U.S. Embassy Announces 2013 Fulbright Student Scholarship Program

The U.S Embassy is pleased to announce the Fulbright Student Scholarship Program for the 2013 academic year. The Fulbright Student Scholarship Program covers a maximum of two years of graduate-level study at a university in the U.S. starting in August 2013. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State in honor of former U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright and demonstrates the United States’ commitment to welcoming outstanding international students to pursue graduate study at U.S. institutions. This program is open to Lebanese students or long-term Palestinian residents seeking to pursue their graduate studies in the United States.

Interested students may log on to http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/scholarships/fulbrightstudent.html for more details regarding eligible fields of study and application instructions. The deadline for all applications is May 16, 2012.

The U.S. Government covers the participants’ expenses, including roundtrip airfare, accommodation, and health insurance.  Competition is merit-based, and students from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.