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Inspiring Caring Leaders Across Cultures

Fulbright ThailandFulbright ThailandScholarship ProgramsScholarship Programs

Prince of Songkla UniversityPrince of Songkla UniversityJanuary 13, 2011January 13, 2011

Chatchai Ugsornsilp Program Officer Fulbright Thailand

3Inspiring Caring Leaders Across Cultures

FULBRIGHT

FULL (FOOL) + BRIGHT?

FOOL + (ไม่�ค่�อยจะ)BRIGHT?

HALF-BRIGHT?

ม่ลนิ�ธิ�การศึ�กษาไทย-อเม่ร�ก�นิThailand-United States Educational Foundation

(TUSEF)


Senator James William Fulbright1905-1995

“ To see the world as others see it and to allow for the possibility that others may see something that we have failed to see, or may see it more accurately. ”

(Fulbright, 1989)

1 July 1950 1 July 1950 (2493 B.E.)(2493 B.E.)

60th Anniversary in 2010

“Inspiring Caring Leaders Across Cultures”


U.S. Government

$ $8877 55 000, / 000, /yearyear

Thai Government

11 5 5million baht/yearmillion baht/year

(+(+loan loan 3 3million baht—current million baht—current officeoffice))

Funding


Vision and MissionVision and Mission

Vision : Mutual Understanding between Thailand and the U.S. through academic exchanges

Mission : Administration of grants for academic exchanges on the basis of

transparency and retention of prestige for the Fulbright family


ValuesValues

TransparencyFairnessEqual Opportunities and Treatment

Retain prestige through transparent administration strong partnerships and staff development

for sustainable friendship

Inspiring Caring Leaders Across Cultures

Cultural Diversity Capsule (CDC Model)

•Awareness•Appreciation•Balance of own & other (U.S.)culture(ethnic/local VS national)

FB Philosophy

Local Culture

Thai-ness

Thai-ness

“Cultural Ambassador”

Special Admin

TUSEF

Manage’t

U.S. ThaiThai

OC

Students

STP

FLTA

Scholars

HHH

TVS

NCS

SIR

Junior

Scholars

Students

SpecialistsVisitingScholars

ETA

ECA

USED

Research

VisitingScholars

T.F.A.

Alumni/Grantees

Others

OutreachNetworkingPartnership

Lectures/Talks

On-request

Special Talk

Study Visit

Talk Series

SUSI

Global Undergrad

Broad Picture of Fulbright Broad Picture of Fulbright ThailandThailand


Programs for Americans

US Specialist ProgramUS Specialist Program

American Scholar ProgramAmerican Scholar Program

English Teaching Assistantship ProgramEnglish Teaching Assistantship Program

Student/Research ProgramStudent/Research Program

Regional Travel ProgramRegional Travel Program


• 2-6 Weeks• Academic works; lecture, curricular consulting and advising, or

develop teaching and learning methods• Anthropology, Archaeology, Business Administration,

Communication Arts, Urban Planning, Economics, Education, Environmental Science, Information Technology, Law, Library Science, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Works, Public Health Science, Peace Studies, American Studies (Arts and Art History, Dancing, History, Literature, Music, and Theatre Arts), Agriculture, Linguistics, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

Fulbright Specialist Program


Fulbright Senior Specialist Program

Host institutions will be responsible for:– Domestic transportation– Domestic accommodation

Fulbright will be responsible for:– International air-tickets– Daily allowance US$200


Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

• 4-6 Months

• American scholars work with Thai higher institutions in

any fields

• Institutions must directly contact with scholars and

ask them to apply with

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

http://www.cies.org


In-country Travel Program

• If you would like to invite a Fulbright scholar is working in Thailand for being a guest speaker or lecturing in a short period at your institution

• Your institution will be responsible for domestic transportation and other expenses would be occurred


Regional Travel Program

• If you know a Fulbright scholar who is now working in the Asia Asia and Pacific countriesand Pacific countries, you can invite him/her to do some special activities at your institution

• Fulbright will be responsible for international air-ticketinternational air-ticket• Your institution will be responsible for domestic transportation, accommodation, and elsedomestic transportation, accommodation, and else


