FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS ONLY: Choose the country for your project or teaching assistantship
A good application should be well-focused and well-grounded in a place. Your project will need to fit with the country requirements, so make sure you understand those early on. The proposal should also indicate a clear commitment to the host country community and a description of how you will engage with it. Click on a country or region below to learn more about the requirements.
See the Fulbright web site for details on available countries and requirements.
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BBC News: Country Profiles
Current world news & Country profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.
CIA-The World Factbook
Lists population, government, military, education, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States.
Country Insights (Global Affairs Canada)
Provides information on history, geography, culture (including business etiquette), politics, and the economy of each country.
U.S. Department of State: Background Notes
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Provides our foreign policy/relationships with countries.
SOURCES WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION INFORMATION:
International Education by Call Number: Reference LB15 .I565 2013Publication Date: 2013-02-26Includes information about the systems of education in countries.
- World Bank EdStatsEducation Statistics by the World Bank provides the largest number of statistics on education.
- CIA World FactbookGeneral handbook-type information on different countries, which includes some education statistics.
- Country Studies (Library of Congress)Compiled by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Provides in-depth information, including information about education, although most of the studies may be dated to the 1990s.
- UN Data -- Country Data ServicesLinks to country web sites and various country data sources (often with a translate feature). Education tables on public expenditure and education & teaching staff at primary, secondary & tertiary levels.
- UNESCO--UNESDOC DatabaseUNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. It is through this dialogue that the world can achieve global visions of sustainable development encompassing observance of human rights, mutual respect and the alleviation of poverty, all of which are at the heart of UNESCO’S mission and activities. Search for documents & find links. Includes in-depth information for recent and dated materials. Some documents are full-text.