2014-2015 Fulbright Irish TechImpact awardees

Fulbright Awards open for applications

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Pictured: 2014-2015 Fulbright Irish TechImpact awardees Dr Jeneen Naji, Dr Colm Browning, Ruairí McKiernan, Dr Orla Murphy, Dr David Monaghan and Dr Ian McLoughlin

28 August 2014

The Fulbright Commission is accepting entries to its competition for $450,000 worth of Fulbright Awards for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Fulbright grants are for Irish or EU citizens to study, research, or teach in the US, each award consists of a monetary grant, accident and emergency insurance, cultural and professional programming and visa administration.

This year sees the launch of six new awards. The Commission has partnered with Tulane University, the University of Notre Dame and University of Pennsylvania on LL.M. Student Awards. These awards offer exceptional opportunities for prospective postgraduate students to study law at top US universities.

For Scholars, there is a Fulbright Visiting Lecturer in Irish History Award on offer at the University of Montana. The Commission has also partnered with the University of Notre Dame to supplement its Fulbright TechImpact Awards with two awards in language technology.

The Commission is also collaborating with the National University of Ireland to offer a Visiting Researcher Award for prospective or registered PhD candidates who hold an honours degree from a National University of Ireland Constituent University or other NUI member institution to complete study or research in the US.

Speaking about the awards, Colleen Dube, executive director of the Fulbright Commission, said: “For 2015-2016 we have an unprecedented number of partners and awards on offer for students, scholars, professionals and Irish language teachers. Our new awards complement the existing awards we have forged with CRH plc, Enterprise Ireland, the EPA, the Marine Institute, Teagasc and the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.”

In addition to the discipline-specific sponsored awards, the Commission offers grants to Irish and EU citizens for doctoral and post-doctoral research and an award for Irish speakers to take courses at a US college in exchange for teaching the language.

Since its formation over 2,000 postgraduate students, scholars, professionals, and teachers have participated in the program between the U.S. and Ireland

Applications are due by 12 November applications are encouraged in all disciplines. For more information see www.fulbright.ie.

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