Programs for Thais

Open Competition Scholarship ProgramOpen Competition Scholarship Program

International Fulbright Science and Technology Award Program

Hubert H. Humphrey Scholarship Program

Junior Research Scholarship Program

Thai Visiting Scholar Program

Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship Program

New Century Scholar ProgramNew Century Scholar Program

Scholar-in-Residence ProgramScholar-in-Residence ProgramTeaching Excellence and Achievement Program*Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program*

Educational Seminars Program for School Administrators*Educational Seminars Program for School Administrators*

Study of the U.S. Institutes Program**

Global Undergraduate Exchange Program**


Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

•Non-degree program for mid-career professionals in Thai government and private organizations (currently employed by national, local or regional government units or universities or by private sector organizations with assurances of re-employment upon return)

•One year of non-degree study and practical work-related experience in the U.S. institutions

Financial provision:

Monthly maintenance allowance (US$1,300-1,900), book and supplies allowance, tuition and fees, round-trip international travel to host institution and special domestic travel to Washington D.C. for a special seminar, field trips, and conference fees


Eligibility for Applicants

•Thai citizen in good health

•28-5828-58 years of age

•Have at least B (3.00) of undergraduate or good academic record of graduate level, if possessing a degree from the U.S., should have returned to Thailand for at least 7 years after the receipt of the degree

•Be in Thailand at the time of interview

•Have an outstanding record of professional accomplishments and leadership qualities

•Have a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in public service, in public or private sector organizations and agencies (an applicant should be in policy rather than research and technically oriented)


University teachers with no management or policy responsibilities are technically ineligible, – except for teachers of English as a Foreign

Languages and teachers in the field of Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment

TOEFL score at least – 525 paper-based or 195 CBT or 71 iBT)

Application: March - June


Program Fields

Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics

Communication/Journalism

Substance Abuse Education

Treatment and Prevention

Economic Development

Finance and Banking

Educational Administration

Planning and Policy

HIV/AIDs Policy and Prevention

Human Resource Management

Law and Human Rights

Natural Resources

Environmental Policy

Climate Change

Public Health Policy and Management

Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration

Technology Policy and Management

Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention

TEFL

Urban and Regional Planning


Thai Visiting Scholar Program

Offer grants to senior Thai scholars to lecture, pursue research or undertake special academic-related projects in the U.S. institutions

Grant Period : 3-6 months

Prefer to topics focus upon Thailand-U.S. relationship in political, economic, trade, legal, cultural, or educational affairs

Application : June – mid-September


Eligibility of Applicants

• Thai citizen in good health ( not holding two country visas )

• Physically present in Thailand at the time of interview

• have a doctorate degree in academic background with strong knowledge of English

• have at least 10 years of professional experiences at the university level (excluding period of study)

• be able to take leave from his/her home institution

• preferably not have had extensive experience in the U.S. during the previous 3 years

•be willing and able to serve as a resource person in the U.S.


Benefits• Round-trip international travel

• Monthly stipend (US$2,500 - 2,900)

• Professional allowance

• Settling-in allowance (US$150)

• Health insurance

• Additional allowance (US$200-350 per month) for qualified dependents who accompany the scholar for at least 80 percent of the grant period.

Eligible dependents are spouse and children under 21


Alumnus Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pornprot Limprasert, 2009 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai “Genomic Analysis in Thai Autistic Patients”

Institute of Medical Genetics Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California


Scholar-in-Residence (SIR)

• Teaching in the U.S. institutions (small and medium-size institutions) for 5-10 months

• Find host institutions yourself, they will apply through Council for International Exchange of Scholars (www.cies.org/sir)

http://www.cies.org/sir


Fulbright Junior Research Scholarship Program

Aim to develop the capabilities of Thai university staff members to gain 6 months of research experience in the U.S. as part of their doctoral dissertation requirements

2 grants under Fulbright – round-trip international airfare, monthly stipend, books and supplies allowance, and excess baggage allowance

5 grants under Thailand Research Fund (TRF) –

full financial support (not university lecturers)

Application : June – Mid September


Eligibility of Applicants

Thai citizen in good health ( not holding two country visas )

Be a university staff member at a tertiary level institution who is undertaking graduate work at Ph.D. level in a Thai university (applicable for the two awards under the Fulbright program)

