THE 2009-2010 FULBRIGHT VISITING STUDENT  (Pre-Doctoral) AWARDS TO THE UNITED STATES

ANNOUNCEMENT: The next competition for the 2009-2010 Fulbright Scholarships is now open from February 2008 through the end of May 2008. The Scholarship details and criteria for the 2009-10 Scholarships are posted below. Thank You.

These scholarships are offered to Jordanian graduate students for higher study and research abroad for either Masters or Ph.D. degree-seeking Candidates.

These scholarships are intended for two (2) year's full-time study towards a Masters or beginning Ph.D. degree in the United States.

These competitions are announced in February of each year for the following academic year(s).

Hereunder are Eligibility and Application Guidelines for this Scholarship Competition.

The Application Guidelines and the Minimum Requirements for the 2009-2010 Fulbright Student Scholarship Competition: 

      ► The FULBRIGHT- AMIDEAST Application form may be accessed, downloaded and printed-out on this Binational Fulbright Commission’s website at www.fulbright-jordan.org or you may wish to visit the “Fulbright House”, located at 19, Mahdi Bin Barakah Street in Shmeisani, Sunday through Thursday, between 8 am until 3 pm, to obtain a hard copy.

 

      ► The FULBRIGHT- AMIDEAST Application form and Cover/Summary Page should be filled-out as completely and in as much accurate detail as possible.

 

      ► You should type the information requested in this Application form. If there is not enough room for some of your answers please continue on a blank piece of paper.

 

      ► At the time of applying for a Fulbright Scholarship, you must already hold or have been awarded your terminal degree (a Bachelors or a Masters, whichever is applicable), and your university must have already issued you your official transcripts. 

 

      ► You must attach official, translated and certified undergraduate or graduate transcripts (in English or, if the transcripts are in Arabic or in any other language, they must be translated into English and certified as true translations of the original documents). 

 

      ► All documents should be in the original or certified as true copies.

 

      ► Please include your official, translated and certified Secondary School transcript with a minimum of “B” average or a minimum Tawjihi score of 80% and above.  Transcripts for IGSCE and “O” and “A” levels, if applicable, should also be submitted.

 

      ► The minimum criteria for your undergraduate degree should be a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.50 or a minimum of B+ average or a “Very Good (VG)”. 

 

      ► The minimum requirement in your graduate studies’ transcripts should be an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.50 or better.

 

      ► A Statement of Purpose essay, a Biographical essay and Future Plans essay, in English, should be included with the application. In addition, on a separate sheet of paper (not to exceed 2 pages, please).

 

      ► Include three (3) letters of recommendation (in English) from persons familiar with your academic and/or professional (work) achievements.

 

      ► Please include your most current Resumé (or C.V.):  This will certainly be required for MBA degree candidates.

 

      ► Four (4) Passport-size Photographs should be attached to your application.

 

      ► The following English Language Proficiency Exams will ONLY be accepted and MUST be included with your application at the time of submission:

 

■  A valid, official TOEFL ® (not older than two years).  The minimum required TOEFL Score for grant consideration depends on the test format, and is illustrated by the Table below:

 

Computer-Based Test (CBT)	Paper and Pencil Test	Internet-Based Test (iBT)
232	575	90 - 91

 

■  Please note that in March 2006, the TOEFL will now be available in Jordan, in the Internet-Based (iBT) format. Over the course of 2006, the Computer-Based (CBT) TOEFL testing hasl gradually be discontinued in Jordan. The Official TOEFL is no longer available in Jordan in paper and pencil format, although it continues to be administered in a small number of locations outside Jordan.

 

■  During the transition to Internet-Based (iBT) TOEFL testing, the Binational Fulbright Commission informs all applicants that AMIDEAST Jordan is the preferred/designated test center for the iBT TOEFL, and scores for tests administered at AMIDEAST Jordan will be given the strongest consideration.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you do not have a valid, official TOEFL Score Report (not older than two years),  - on the Computer-Based Test (CBT) with a minimum score of 232 or, a valid, official TOEFL Score Report  - on the new Internet-Based Test (iBT) with a minimum score between 90-91, it is strongly recommended that you visit the AMIDEAST office in Sweifieh (Tel: 581-0930, Extn. Nos. 111 or 123)  immediately to register for the next TOEFL Exam.  No application will be accepted without a valid official TOEFL score.

 

If you expect that you will not have a valid, official and current TOEFL Score Report to submit with your application before the end of the application deadline date (29 May 2008), you must visit the AMIDEAST Office and sit for the Institutional TOEFL Program (ITP) test and submit this score with your application. No application will be accepted without the ITP score report, pending receipt of the official TOEFL Score Report. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  When you register at AMIDEAST Jordan to sit for the official TOEFL, please be sure to inform the registration staff that you are applying for a Fulbright Scholarship and, please be sure to write-in on the list of Institutions who should receive your official score report: “AMIDEAST Jordan” and “AMIDEAST Washington, D.C.”.

