2015 fulbright junior internship program

2015  Fulbright  Junior  Internship  Program  for  Middle  and  High  School  Students  

 As  summer  approaches  we  are  busy  at  Fulbright  preparing  for  ETA  Orientation  and  our  Camp  Fulbright  program,  which  we  have  renamed,  the  "Fulbright  English  Immersion  Program."      Each  year,  as  many  of  you  know,  we  send  a  small  group  of  U.S.  students  to  Korea  to  join  a  cohort  of  Korean  students  as  junior  leaders  during  the  summer  program.    The  Fulbright  Junior  Internship  Program  (FJIP)  applications  are  starting  to  come  in,  but  there  are  still  a  few  weeks  to  let  students  know  about  the  program.  Information  can  be  found  at  www.fulbrightep.kr/cfjip.        2015  Fulbright  Junior  Internship  Program  (FJIP)  Program  Period:  Wednesday,  July  22,  2015  -­‐  Wednesday,  August  12,  2015  (three  weeks)  Location:  Jungwon  University,  Goesan,  South  Korea  

Eligible  Students:  U.S.  students  in  the  8th  through  10th  grade;  11th  graders  may  apply,  but  they  must  first  submit  a  letter  to  the  director    Number  of  participants  to  be  accepted:  Participants  numbers  will  be  dependent  on  Korean  student  numbers,  but  generally  10-­‐12  students  are  selected,  including  returnees    Application  Deadline:  May  15,  2015  (applications  must  be  received  by  5:30  p.m.  Korea  Standard  Time  on  the  application  deadline)  Transportation:  Travel  to  and  from  Korea  shall  be  incurred  by  the  student,  the  student’s  school,  or  sponsoring  institution  (club,  organization,  etc.);  travel  within  Korea  will  be  provided  by  the  Fulbright.  Room  and  Board:  Participants  will  be  provided  with  room  and  board  for  the  duration  of  the  program  Other:  Fulbright  will  provide  accident  insurance  for  participants  during  their  stay  in  Korea.      For  more  information,  on  this  program  and  the  program  for  the  Korean  FJIP  Program,  please  contact  Vincent  Flores  at  vflores@fulbright.or.kr  or  +82-­‐3275-­‐4010.      Through  past  alumni  efforts,  we  have  been  able  to  reach  out  to  students  from  diverse  backgrounds;  already  our  FJIP  alumni  are  in  top  schools  around  the  world,  and  many  have  returned  to  Korea  multiple  times  through  Fulbright  and  other  opportunities!    Thank  you,  everyone,  for  taking  time  to  help  us  promote  this  program  and  to  help  continue  the  Fulbright  mission  of  bring  people  together  through  educational  exchanges.  Warm  regards,  Vincent  "Vinnie"  Flores  Education  Advisor  and  English  Program  Manager  Korean-­‐American  Educational  Commission    Fulbright  Building  23  Baekbeom-­‐ro  28-­‐gil  Mapo-­‐gu,  Seoul  121-­‐874  KOREA  Office:    02-­‐3275-­‐4010    |    Mobile:  010-­‐2658-­‐0878    |    Fax:    02-­‐3275-­‐4028  To  find  us  by  taxi/navigation:  마포구  염리동  168-­‐15  /  Mapo-­‐gu,  Yomni-­‐dong  168-­‐15  

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