Be recommended by his/her employer for consideration

Demonstrate strong academic performance at the graduate level

Have appropriate background to undertake the proposal they have outlined

Have the concurrence of the university Ph.D. program in which he/she is enrolled


TOEFL 525 or above paper-based

(or195 CBT or 70 iBT)

Obtain written confirmation (a letter of invitation) from a U.S. professors/scientist at the host institution that he/she will supervise the research

Be able to fully participate in the Foundation’s activities

RequirementsRequirements


Study of the U.S. Institutes*

• Six-week academic seminars to enhance teaching about the US in school, college, and university

• Costs covering – international and domestic travel, lodging, meals, book and materials allowances, and health insurance

• Qualifications: university lecturer who hold a Master’s degree or higher, age 30-50 with little or no prior experience in the U.S. and demonstrate oral

and written English language fluency • 6 Fields: U.S. Foreign Policy, Contemporary American Literature, Religion

Pluralism in the U.S., American Civilization, American Politics and Political Thought, Journalism and Media• Application: September - October • Grant period : June - August

*Grantees are not considered “Fulbright Grantees”

Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA)

• nine – monthnine – month, non-degree program

• strengthening foreign language instruction

• refine teaching skills, increase English proficiency and extend knowledge of U.S. society and culture

Eligibility

• Thai citizen• Be English teacher at Thai U.

or demonstration schools• 21-29 years old at the time of

application• TOEFL 550 (PBT); 213 (CBT); 79-80 (iBT); 6.0 (IELTS)

Host InstitutionsHost InstitutionsU. Of Hawaii, Manoa Northern Illinois U.

U. Of Oregon

U. Of Michigan, Ann Arbor

U. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee


Current Candidate

2011Mr. Suriyong LimsangkassPrince of Songkla University, Pattni Campus


International Fulbright Science and International Fulbright Science and

Technology Award Program (STP)Technology Award Program (STP)

Doctoral Degrees: Science, Technology, Engineering (3 years)

Thai citizen and be in Thailand at the interview date

Got a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering

GPA both Bachelor and Master degrees not less than 3.5

If got a Master’s from abroad, an applicant must work in Thailand not less than 3 years

TOEFL: 580 (Paper-based) 237 (Computer-based) 92 (Internet-based)

GRE: 700 (Quantitative)

TOEFL: 580 (Paper-based) 237 (Computer-based) 92 (Internet-based)

GRE: 700 (Quantitative)


ศึ�กยภาพด้�านิภาษาGMAT (www.ets.org)

Graduate Management Admission Test600 ขึ้��นิไป

GRE (www.ets.org)Graduate Record Examination

1100 ขึ้��นิไป (Verbal / Quantitative / Analytical)


Aeronautics, Aeronautical Engineering

Agriculture (theoretical or research-based focus only)

Astronomy/Planetary Sciences

Biology

Biomedical Engineering

Chemistry

Computer Sciences/Engineering

Energy

Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Ocean and Petroleum)

Eligible Fields of Study

Environmental Science/Engineering

Geology/Earth and Atmosphere Sciences

Information Sciences (Engineering focus only)

Materials Science/Engineering

Mathematics

Neurosciences

Oceanography

Public Health (biostatistics or epidemiology)

Physics


Current Grantees2007

Vehicle Dynamics and Control, Stanford University2008

Computer Graphics, State University of New York, Stony Brook2009

Biomedical Sciences (Genetics), University of Kentucky2010

Applied Mathematics/Operations ResearchUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Computer Science/GraphicsState University of New York, Stony Brook


Global Undergraduate Exchange Program(1 semester / 1 year)

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• ม่#ค่วาม่ร�ภาษาอ�งกฤษเป(นิอย�างด้# ม่#ผู้ลค่ะแนินิสอบ TOEFL อย�างนิ�อย 500 ขึ้��นิไป หร3อ 61 ส,าหร�บการสอบด้�วยระบบอ�นิเต้อร5เนิ-ต้ หร3อ 173 ด้�วยระบบค่อม่พ�วเต้อร5 (ถึ�านิ�อยกว�า 500 อาจจะได้�ร�บพ�จารณาเขึ้�าร�วม่โค่รงการ Undergraduate Intensive English Language Study Program 8 ส�ปด้าห5

