Fulbright Commission awards supporting study at Cardiff University
Cardiff University has in conjunction with the Fulbright Commission established two prestigious awards schemes which are applicable to US citizens looking to study in the UK and specifically at Cardiff University.
Fulbright-Cardiff University Postdoctoral Research Fellows Awards are applicable to US citizens for postdoctoral research and suitable for candidates wishing to develop their international reputation in any field relevant to Cardiff University (Note: the Fulbright Alistair Cooke Award for Journalism is also tenable at Cardiff University). Scholarships are offered for a period of 4 to 12 months and comprise a monthly stipend of £1,500 with the maximum grant amount being £15,000. Several distinguished scholars have now had the opportunity to further their research at Cardiff University under this scheme.
With effect from 2010-2011, Cardiff University will launch the new Fulbright-Cardiff Postgraduate Award, available for an eligible US citizen for the first year of a postgraduate degree in any field at Cardiff University. The successful candidate will be selected by the Fulbright Commission and the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive a grant to be used towards tuition fees and maintenance costs. One award per year will be available for up to £20,000, intended as a contribution towards tuition fees and general maintenance costs whilst in the UK.
A former Fulbright-Cardiff University Postdoctoral Fellows Award recipient said, “Cardiff University is a well-funded expanding research institution. I was impressed by the calibre of graduate students and faculty and new facilities under development.
I appreciated the delight in hearing my accent in Cardiff
I was treated like a movie star at times! If television and movies had jaded some people’s perception of the US it was a pleasure to show them otherwise and reveal the similarities in our attitudes and language.
What inspires me about Wales as a social scientist visiting from America is the current internal struggle to join the modern world without losing a particular local identity. Wales is simultaneously close and far from England and the EU.
Wales is in the process of identifying new symbols for local pride to follow its proud coal and slate mining past. Cardiff has gorgeous open air spaces, excellent museums for families, and beautifully restored castles, not to mention a passion for rugby. Cardiff is only a two hour train ride from London, and the cities share the same media influences, so it is a wonderful place for me to study the role of religion in nationalism and how we negotiate the arrival of new immigrants. I hope that other scholars who are interested in pursuing comparative work across national boundaries consider Wales as an intriguing and inspiring choice.”