{"id":17909,"date":"2024-08-16T10:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/?p=17909"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:35:20","slug":"fulbright-student-grants-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2024\/08\/16\/fulbright-student-grants-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulbright Student Grants in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Fulbright Student Program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>offers incredible opportunities for early career professionals\u00a0of any age\u00a0to jumpstart their careers by teaching English abroad for one academic year \u2013\u00a0all expenses paid<\/em>. As a Fulbright\u00a0ETA (English Teaching Assistant<\/strong>)<\/a> you would be assisting the local English teacher\u2013not in charge of the ESL program itself. In fact, you do not need prior ESL training or teaching experience, although that would be a plus.<\/p>\n

Study\/Research<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0grants are also available to students who design their own projects, such as a writing a novel or conducting a research project. These grantees typically work with advisers at foreign universities or other institutes of higher education in approximately 140 countries. You can also pursue a graduate degree abroad, often with tuition expenses covered. Your Fulbright award would then be contingent upon your acceptance at the chosen university. Over\u00a0140 countries<\/a>\u00a0offer Fulbright Grants, which are subsidized by the U.S. Department of State and open to U. S. students, recent graduates, or early career professionals.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s Award Spotlight \u00a0is on TAIWAN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Taiwan offers 150 grants for English Teaching Assistants, the second highest number of any country. For more information on their ETA awards, click here<\/a>. Only English is required.<\/li>\n
  2. FulbrightGraduate Studies Award in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language<\/a>: Fulbright Taiwan awards offer a unique opportunity for American students to pursue a full-time master\u2019s degree in teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) at one of five partner universities in Taiwan. This three-year program is taught primarily in Mandarin.<\/li>\n
  3. Other Master\u2019s Degree Program Awards in Taiwan<\/a> include MBA, Austronesian Studies; Mind, Brain, and Consciousness; Creative Industries Design; Ethnic Relations and Cultures; Diplomacy; and Global Health, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Apply today at https:\/\/apply.iie.org\/apply<\/a> and\/or contact your Wilkes Fulbright Program Adviser today at gina.morrison@wilkes.edu<\/a>. The campus deadline is Sept 1.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The\u00a0U.S. Fulbright Student Program\u00a0offers incredible opportunities for early career professionals\u00a0of any age\u00a0to jumpstart their careers by teaching English abroad for one academic year \u2013\u00a0all expenses paid. As a Fulbright\u00a0ETA (English Teaching Assistant) you would be assisting the local English teacher\u2013not in charge of the ESL program itself. In fact, you do not need prior ESL… Read More »Fulbright Student Grants in Taiwan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17915,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17909\/revisions\/17915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}