FULBRIGHT MALAYSIAN AWARD

2011
INTERNATIONAL FULBRIGHT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MALAYSIAN STUDENTS
Application deadline: June 18, 2010

International Fulbright Science and Technology Award recipients come from all regions of the world and engage in a wide-range of scientific inquiry. Recipients are chosen through a rigorous multi-tiered, merit-based selection process in their home countries followed by a field and discipline review by well-known U.S. academic leaders, final nomination by a blue-ribbon Advisory Panel including U.S. university deans, presidents, and a Nobel Laureate, and approval by the Fulbright Scholarship Board.

ELIGIBILITY

An applicant must:

1) be a Malaysian citizen.
2) have completed masters before August 1, 2011 and have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or equivalent on academic transcripts both undergraduate and graduate study. It is highly recommended that bachelor’s degree is in the same or a related field for which you plan to pursue Ph.D. study.
3) have a strong academic background in the sciences.
4) have an official and valid TOEFL score ( iBT score at least 93, or CBT 237 or PBT 580 or higher) Visit www.toefl.org to register.
5) have a General GRE score report with a quantitative score of at least 700. Visit www.gre.org to register.
6) be in Malaysia for the interview.
7) plan to commence studies in the U.S. in the academic year 2011.

IMPORTANT
Please indicate that you want your score reports sent to the Institute of International Education (IIE). You must indicate the IIE code on the registration forms and/or the forms provided at the time you take the exam.
For all TOEFL and GRE exams, please indicate CODE: 2326.
For the IELTS, select the Institute of International Education from the ‘Professional Bodies’ listing.
You are ineligible if you:

• are currently studying in the U.S;
• have received a previous Fulbright award; or
• only plan to pursue non-degree study

Eligible Fields

• Aeronautics and Astronomic/Aeronautical Engineering
• Astronomy/Planetary Sciences
• Agriculture (theoretical or research-based focus only)
• Biology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Computer Sciences/Engineering
• Energy
• Engineering (electrical, chemical, civil, mechanical, ocean, and petroleum)
• Environmental Science/Engineering
• Geology/Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Information Sciences/Engineering (engineering focus only; business-focused study is not eligible)
• Materials Science/Engineering
• Mathematics
• Neuroscience/Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Oceanography
• Physics
• Public Health (theoretical focus only)

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PROVISIONS OF THE AWARD

Grantees receive tuition, a monthly stipend for up to 36 months, health and accident coverage, a book and equipment allowance, professional conference allowance, travel support and specially tailored enrichment activities, and are eligible to apply for additional research funding. After three years, U.S. universities  are expected to cover the remaining expenses toward completion of a Ph.D, assuming the grantees maintains satisfactory continuing progress toward Ph.D. completion.

U.S. UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT

VISA SPONSORSHIP

Grantees will receive J-1 visa sponsorship under the Fulbright Student Program for up to five years starting approximately August 2011. After five years, if necessary, ECA will transfer sponsorship to the host university assuming satisfactory continuing progress toward Ph.D completion. Grantees not able to secure an entry visa to arrive in time for their program start date may lose their fellowships. Selected candidates must provide IIE with a valid passport prior to the issuance of Form DS-2019.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 

You are required to submit an online application:
Application instructions
Application form and checklist.

A correctly prepared application packet facilitates the review process and increases your chance for an award. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete before submitting to MACEE.

Please submit 4 sets of application and the package must be accompanied by :
a) The completed 5-page application form and 3 photocopies of the original application  
b) 4 recent passport size photographs
c) 4 official/certified copies of academic transcript(s) and degree certificates
d) 3 letters of reference in a sealed envelope ( if it is not submitted online)
e) 4 copies of curriculum vitae
f) 4 photocopies of official and valid Toefl and General GRE score report

COMPETITION SCHEDULE
March 1, 2010                      Announcement of the competition                
June 18, 2010                      Application Deadline
End of June, 2010                Calling for interview and nomination
Mid October, 2010                Final selection results from Washington
June 2011                           Pre-departure Orientation
July-August 2011                 Departure of grantees

Applicants must submit 4 copies of the completed application forms with photographs and all required supplemental forms no later than June 18, 2010 to:

MACEE
International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
18th Floor, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak
200, Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur