Each year, selecting the Fulbright student cohort is not easy – and this year, too, was no exception. Our Programs department received 1,304 applications from 139 universities across the country. Of these, 134 were chosen: 114 for Master’s and 20 for PhD programs. A fastidious process To pick the most ...
Over the past few months, U.S. professionals and scholars visited Pakistan under the Fulbright Specialist program for two to six weeks to undertake collaborative projects with their counterparts in educational institutions across the country. While their projects covered a wide range of subjects, the end goal remained the same: developing ...
The eagerly awaited 2024 Fulbright Student competition for Master’s and PhD level students commenced in January, with the closing date set for April 12. The announcement received wide press coverage. In a message to potential applicants, USEFP Executive Director Rita Akhtar encouraged talented students and working professionals to learn more ...
USEFP also announced two competitive non-degree programs this quarter: the 2024 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship and the 2024 Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program. The Humphrey Fellowship is a 10- to 12-month program that targets mid-level professionals who want to build on their knowledge base by enrolling in non-degree coursework ...
This quarter, we welcomed five new members to Team USEFP. Omer Bashir Omer, an EducationUSA adviser in Karachi, recently moved to Pakistan after having lived in Houston, Texas for the past 12 years. He has been in the educational sector for seven years and is passionate about helping students achieve ...
