Fulbright Awards Information Session
Online | 26 September 2020
Information session held on 26 September 2020 online on the Fulbright awards scheme which funds visits by Irish scholars to the United States for up to one year.Fulbright Irish Awards are grants for Irish citizens, or E.U. citizens resident in the Republic of Ireland for three or more years, to complete (as appropriate) postgraduate, postdoctoral or professional research or lecturing in the United States for a period up to 1 year. There are other strands including the TechImpact and the Fulbright-Schuman Awards. Full details are on the Fulbright website.
The scheme can offer huge opportunities for researchers to develop professional expertise and knowledge, to build invaluable networks in the United States and become part of the Fulbright community. Many Earth Institute members have benefitted from this scheme over the years, using the opportunity to explore diverse research topics, for example, seaweed and its use in the bioeconomy, fatbergs, digital agriculture, and curating of archaeobotanical remains.
Event Structure and Speakers
This session gave an overview of the Fulbright application process with speakers Sonya McGuinness, Fulbright Awards Manager, with talks about the impact Fulbright can have on your career as well as some tips for developing an application from on-campus Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, Francesco Pilla (School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy), as well as Fulbright alumni Tom Curran (School of Biosystems and Food Engineering), Treasa de Loughry (School of English, Drama and Film), and Patricia Kenny (School of Archaeology).
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