The Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the opening of its awards for the 2011/12 academic year. This year’s Fulbright Programme includes £100K in additional scholarship funding for UK citizens for study, research or lecturing in the United States.

This year’s Fulbright Awards Programme offers an exciting new opportunity for research in the clinical or biomedical aspects of diabetes, or the social or economic issues faced by people living with the condition. Offered in partnership with Diabetes UK, the Fulbright-Diabetes UK Research Award offers a generous £75,000 to conduct research into the condition at any accredited US institution.

Penny Egan, the Fulbright Commission’s Executive Director, remarked on the Programme:

“The USA remains the destination of choice for many eager to further enhance their education.  A prestigious Fulbright Award does more. It opens doors and enriches the awardees affording a unique opportunity for those with ambition to immerse themselves in the world’s leading economy at a pivotal moment in its history. We are therefore delighted that once again we have been able to increase the number of awards that we can offer UK applicants.”

Michael Scott-Kline, Director of the Fulbright Awards Programme, adds:

“An award from Fulbright is more than just a grant. When I ask our alumni about what they valued most from their Fulbright experience, across the board they say it was the people they met. That is the real purpose of this programme – mutual exchange and mutual understanding between people – and I’m thrilled to say that this year we’ll have even more awards to give for exchanges to the United States.”

Further details about the Fulbright Awards and online applications can be found on the Fulbright Commission’s website: www.fulbright.co.uk.

The application deadline for awards in academic year 2011/12 is 31 May 2010. .