Moldovan Citizens with Romanian Passports Can Apply for the Fulbright Romania Student Award to Study in the U.S.

The Fulbright Student Program for Romanian citizens provides awards for the first year of a master’s program or for one academic year of research in the United States. Second-year costs for the Romanian Fulbright master’s students may be covered depending on funds availability as well as on proof of good academic standing during the first year of study.

Applicants can be Romanian graduates – BA graduates / MA students or graduates / PhD students – from accredited public and private universities. BA students are also invited to apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study.

The candidates will be selected through open, merit-based competition to participate in graduate level programs in any field except clinical medicine.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• have Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
• hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (BA students may apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study);
• have English proficiency;
• if applying in law, candidates must hold a degree in that field.

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Applicants are also expected to:

• be representative and responsible citizens, with a demonstrable potential to contribute to the mutual understanding of culture and values in Romania and the U.S;
• share the acquired professional experience or disseminate results of the research upon return, contributing to their specific area of knowledge;
• show motivation and flexibility necessary to adapt effectively to life in the United States;

THE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

Selection Steps:

• applications are pre-screened;
• the assessment of study/research projects is performed by Fulbright alumni and leading Romanian and U.S. scholars in the respective fields of knowledge;
• the applicants recommended by reviewers will be invited to an interview carried out by a bi-national panel, in the first half of September;
• the nominated finalists are subject to final approval by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB).

The assessment of the Fulbright applications is organized in two stages, aimed at encompassing two different aspects. These distinct approaches contribute to defining a comprehensive image of the applicant’s performance during the entire competition, in accordance with the aim and mission of the Fulbright program and the expected results after return.