 

      ► Attach a valid, official GRE ® Score (not older than five years) to the Application form.  Remember the minimum required GRE Score for grant consideration is 1050. If you do not have a current GRE Score Report, please contact or visit the AMIDEAST office  (Tel. No. 581-0930, Etcn. Nos. 111 or 123) immediately to register for the next GRE examination. No application will be accepted without the official GRE score report.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  When you register at AMIDEAST Jordan to sit for the official GRE, please be sure to inform the AMIDEAST Test Registration staff that you are applying for a Fulbright Scholarship and, please be sure to put the following on the Registration Test Form:  “AMIDEAST Washington, D.C.” and “AMIDEAST Jordan” as Institutions that should receive your Official Test Scores.

      ► For MBA applicants, attach a valid, official GMAT ® score (not older than five years) to the Application form.  Remember the minimum required GMAT Score for grant consideration is 500. If you do not have a current GMAT Score Report, please visit and register on-line at www.mba.com to sit for the very next GMAT test administration.  This website will provide with details (address and location) where you may be able to sit for the GMAT. We urge you to immediately register NOW for the next GMAT examination.  No application will be accepted without the official GMAT score. 

 

            IMPORTANT NOTE:  When you register on-line at www.mba.com at AMIDEAST Jordan to sit for the official GRE,

            please be sure to indicate that one of your GMAT Score Reports be sent to "AMIDEAST JORDAN" and use the

            following code 5RG-28-76.

 

      ► MBA candidates/applicants MUST have a minimum of 3-5 years of professional/work experience after your last university degree.                                              

 

      ► Preference will be given to those applicants 35 years of age or below.

 

      ► Applicants must be residing in Jordan at the time of application.  No application will be accepted from Jordanians residing, working or studying outside of the Jordan. Temporary visits to Jordan to visit family or just to submit the Application form are not valid.

 

      ► Your Application Form and all requested supporting documents mentioned above should be submitted to the Fulbright office in Shmeisani (Tel. 568-4760) NO LATER THAN 29 May 2008.  Applications received after this date or, incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

 

REMEMBER:  The Application Form with the accompanying documents and materials requested should clearly reflect your study objectives in the U.S. if you expect to qualify for Fulbright grant consideration in 2009-2010.  If you need an additional copy of the Application Form or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Binational Fulbright Commission office at 568-4760.  You may wish to visit our website:  www.fulbright-jordan.org. Good Luck!

 

NOTE:  A twenty (20) JD Application Fee will be requested at the time you submit your final and complete Fulbright application.

 

Information to Remember and to Reiterate:

 

      1.  Fulbright Students enter the United States on an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa under a Department of State program and are subject to the two-year home-country residence requirement associated with the J-1 visa.

 

      2.  Sound physical and mental health: Those selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be finalized.

 

      3.  Applicants should be representative and responsible citizens who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture of their own countries and thereby contribute to understanding between the people of the United States and Jordan.

 

      4.  They should also demonstrate the cross-cultural sensitivity and flexibility needed to adjust successfully to life in the United States.

 

      5.  Preference may be given to those without recent experience in the United States.

 

      6.  Applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender and/or physical impairment.

 

      7.  Fill in the information requested in the FUBRIGHT Application form as completely and in as much accurate detail as possible.

 

      8.  The entire application must be typed or computer-generated. Use Black 10-point or larger type on all parts of the application. Handwritten applications will not be accepted.

 

      9. Continue on a blank piece of paper if there is not enough room for some of your answers.

 

      10. Specify clearly your study degree objectives in the U.S.

 

      11. Include your official, translated and certified Secondary School transcript.

 

      12. Include your official, translated and certified undergraduate or graduate transcripts.

 

      13. Include a well thought-out biographical essay, statement of purpose and future plans, in English with the application.

 

      14. Proofread the entire application before submitting it to the Fulbright Commission. The application should be free of grammatical and spelling errors.

 

      15. Your Application Form, and all requested supporting documents mentioned above should be submitted with a 20 JD fee to the Fulbright office in Shmeisani (Tel. 568-4760) NO LATER THAN May 29, 2008.

 

      16. Applications received after this date or incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

 

      17. When using an electronic version of the application, do not change the format of the forms, the pagination, the fonts or the type size.

( Please click here to download the 2009-2010 Jordanian Pre-Doc Student Application Document)

( Please click here to download the Strategies for a successful application for the Jordanian Fulbright Student (Pre-Doctoral) Awards )

Note: Contact the Fulbright Commission ( Fulbright@nets.com.jo ) for a hard copy or an electronic version of the application, if you are having difficulties downloading any of the documents.