2024-2025 Fulbright Irish Awards Launch – Unparalleled opportunities for Irish students, scholars & professionals in the USA
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2024-2025 Fulbright Irish Awards Launch
Unparalleled opportunities for Irish students, scholars & professionals in the USA
Monday 28th August 2023: The 2024-2025 Fulbright Irish Awards launched today with an application deadline of Friday 27th October 2023 at 4pm.
The Fulbright Commission invites passionate Irish students, scholars and professionals to apply for the unparalleled opportunities that make up the 2024-2025 Fulbright Irish Awards.
The Fulbright Awards provide students, scholars and professionals with opportunities to develop their academic or professional careers and engage in advanced research in the United States while serving as cultural ambassadors and building lasting connections between the U.S. and Ireland.
Fulbright Alumni form a distinguished global network of peers and colleagues who have achieved success and garnered accolades in government, science, the arts, technology, business, philanthropy, education, and athletics. Global Fulbright Alumni include 78 MacArthur Fellows, 62 Nobel Prize recipients, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 41 recipients who have served as a head of state or in government.
Fulbright Awards
The Fulbright Awards provide academic and career opportunities for Irish and E.U. students and professionals with 5+ years relevant experience to study, research, or teach with experts at a U.S. institution or organisation.
The vision and ethos of the Fulbright Commission is to inspire minds, create a global culture of understanding and solidarity through collaboration, education and cultural exchange and strengthen Irish and American bonds by nurturing academic and professional excellence, expertise and leadership.
The Fulbright Program is a bilateral exchange programme supported by the Irish Government and the U.S. Department of State that emphasizes cultural engagement, academic and professional connections, and alumni participation. It is known for selecting outstanding candidates from the island of Ireland to work with diverse U.S. higher education institutions.
Who is eligible?
The Awards are open to Irish and E.U. students, scholars and professionals with 5+ years relevant experience from all disciplines and backgrounds.
The Fulbright Commission in Ireland partners with local and international agencies to offer additional sponsored awards in the areas of Health, Social Justice, Culture and Heritage, Geoscience, Agri-food, Environmental Protection, Business & Innovation, Law, Cybersecurity and the Irish language.
Successful candidates receive a monetary stipend, travel costs, accident and emergency insurance, visa administration support, cultural and professional programming, and an introduction to a vast international professional and academic network. The Commission is committed to fairness, equity and inclusion and encourages applications from people from diverse backgrounds to all its schemes, programmes and activities.
Deadline to apply is 4pm, Friday 27th October 2023. Learn more at www.fulbright.ie.
Watch our recorded webinars to learn more about the awards and application process. Register for upcoming webinars here.
Chair of the Fulbright Commission Ireland Board, Professor Diane Negra, said…
"Today we launch the Fulbright Irish Awards 2024-2025, and as Chair of the Fulbright Board and a Fulbright Alumna, I strongly encourage students, scholars and professionals to apply for these fantastic opportunities. Fulbright has a longstanding history of academic and professional excellence, expertise and leadership and cross-cultural collaboration, that is crucial to finding solutions to current global challenges and working together toward common goals."
Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in Ireland, Dr Dara FitzGerald, said…
“The international network of colleagues, experts, students, scholars, professionals, peers and friends that make up Fulbright Alumni are the strength and spirit of the Fulbright Programme. While a Fulbright Award offers unparalleled career opportunities, enriching Awardees’ education and advancing their professions, simultaneously the impact on the lives of Fulbrighters is undeniable through cultural exchange, memorable experiences, meaningful collaborations and deepened personal connections. I urge students, scholars and professionals from all disciplines and backgrounds to ‘shoot for the stars’ and apply for the Fulbright Irish Awards 2024-2025."
The U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Claire Cronin, said...
“The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s preeminent international educational and cultural exchange initiative and plays a crucial role in strengthening the unique relationship shared by the United States and Ireland, creating lasting connections, building mutual understanding and advancing knowledge across communities to solve global problems.”
Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin T.D., said…
“The Fulbright Programme has given thousands of people the opportunity to pursue educational and cultural exchanges between Ireland and the United States, strengthening ties across the Atlantic. Fulbrighters collaborate, share research, ideas and culture and contribute to finding solutions to global problems. The Government of Ireland is proud to support this excellent programme through the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. I look forward to seeing the connections that develop as a result of the 2024-2025 awards.”
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Note to the Editor:
The Fulbright Commission in Ireland
The global Fulbright Program was established in 1946. Ireland-U.S. exchanges began in 1957 and the Fulbright Commission in Ireland annually awards grants for Irish and EU students, scholars and professionals with 5+ years relevant experience to study, research, or teach in the U.S. and for Americans to do the same in Ireland. Since its formation, over 2,500 postgraduate students, scholars, professionals, and teachers across all disciplines have participated in the program between the U.S. and Ireland. The Commission is supported by the U.S. Department of State and the Irish Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs. It is also a registered charity.
