Submitting your Application

1. The deadline for receipt of Fulbright applications is October 21, 2005. This is NOT a postmark date.

2. Electronic Applications MUST be submitted by midnight, Pacific Standard Time, on October 21, 2005. The application system will not be available after that time. If you do not submit by midnight on the 21st,  you will not be able to submit your application.

3. You should receive an email confirming that your online application was submitted. If you do not receive this email please contact Embarkís technical support immediately.

4. Donít forget that all applications must be submitted both electronically AND in hard-copy PDF format. Please  follow carefully the instructions for printing your online application,  available on the application system website.

5. IIE cannot confirm the receipt of any documents, whether it is your Fulbright application, letters of support or any other supplementary information. Please do not contact us to enquire if we have received all of your documents. We recommend that you send materials to IIE in a traceable format,  such as Federal Express.

6. Please ensure that your application is printed on only one side of a page.

7. Donít forget to SIGN the application at the bottom of Page 1 of the PDF version of your application.

After Submitting your Application

1. Continue to work on your language skills.  If you receive a grant,  the time and effort you put into language study will pay off.

2. You are welcome to submit letters of support from your in-country host affiliations after the deadline, but we make no guarantee that the letters will be married up with your application in time for review.

3. All applicants will be informed by letter of the status of their application at the end of January/early February. If you do not receive a letter by February 15th, please let us know.

4. After, you submit your application if you need to change your mailing address you must do so by letter or by email. We will not accept address changes over the phone.  No address changes will be made after October 21, so please assure that the address to which you wish your notification letter sent is the current address in your application.

5. Candidates who are recommended to the host country for further consideration will learn the final decision by the end of Spring 2006. More information about this process will be sent in the next issue of the newsletter, which will be published in late January.

6. Please note that for some country programs (i.e., Swiss Govít Grants, French TAs, Germany TAs, etc.) additional applications will be required. Applicants recommended for these programs will be contacted at the appropriate time and will be given the opportunity to complete the next steps of the application process.