affiliation. Remind them to mail it to you or the MSU FPA before the MSU October 29, 2008 deadline.

Late August 2008

  • The 2009-2010 Fulbright-Hays DDRA Grant Application Announcement. Open the e-Application tab, click the "Register" button on the right side of the screen, and follow the directions. Scroll to pages C9 to C21 for the application forms and pages C2 to C4 for instructions to complete them. List Professor Frank M. D'Itri, the MSU Fulbright Program Adviser, as your MSU Project Director. For additional help in completing the DDRA application, see the Fulbright Proposal Writing Guide.

October 13, 2008

Submit a copy of your preliminary project budget online to Professor Frank M. D'Itri, the MSU Fulbright-Hays DDRA Project Director ( ditri@msu.edu) by 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2008:

October 20, 2008

  • Contact Professor Frank M. D'Itri no later than October 20, 2008, to confirm that the three recommendation letters and the Foreign Language Reference Form are included with your online application.

October 29, 2008

Submit the following to the International Studies and Programs Office, Room 209 International Center, by 5:00 p.m. on October 29, 2008:

  • Three copies of your official Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program application.
  • Original letters of affiliation.
  • Official university transcript(s) for all graduate study coursework (usually mailed directly to the MSU FPA). The MSU Fulbright-Hays DDRA Project Director is responsible for forwarding all transcripts to the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program. They cannot be submitted by the student.
  • The applicant's online application must also be submitted electronically to the MSU Project Director to be forwarded to the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program Office by the tentative national deadline, on or about November 3, 2008.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESSES

November-December 2008

  • Review of the Fulbright-Hays DDRA applications by multidisciplinary review committees convened in the United States by the Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program to screen applicants and recommend candidates.

January-March 2009

  • Review of the Fulbright-Hays DDRA recommended candidates by Fulbright Binational Commissions or by the Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy abroad, together with prospective host institutions.

March-April 2009

  • Results of the national international Fulbright-Hays DDRA screenings are forwarded to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

May-June 2009

  • Review and official selection of award winners by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
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