Study Abroad

• Applicants must be citizens or nationals of the United States of America at the time of application. Permanent residents are not eligible. Applicants must be master’s or Ph.D. Students in the fields of Agriculture or Viticulture.
• Applicants must be in good health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Certificate from a physician.
• Applicants must have proficiency in written and spoken Spanish sufficient to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study/research.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  – Strong preference is for those who have not previously held a Fulbright grant.
  – Candidates who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States will be given preference, provided their qualifications are approximately equivalent to those of other candidates.

The following are not eligible for consideration:

• For a period ending one year following the termination of such employment, association, or service: Employees of the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development. This provision includes all employees, paid or unpaid (including part-time or temporary employees, consultants, externs, fellows and contract employees). This provision does not apply to interns.
• Employees of private and public agencies (excluding educational institutions) under contract to the U.S. Department of State to perform administrative or screening services on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s exchange program.
• Officers of an organization, in the United States or abroad, including members of boards of trustees or similar governing bodies, or individuals otherwise associated with the organization, wherein the organization and the individuals are responsible for nominating or selecting individuals for participation in any exchange program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
• Board members or staff of a Fulbright Commission.
• Members of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
• Immediate families (i.e., spouses and dependent children) of individuals described in paragraphs. This provision does not disqualify self-supporting children who live apart from their parents.
• For purposes of this section, the one-year period of ineligibility is calculated from the date of termination of employment, service, or association until the due date for submission of applications for program.

Selection is made on the basis of:

• Quality and feasibility of the proposal as described in the Statement of Grant Purpose.
• Academic or professional record.
• Personal qualifications.
• Language preparation.
• Preference factors as established by the Fulbright Commission.
• Extent to which the candidate and the project will help to advance our aim of promoting mutual understanding among nations through engagement in Uruguay, among other activities.