Application Kit for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program

What's inside

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_Essay_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  One section each for the Study/Research Objective and the Personal Statement, plus a Country and university fit section: what is asked, the length rules for your country, recall questions, a structure planner and a self-check.

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your stories in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, tagged to the selection factors that appear in the country announcements, with a coverage sheet that shows gaps.

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_Interview_Question_Bank_TEMPLATE.docx

  Practice questions grouped by theme for the shortlist interview, with space for your story IDs and key points.

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_Referee_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for each referee: what the commission or embassy needs, how the upload works, the deadline and reminders of work they saw.

• USA_Fulbright_Foreign_Student_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your country deadline, back-planned tasks including test dates, the most recent published milestones for each country and a cost tracker.

Who it's for

• Master's applicants in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya or Ghana preparing for the next Fulbright cycle
• Applicants who want structure for the Study/Research Objective and Personal Statement without sample essays
• Applicants who need to check how their country's rules differ before investing in tests and references

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Confirm your route: Open your country page and check that the master's track is open this cycle, that your field is eligible and that you meet the work-experience and degree rules. (User Guide)

2. 2

   Set your dates: Enter your country deadline and any test date that must come before it, such as the GRE in Pakistan. (Application Timeline)

3. 3

   Map your fit: Work through the Country and university fit section so your field, priorities and reasons for US study are clear before you write. (Essay Worksheets)

4. 4

   Collect stories: Write 12 to 20 true stories and tag them to the selection factors. Look at the coverage sheet for gaps. (STAR Evidence Bank)

5. 5

   Brief referees: Ask three referees early, ideally at least one academic and one professional, and send the brief with your CV. (Referee Brief)

6. 6

   Work the essays: Answer the recall questions, plan each part, then write your own text within your country's length rules. (Essay Worksheets)

7. 7

   Check and submit: Run each self-check and the final checklist. Incomplete applications at the deadline are not considered. (User Guide)

8. 8

   Prepare the interview: If shortlisted, practise the questions aloud and review your Study Objective until you can explain it without notes. (Interview Question Bank)

Route check

Choose this kit if you will apply for a US master's through the Fulbright commission or U.S. Embassy in your country. If you are applying to Stanford with Knight-Hennessy funding, see the Knight-Hennessy kit. In Nigeria, check the U.S. Mission Nigeria page first: we could not confirm its current rules.

General information

What's not included

• Sample essays or model answers
• Editing, review or coaching
• University applications, test preparation or visa help

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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