Do you want to study in the United Kingdom this summer for free? The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes offer nine programs for 2019:
- Interested in global leadership? Join the Future Leaders of a Global Age summer institute at the University of Westminster in London.
- Interested in the environment? Study climate change issues at the University of Exeter.
- Interested in social justice or education policy? Explore these in the post-conflict setting of Northern Ireland at Queen’s University Belfast.
- Interested in the performing arts? Practice combat and swordplay, movement, dance and design at Shakespeare’s Globe Theater.
- Interested in arts as activism? Consider how social policy, philosophy and the arts have been combined to promote social change at the University of Bristol.
- Interested in technology and design? Explore Scotland’s creative and technological industries through study at the University of Strathclyde and the Glasgow School of Art.
- Interested in media? Explore film and media culture in the UK at the University of Birmingham
- Interested in British or Irish studies? Explore British culture at the University of Sussex or Irish studies at the Queen’s University Belfast.
- Interested in international politics? Study identity and nationhood at the Aberystwyth University in Wales.
The Summer Institutes cover the majority of the participant costs (round-trip airfare from the US to the UK, tuition and fees at the university, room and board, and social programs). Students must be US citizen freshmen or sophomores with a GPA of 3.7 or above. More information about the institutes and their application can be found at: http://www.fulbright.org.uk/going-to-the-uk/uk-summer-institutes
The NIS info session will tell you everything you need to know about the benefits of attending a Fulbright UK Summer Institute and how to be a competitive applicant. You’ll also hear from previous Illinois recipients.
UK Summer Fulbright Information Session is Friday, December 7th, 3:00-4:00 pm in 514 Illini Union Bookstore.
Thanks to Suzanna Challen of the National and International Scholarships Program for this information item.
