U.S. Student Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship
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2016/17 U.S. Fulbright Program Baruch College Campus Deadline is: Wednesday September 16, 2015
The Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship was launched in 2013 as a new component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. It provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and digital storytelling in two or three countries on a globally significant theme. This Fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the National Geographic Society.
Utilizing a variety of digital storytelling tools, including text, photography, video, audio, graphic illustrations, and/or social media, Fellows will tell their stories, or the stories of those they meet, publishing their work on a dedicated blog hosted on the National Geographic website. Fellows will receive instruction in digital storytelling techniques, applicable to Fellows’ projects, including effective blog writing, video production, photography, and other relevant training, by National Geographic staff prior to their departure. Applications will be accepted for Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowships in any country to which there is an active Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Applications for the 2016-2017 academic year will be accepted for the following themes:
- Our Human Story
Themes: Culture/Geo-politics, Contemporary Social Issues (Sociology, Urbanization, Crisis, Migration) - Our Living Planet
Themes: Places, Environment, Climate Change, Conservation, Landscapes, Oceans - Critical Species
Themes: Conservation of Species, Extinction (Storytelling in this area should include a public policy frame) - New Frontiers
Themes: Innovations in areas of Health, Medicine, Technology, Space, Energy, Maritime issues.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be US Citizens.
- Applicants must have a conferred bachelor’s degree or the equivalent before the start of the grant.
- Applicants currently enrolled at Baruch must apply through Baruch’s Fulbright Program Advisor, Valeria Hymas (details below)
More information and instructions on how to apply are available at: http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/
Please contact Baruch’s Fulbright Program Advisor, Valeria Hymas at [email protected] for information about the campus review process as well as application guidance and advice.
