Are you interested in studying, conducting research, or teaching abroad after graduation? Come learn how you can do all of this - and get paid! - as a Fulbright Scholar. In this general info session, we'll be going over opportunities available as well as the application for this year's Fulbright Scholarship. If you can't make it but want to learn more, please reach out to Anna Whiteside (anna.whiteside@gcsu.ed).
Please join us on Monday March 20 at 4PM for an interactive Group Presentation Session (GPS) to learn about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research, or teach English. During the session, you will find out about the types of Fulbright awards, application components, tips, and get your questions answered. Following the program overview, attendees will enter a breakout room with their Fulbright Program Adviser(s) (FPA) to learn more about...
Please join us on Monday March 20 at 4PM for an interactive Group Presentation Session (GPS) to learn about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research, or teach English. During the session, you will find out about the types of Fulbright awards, application components, tips, and get your questions answered. Following the program overview, attendees will enter a breakout room with their Fulbright Program Adviser(s) (FPA) to learn more about...
Are you interested in learning about opportunities to work or intern with the U.S. State Department - or with other arms of the federal government? (Or are you just interested in learning about career opportunities that will take you overseas?) On March 7, Vallera Gibson, a Georgia College alum and retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer, will be visiting campus to speak with students about career opportunities with the U.S. State Department. The State Department hires a wide range of...
Are you interested in learning about opportunities to work or intern with the U.S. State Department - or with other arms of the federal government? (Or are you just interested in learning about career opportunities that will take you overseas?) On March 7, Vallera Gibson, a Georgia College alum and retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer, will be visiting campus to speak with students about career opportunities with the U.S. State Department. The State Department hires a wide range of...
Three Georgia College seniors majoring in early childhood education, communication and art have been named Fulbright semi-finalists. They join a growing number of semi-finalists in recent years from Georgia College. If selected as finalists, their travels will take them to South Korea, Greece and Argentina. Their applications are being sent to these proposed host countries to be reviewed. Roughly half to one-third of all semi-finalist applications are accepted as ‘finalists,’ the term...
In 2020, Georgia College graduates Amara Tennessee and Cain Gantt each received awards for post-graduate study that would take them out of the country during a time of tightening travel regulations in the midst of the global pandemic. Both have since been carrying on their studies as Covid continues to create obstacles to overcome as well as new opportunities to learn. “Obviously, the pandemic put a pause on the program and has thrust Fulbright into a new format of teaching, but I...
Two recent graduates—Madison Graham and Amara Tennessee—have been named Fulbright finalists, joining three other Georgia College students to receive the prestigious scholarship in recent years. One award constitutes the university’s first Fulbright for a music major and the other to a South American country. A third graduate was chosen as a Fulbright alternate. The awards follow a windfall year for Fulbright applications. More Georgia College students than ever before, 15, applied...