• ม่#ผู้ลการเร#ยนิด้# ม่#ภาวะผู้�นิ,า ท,าก�จกรรม่เพ3+อช&ม่ชนิหร3อก�จกรรม่พ�เศึษนิอกหล�กสต้รในิสถึานิศึ�กษาอย�างต้�อเนิ3+อง

• ไม่�เค่ยม่#ประสบการณ5หร3อม่#ประสบการณ5นิ�อยม่ากในิการเด้�นิทางหร3อร�บท&นิไปต้�างประเทศึ

• ได้�ร�บค่วาม่เห-นิชอบจากสถึานิศึ�กษาท#+ต้นิส�งก�ด้หากได้�ร�บการพ�จารณาค่�ด้เล3อก • Application: Early October - November


Former Recipients

2008• Ms. Amini Sai-Idi, PSU Pattani, U. of Wyoming• Ms. Nataporn Theppitak, PSU Hat Yai, Utica College, New York2010• Ms. Noorulhooda Ding, PSU Pattani, U. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire• Mr. Cherdsak Yeereem, PSU Pattani, California State

University, Dominguez Hills


Open Competition Scholarship Program

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TOEFL ไม่�ต้,+ากว�า 550 (PBT), 213 (CBT) หร3อ 80 (iBT)9 Principals (maximum guaranteed $35,000)

4 Alternates (maximum guaranteed $17,500)


Application Period

3 ม่.ค่. – 11 เม่.ย. 2554http://www.fulbrightthai.org

Today’s grant “2012 Open Competition Scholarship Program”

http://www.fulbrightthai.org/


Benefits

• Tuition and Fees• Books and educational supplies• Monthly allowance ($1,100 - $1,900)• Settling-in allowance ($150)• Health insurance coverage• International travel expenses (United or Delta/Northwest Airlines)


2011 OC Applicants Divided by University and Institution

University and instution

45%

21%

8%

4%

3%

3%

6%

10%Chulaongkorn University

Thammasat University

Kasetsart University

Chiangmai University

ABAC

Foreign University

Mahidol University

Other129 Applications

2011 OC Applicants Divided by Age

Age

78%

18%4% 21-25

26-30

31-40


2011 OC Applicants Divided by Residents

Residents

81%

6%

1% 7% 3% 2%

BKK

Central

East

North

Northeast

South


Fields

15%6%

20%

10%18%

5%

26%

Law

science

Engineering/Computer Science

Humanities/Educational/Arts

Social Sciences

MBA- Finance/Strategic Mgt.

MBA - General/ Mgt./Allied

2011 OC Applicants

Divided by Fields of Study

2011 OC Applicants Divided by Degree

Education

86%

14%

Bachelor

Master


• TOEFL Score Report – 79 ได้�หร3อไม่�• Two-year Residency Requirements

• No IELTS

• สถึ�ต้�จ,านิวนิผู้�สม่�ค่ร (2009 – 103, 2010 – 148, 2011- 129)

• สม่�ค่รเร#ยนิค่นิละสาขึ้าจะม่#ผู้ลต้�อการค่�ด้เล3อกหร3อไม่� / ต้�องสม่�ค่รม่หาว�ทยาล�ยก�อนิหร3อไม่�• ขึ้��นิต้อนิการค่�ด้เล3อก - Pre-screen – Interview

• GRE / GMAT ต้�องย3+นิพร�อม่ใบสม่�ค่รหร3อไม่�?• CGPA 2.99 สม่�ค่รได้�หร3อไม่�

ค่,าถึาม่และป:ญหาท#+เก�ด้ประจ,า


Uniqueness of Fulbright Scholarships

• Grantees do not need to pay back

• Grantees can apply to any US. Universities

• Close relationship with grantees until graduation – “Spirit of Fulbright Family”

• Large and long-lasting networking

• Pre-academic Programs and Enrichment Activities

• 12-month academic training


ก�จกรรม่ Outreach Activities“Knowing Our Own Root # 3, Chiang Mai, January 2009


ก�จกรรม่ Outreach Activities“Cleaning and Caring”, November 26, 2009


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เช#ยงใหม่�

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“Caring, Painting, and Gardening” with School Kids, Nov 25, 2010



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โทร 0-2285-0581-2 โทรสาร 0-2285-0583

Email: [email protected]

URL: http://www.fulbrightthai.org

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