Call: Fullbright MTVU Fellowships Available

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>The State Department in partnership with MTV-U
>is offering Fulbright fellowships for junior
>scholars who are US citizens and who are working
>in the area of 'culture and music.' In
>particular the program seeks to fund projects
>that use the "power of music as a global force
>for mutual understanding." The fellowship has
>only just been announced and has a very short
>deadline: applications are due March 29. I've
>pasted the call below and I've attached it as
>well.
>
>Best,
>
>Carol
>
>FULBRIGHT-MTVU FELLOWSHIPS
>Deadline for applications: March 29, 2007
>
>About the Program
>Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, administered by the
>Institute of International Education, are for
>U.S. students to conduct research abroad for one
>academic year on study projects of their own
>design around an aspect of international musical
>culture. For its pilot year (2007-2008), up to
>4 Fellowships will be awarded to outstanding
>U.S. students nationwide. In addition to
>proposing unique projects on ?the power of
>music? as a global force for mutual
>understanding, applicants must submit an
>outreach plan describing how they intend to
>share their activities with their peers during
>their Fulbright year.
>
>Eligibility
>Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of
>application. Applicants must have completed a
>bachelor?s degree by the beginning date of the
>award; in the performing arts, four years of
>professional experience may substitute for the
>degree. Preference will be given to recent
>college/university graduates. Applicants must
>apply to conduct their project in a country
>where there is an active U.S. Fulbright Student
>Program, as listed on us.fulbrightonline.org.
>Applicants must meet all potential host country
>requirements, including those related to
>language and program start dates. Applications
>are encouraged for all world regions.
>
>Eligible Fields of Study:
>Applicants should submit proposals around an
>aspect of international contemporary or popular
>music as a cultural force for expression.
>Preference will be given to creative projects
>that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and that
>are accompanied by a feasible action plan to
>inform peer groups via mtvU?s various media
>platforms (broadcast, online and print)
>regarding the Fellow?s activities in the host
>country throughout the term of the grant.
> Applicants are encouraged to consider a range
>of documentary modes (e.g., blogs, vlogs, photo
>diaries, news segments) to share their
>experiences and findings. Applicants are also
>encouraged to consider all aspects of ?the power
>of music? in developing their project proposals.
>Along with the study of music in a specific
>cultural context or ethnomusicology, proposals
>will be considered in other music-related fields
>including, for example, music and social
>activism; music in learning; music and the
>community, and musical performance.
>
>Award Benefits:
>The fellowship will provide the following benefits:
>Round-trip transportation to the host country
>Maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country
>Book and research allowances (Fellows whose
>projects require extensive research funding,
>materials, or equipment must obtain funding from
>other sources for such purposes.)
>Supplemental health and accident insurance coverage
>Foreign language or cultural orientation courses, where appropriate
>Media resources (e.g., camera and Internet
>uplink for students to send dispatches to mtvU)
>
>Additional Information/Application Materials
>In addition to the activities proposed for the
>Fellowship, Fellows may be asked to participate
>in special programs, conferences, and/or
>promotional activities developed or suggested by
>the U.S. Department of State, mtvU, the
>Institute of International Education, and/or
>Fulbright Commissions.
>
>The deadline for applications is March 29, 2007.
>
>For additional information and application
>materials, please visit us.fulbrightonline.org.
>
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>The Fulbright Program is the world-renowned,
>flagship international educational program
>supported by the people of the United States and
>people in partner countries around the world and
>sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The
>Fulbright Program has provided more than 279,000
>participants with the opportunity to study,
>teach and conduct research, to exchange ideas
>and to contribute to finding solutions to shared
>international concerns.
>
>mtvU is an on-air, online, wireless and on
>campus network created by and for the college
>audience. Broadcasting via satellite 24 hours a
>day, 7 days a week, to over seven million
>students on more than 740 campuses, mtvU is the
>largest and most comprehensive multi-platform
>channel for college students.
>