2008 Woodie Awards
It Could be Your Golden Ticket: The Fulbright Scholars Program
Julie Fine
Issue date: 10/7/04 Section: Features
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You've just been handed the golden ticket. The Fulbright Scholar Program has accepted you to spend a year abroad, to study or work with an organization that completely takes you under its wing. And the best part? Il ne coûts rien. No cuesta nada. Non costa niente. Thanks to the U.S. Government, it costs you nothing.
The Fulbright Scholar Program requires you to complete a project of your design. According to its 2005-2006 guidebook, "programs may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination." The program was created by Senator J. William Fulbright after WWII "to foster mutual understanding among nations through education and cultural exchange." It may sound like a tall order, and the Pace students accepted into the program definitely felt their cabin pressure rising in the beginning. But before long, the students relaxed once they settled into their new environments.
Joshua Khavis, who traveled to Israel during the 2003-2004 school year, said, "I was involved in academic activities and research at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as at Tel Aviv University, that enabled me to attain a wide view of Israeli society and culture and aid me in researching the development of local capital markets. Besides the academic experience, the personal and social value of the experience that I will be taking back with me is of immense proportions and value."
Over the past three years, 55 Pace University students applied, and 11 were accepted as Fulbright Scholars: six from New York City and five from Westchester. We should be proud of this great accomplishment. Each year, approximately 1,000 students nationwide are awarded with this incredible opportunity. Students from the New York campus have studied all over the map. In the fall of 2002, for example, David Granik went to the Czech Republic, Khavis to Israel, Teuta Bucaj to Albania and Michael Lynch to the Philippines.
The Fulbright Scholar Program requires you to complete a project of your design. According to its 2005-2006 guidebook, "programs may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination." The program was created by Senator J. William Fulbright after WWII "to foster mutual understanding among nations through education and cultural exchange." It may sound like a tall order, and the Pace students accepted into the program definitely felt their cabin pressure rising in the beginning. But before long, the students relaxed once they settled into their new environments.
Joshua Khavis, who traveled to Israel during the 2003-2004 school year, said, "I was involved in academic activities and research at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as at Tel Aviv University, that enabled me to attain a wide view of Israeli society and culture and aid me in researching the development of local capital markets. Besides the academic experience, the personal and social value of the experience that I will be taking back with me is of immense proportions and value."
Over the past three years, 55 Pace University students applied, and 11 were accepted as Fulbright Scholars: six from New York City and five from Westchester. We should be proud of this great accomplishment. Each year, approximately 1,000 students nationwide are awarded with this incredible opportunity. Students from the New York campus have studied all over the map. In the fall of 2002, for example, David Granik went to the Czech Republic, Khavis to Israel, Teuta Bucaj to Albania and Michael Lynch to the Philippines.