UNIVERSITY STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2009

GENERAL INFORMATION/PROVISIONS
the Thailand‑United States Educational Foundation (Fulbright) sets aside a portion of its annual study grants for qualified lecturers from provincial universities (setting up within the past 20 years) for pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degrees in the United States.
Up to two (2) grants will be awarded in broad variety of fields with the exception of medicine, public health, nursing and allied subjects to provincial university lecturers with priority to the newer institutions which were established within the past twenty years.
Grants are intended to cover the costs of tuition and fees, books and educational supplies, maintenance allowance and insurance coverage or may be combined with tuition waivers or other financial air from appropriate U.S. institutions. A round-trip international travel expenses (from Bangkok to the place of study in the U.S.) will be provided by the grantee’s home university. If the candidate is assigned to a summer English language training program, the home university travel grant will cover the cost of travel from port of entry in the United States to the English program and to the place of academic study. Grants are normally for one academic year.
Grantees are strongly recommended to find support from other sources for their study programs beyond the initial year. However, renewal of the grants will be considered on a case by case basis for up to two additional years where the students’ academic records are satisfactory for further works towards the academic degree specified in the award.
Deadline for application submission is May 19, 2008. No extensions will be granted in any circumstance.
ELIGIBILITY An applicant must:
1) be a Thai citizen in good health (Individuals holding U.S. immigrant visas or permanent U.S. resident cards (green cards), or dual (Thai and U.S.) citizenships are not eligible for Fulbright scholarships to Thai citizens);
2) have at least a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or equivalent on transcripts of undergraduate study or a successful academic record at the graduate level (an applicant applying for a Ph.D. degree must complete his/her Master’s degree program before the deadline of application submission);
3) have an TOEFL score (iBT score of at least 80, or computer-based TOEFL score of at least 213, or paper-based TOEFL score of 550 or above) on a test taken between March 2006 and March 2008 (For TOEFL examination, please directly visit website www.toefl.org for more information);
4) if possessing a degree from abroad, must have resided in Thailand for at least three years when applied;5) be able to fulfill regulations of the home university and the Thai government concerning leave of absence travel and study abroad; and6) be in Thailand for the interview.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE 1) From January 10, 2008 an application form can be downloaded from website: www.fulbrightthai.org 2) The application set must be accompanied by:
a) The completed 4-page application form and 3 photocopies of the original application
b) 4 photocopies of university transcript(s) for all years of academic study
c) 4 photocopies of eligible TOEFL score report
d) 2 letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes
(The Fulbright recommendation form A and B are strictly used)
e) 1 letter from home university confirming support for an applicant’s round-trip international travel
3) An applicant must submit a completed application form and other supporting documents in person to the International Relations Division or Office of the President at his/her home university4)
Further information can be obtained from the Foundation
tel. 0-2285-0581-2, in particular
Mr. Chatchai Ugsornsilp at ext. 106 or
MR. Cheewarat Kaesangkwan at ext. 107.
The Foundation is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Source : http://www.fulbrightthai.org/