Fulbright Uruguay is accepting applications for postgraduate programs and teacher exchange programs from Urguayans. Let’s first talk about Fulbright Postgraduate scholarships, and then discuss the Tech exchange program. Both are currently open for applications.
Fulbright Uruguay is accepting applications from Uruguayan professionals and academics interested in pursuing master’s or doctoral studies in the United States. It is a fully funded program that provides an opportunity to complete postgraduate study in the US.
The aim of the Fulbright Scholarship is to foster mutual understanding between the people of Uruguay and the United States of America through international education. The scholarship is granted through a competitive process, based on the academic and character excellence and leadership qualities of the candidates.
There is no application fee for Fulbright Scholarships, fellowships, and exchange programs. The applications are assessed based on academic performance, leadership potential, extracurricular activities, and commitment to the profession.
Benefits of the Program
Fulbright Postgraduate program is a highly respected academic program in the US. Fulbright Uruguay provides tips for applying and living in the US and complete guidance to the students. Moreover, it helps in:
- Enrollment to US universities.
- Reduced registration fees.
- Health insurance for the intern.
- Financial assistance for living expenses (for 1 year and up to 2 maximum).
- Attendance at Regional Seminar, with scholars from around the world.
- Professional connections with Fulbrighters globally.
- Re-entry program to Uruguay, with the help of former scholars.
- Affiliation with the Uruguay Alumni Association.
- Access to the Fulbrighter app
Fields of Study
- Biotechnology
- Environment and environmental services
- TIC
- Human and animal health
- Energy
- Education
- creative industries
- Agricultural and agro industrial production
- Transport and logistics
- Criminology and crime studies
Requirements of the scholarship Program
- Citizen of Uruguay
- University/tertiary degree (4-year programs or more).
- No prior experience in the US.
- Excellent academic background.
- 2 years work experience
- Leadership potential.
- Proficiency in English
- Share the goals of the Fulbright program and the ANII.
- Written commitment to return to Uruguay at the end of the program,
- Express acceptance of the General Regulations of the ANII National Scholarship System
- In the cases of doctoral candidates, projects that involve research in Uruguay will be preferred.
Note- You do not need an English Proficiency Certificate for the Application. However, If you are selected, you will have to take the TOEFL and the GRE or GMAT.
The selection process includes:
1) Review: Review of applications by Fulbright Uruguay,
2) Academic evaluation: A committee is assigned to each area to evaluate the applications,
3) Interviews: The committee interviews the candidates,
4) Approval of the Board of Directors of ANII and Fulbright ,
5) Final approval: By the Foreign Fulbright Scholarship Board in the USA.
Deadline for Fulbright Postgraduate Program
The deadline for the Fulbright Postgraduate Program is May 20, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
How to Apply for a Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship Program?
The application process is online. The application package includes your personal information, academic documents, professional work experience, motivational letter and references. The applicant can propose up to three universities of interest in the application form. If selected, she will define with the Fulbright Commission and the administering agency in the US a plan that will generally include four universities for candidates for master’s programs and five for candidates for doctoral programs.
For more information about fulbright Postgraduate Program, click the link below,
To apply for the scholarship program directly, click the link below,
Now let’s discuss the Teacher Exchange Program 2024 for the students of Uruguay.
TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2024
The program aims to foster the intercultural relations between the people of Uruguay and the United States and to enhance the quality of primary and secondary education in Uruguay. It will be held in the United States, in September 2024, for a duration of three weeks.
The program objectives are:
- To facilitate mutual understanding between teachers from Uruguay and the United States through an exchange and professional development opportunity;
- Enable teachers from Uruguay and the United States to interact with each other, with other principals, other teachers, students and community leaders; and to exchange views, best practices and innovative ideas from their respective educational systems
- Support the globalization of the school curriculum by providing opportunities for the wider school community to learn about global issues, be exposed to Uruguayan and American culture, and engage in joint collaborative projects.
Benefits of the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
The program offers number of benefits to the participants of Uruguay including:
- Stipend for educational materials, incidents and uncovered costs.
- Accommodation at the University.
- Local transportation.
- Orientation Program in Uruguay before departure
- English language strengthening course
- Air transfer Uruguay / United States / Uruguay.
- Orientation program in the United States
- Visit to various educational centers in the United States
- Professional development workshops and classes.
- Medical insurance
Eligibility Criteria for Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
You need to be a citizen of Uruguay and have a B1 level of English to apply for this scholarship. You also need to meet these academic requirements:
- A minimum score of 18.5 in your last computed activity.
- Minimum score of 81 in your last teaching aptitude test.
- A service record if you teach primary education, a qualifying board consultation if you teach secondary education, or a copy of the ranking list if you teach education training.
- You cannot apply if you have received a Fulbright or US Embassy scholarship before, if you have studied or lived in the US for more than six months, or if you have lived in the US before. There is no age limit, but priority is given to teachers who have less than 30 years of work experience.
- You will have to do a project to improve your teaching practices based on what you learn in the US. You will start working on this project during your stay in the US, and you will have to present an action plan at the beginning and at the end of it. If you are a Ceibal en Inglés teacher, your project should be related to this program.
- You will have to present this plan before coming back to Uruguay.
- You will have to report on the progress of your project six months after you come back.
- You will have to show the results of your project one year after you come back.
- Also, when you finish the program and return to Uruguay, you agree to help with any activities and/or workshops that the Fulbright Commission, the US Embassy, ANEP, Ceibal and/or the Ministry of Education and Culture ask you to do to share your experience from this program.
Specific requirements
To be eligible, English teachers must have at least 2 years of experience in public primary education under the program of the CHIP’s Department of Second and Foreign Languages.
Also eligible are teachers who are part of the Ceibal Program in English with at least 2 years in the program, who are taking the English course for teachers and have regular work in the development of classes B and C of the program. When filling out the form, they must select the option that says TEACHER CEIBAL IN ENGLISH).
Teachers who teach English in rural areas or in special schools under the English without Limits program are also eligible.
Check out further details for middle education teachers, Principles of basic cycle or high school public education, CFE teachers.
The selection process will be based on the general and specific eligibility requirements described above and the criteria detailed below. A panel will interview the top candidates.
Selection criteria
- Passion for excellence in education.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Education.
- Work experience and accomplishments.
- I do STEM projects.
- I do Diversity and Inclusion projects.
- Interest in learning about and building connections with educational institutions in the United States.
- Ability to cooperate with teaching colleagues in the United States.
- Ability to share the learned experiences with the educational community after returning.
- Ability to apply the observed innovative experiences/practices.
Deadline for Teacher Exchange Program
The deadline for the teacher exchange program is May 12, 2024.
How to Apply for the program ?
The application for the program is online. You must carefully provide all your information, and upload documents. There are few essays that you can find in the application.
To apply for Teacher Exchange Program 2024, click the link below,
For more information about the program, check the official link for the program below,