For further information contact:
Aoife Drinan, Fulbright Commission: aoife.drinan@fulbright.ie / 01-6607670
Photography from Conor McCabe Photography Ltd. info@conormccabe.ie
Seoladh na nGradam Fulbright 2024-2025
Deiseanna do mhic léinn, scoláirí agus daoine gairmiúla Éireannacha sna Stáit Aontaithe nach bhfuil ar fáil áit ar bith eile
PREASEISIÚINT
Dé Luain 28ú Lúnasa 2023: Seoladh Gradaim Fulbright 2024-2025 inniu le spriocdháta iarratais Dé hAoine 27ú Deireadh Fómhair 2023.
Tugann Coimisiún Fulbright cuireadh do mhic léinn, do scoláirí agus do ghairmithe Éireannacha paiseanta iarratas a dhéanamh ar na deiseanna nach bhfuil ar fáil áit ar bith eile atá mar chuid de Ghradaim Fulbright 2024-2025.
Tugann Gradaim Fulbright deiseanna do mhic léinn, do scoláirí agus do dhaoine gairmiúla a gcuid gairmeacha acadúla nó gairmiúla a fhorbairt agus dul i mbun ardtaighde sna Stáit Aontaithe. Feidhmíonn siad mar ambasadóirí cultúrtha, agus naisc bhuana á dtógáil acu idir SAM agus Éire.
Cruthaíonn Alumni Fulbright líonra mór le rá domhanda piaraí agus comhghleacaithe a bhfuil rath bainte amach acu agus ar éirigh leo éachtaí a bhaint amach sa rialtas, san eolaíocht, sna healaíona, sa teicneolaíocht, sa ghnó, sa daonchairdeas, san oideachas agus sa lúthchleasaíocht. I measc Alumni Domhanda Fulbright tá 78 Comhalta MacArthur, 62 ar bronnadh Duais Nobel orthu, 89 ar bronnadh Duais Pulitzer orthu, agus 41 a chaith tréimhse mar cheann stáit nó sa rialtas.
Gradaim Fulbright
Soláthraíonn Gradaim Fulbright deiseanna acadúla agus gairme do mhic léinn Éireannacha agus AE agus do dhaoine gairmiúla a bhfuil 5+ bliana de thaithí ábhartha acu chun staidéar, taighde, nó teagasc a dhéanamh le saineolaithe ag institiúid nó eagraíocht de chuid SAM.
Is é fís agus éiteas Choimisiún Fulbright intinní a spreagadh, cultúr domhanda tuisceana agus dlúthpháirtíochta a chruthú trí chomhoibriú, oideachas agus malartú cultúrtha agus na naisc idir Éirinn agus Meiriceá a neartú trí bharr feabhas, saineolas agus ceannaireacht, idir acadúil agus ghairmiúil, a chothú.
Is malartú déthaobhach é Clár Fulbright le tacaíocht ó Rialtas na hÉireann agus Roinn Stáit SAM, malartú a chuireann béim ar rannpháirtíocht chultúrtha, naisc acadúla agus ghairmiúla, agus rannpháirtíocht alumni. Tá cáil air as iarrthóirí den scoth a roghnú ó oileán na hÉireann chun oibriú le hinstitiúidí ardoideachais éagsúla sna Stáit Aontaithe.
Cé atá incháilithe?
Tá na Gradaim oscailte do mhic léinn, scoláirí agus daoine gairmiúla ó Éirinn agus an AE a bhfuil 5 bliana de thaithí ábhartha acu ó gach disciplín agus cúlra.
Tá Coimisiún Fulbright in Éirinn i gcomhpháirtíocht le gníomhaireachtaí áitiúla agus idirnáisiúnta chun gradaim bhreise urraithe a thairiscint i réimsí amhail Sláinte, Ceartas Sóisialta, Cultúr agus Oidhreacht, Geo-eolaíocht, Agraibhia, Cosaint an Chomhshaoil, Gnó & Nuálaíocht, Dlí, Cibearshlándáil agus an Ghaeilge.
Faigheann na hiarrthóirí a n-éiríonn leo stipinn airgid, costais taistil, árachas timpistí agus éigeandála, tacaíocht riaracháin víosaí, cláir chultúrtha agus ghairmiúla, agus léargas ar líonra mór idirnáisiúnta gairmiúil agus acadúil. Tá an Coimisiún tiomanta do chothroime, do chothromas agus do chuimsiú agus spreagann sé iarratais ó dhaoine ó chúlraí éagsúla ar a scéimeanna, a chláir agus a ghníomhaíochtaí go léir.
