The Zen of Fulbright: The Unofficial Guide to Making the Most of Your U.S. Fulbright Scholarship

This is the book we wish we had had before starting our own Fulbright Scholarships! The Zen of Fulbright is the unofficial guide to making the most of the incredible opportunities a Fulbright Scholarship can offer. Compiled from over 100 interviews with Fulbright Program alumni, campus Fulbright advisers, and study abroad specialists, this book is a guide to what the Fulbright experience is like on the ground. The guide includes:

• Over 500 stories and quotes from Fulbright Program alumni about their experiences
• A comprehensive guide to the application process for US applicants to the Fulbright Student Program
• Advice from Fulbright application readers on what makes a strong application
• Practical strategies for living overseas as a Fulbrighter
• Tips about how to pay forward your Fulbright experience after returning home
• Sample application essays
• Over 300 pages of candid advice from Fulbrighters about what worked for them, what they would have done differently, and how you can learn from their mistakes.
  

Written by Fulbrighters for future Fulbrighters, this is the most comprehensive resource available for applicants and grantees of the U.S. Fulbright Program!