Is é an spriocdháta le hiarratas a dhéanamh ná 4 i.n., Dé hAoine 27ú Deireadh Fómhair 2023. Foghlaim tuilleadh ag www.fulbright.ie.
Féach ar ár seimineáir ghréasáin chun tuilleadh a fhoghlaim faoi na gradaim agus faoin bpróiseas iarratais.
Bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag Cathaoirleach Bhord Choimisiún Fulbright na hÉireann, an tOllamh Diane Negra...
"Seolann muid Gradaim Fulbright 2024-2025 inniu, agus mar Chathaoirleach ar Bhord Fulbright agus Alumna Fulbright, molaim go láidir do mhic léinn, do scoláirí agus do ghairmithe cur isteach ar na deiseanna iontacha seo. Tá stair fhada ag Fulbright de bharr feabhais, saineolas agus ceannaireacht, idir acadúil agus ghairmiúil agus comhoibriú traschultúrtha, atá ríthábhachtach chun teacht ar réitigh ar dhúshláin dhomhanda reatha agus oibriú le chéile i dtreo comhspriocanna."
Dúirt Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin Choimisiún Fulbright in Éirinn, an Dr Dara FitzGerald an méid seo a leanas...
“Is iad an líonra idirnáisiúnta comhghleacaithe, saineolaithe, mic léinn, scoláirí, gairmithe, piaraí agus cairde atá mar Alumni Fulbright neart agus spiorad Chlár Fulbright . Cé go dtugann Gradam Fulbright deiseanna gairme gan sárú, a shaibhríonn oideachas na nDámhachtaithe agus a chuireann a ngairmeacha chun cinn, ní féidir a shéanadh ag an am céanna an tionchar ar shaolta lucht Fulbright trí mhalartú cultúrtha, eispéiris nach ndéanfar dearmad díobh, comhoibrithe bríocha agus naisc phearsanta níos doimhne. Molaim do mhic léinn, scoláirí agus daoine gairmiúla ó gach disciplín agus cúlra bheith uaillmhianach agus iarratas a dhéanamh ar Ghradaim Fulbright 2024-2025."
Dúirt Ambasadóir SAM in Éirinn, Claire Cronin,...
“Is é Clár Fulbright an tionscnamh malartaithe idirnáisiúnta oideachais agus cultúrtha is suntasaí de chuid rialtas SAM agus tá ról ríthábhachtach aige i neartú an chaidrimh uathúil atá idir na Stáit Aontaithe agus Éire, ag cruthú naisc bhuana, ag tógáil comhthuiscint agus ag cur eolas chun cinn ar fud na bpobal chun fadhbanna domhanda a réiteach.”
Dúirt an Tánaiste, an tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus an tAire Cosanta, Micheál Martin T.D.,...
“Thug Clár Fulbright an deis do na mílte daoine dul i mbun malartuithe oideachais agus cultúrtha idir Éirinn agus na Stáit Aontaithe, rud a neartaíonn naisc trasna an Atlantaigh. Déanann Fulbrighters comhoibriú, roinneann siad taighde, smaointe agus cultúr agus oibríonn siad ar réitigh ar fhadhbanna domhanda. Tá Rialtas na hÉireann bródúil as tacú leis an gclár sármhaith seo tríd an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus an Roinn Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán. Táim ag súil leis na naisc, a fhorbróidh mar thoradh ar ghradaim 2024-2025 a fheiceáil.”
CRÍOCH
Nóta don Eagarthóir:
Coimisiún Fulbright in Éirinn
Bunaíodh an Clár Fulbright domhanda in 1946. Cuireadh tús le malartuithe idir Éirinn agus SAM in 1957 agus bronnann Coimisiún Fulbright in Éirinn deontais ar bhonn bliantúil ar mhic léinn, scoláirí agus daoine gairmiúla Éireannach agus an AE a bhfuil 5+ bliana de thaithí ábhartha acu chun staidéar, taighde nó teagasc a dhéanamh i SAM, agus bronntar deontais ar Mheiriceánaigh chun amhlaidh a dhéanamh in Éirinn. Ó bunaíodh é, tá breis is 2,500 mac léinn iarchéime, scoláire, gairmí agus múinteoir ar fud na ndisciplíní uile tar éis páirt a ghlacadh sa chlár idir SAM agus Éire. Tacaíonn Roinn Stáit na Stát Aontaithe agus Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha Rialtas na hÉireann leis an gCoimisiún. Is carthanacht chláraithe é freisin.
Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais déan teagmháil le:
Aoife Drinan, Coimisiún Fulbright: aoife.drinan@fulbright.ie /01-6607670
Grianghrafadóireacht ó Ghrianghrafadóireacht Conor McCabe Teo. eolas@conormccabe.ie