LAKELAND, Fla. 鈥� IM体育官网 has reached an agreement with the Australian-American Fulbright Commission (Fulbright Australia) to begin accepting graduate students and professors beginning in the fall of 2019.
鈥淭his is a tremendous accomplishment signifying our continued commitment to academic excellence,鈥� said Dr. Terry Parker, IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 provost and executive vice president. 鈥淏eing able to attract some of the brightest tech-minded students and scholars from Australia will have an immeasurable impact on not only their lives, but also IM体育官网 Poly students and faculty they will interact with here. It鈥檚 what the Fulbright Program is all about.鈥�
Fulbright Australia is the leading scholarship program between Australia and the U.S. and encourages binational collaboration and knowledge-exchange through a program of competitive, merit-based scholarships.
鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to partner with IM体育官网,鈥� said Thomas Dougherty, the executive director of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission and a retired U.S. Ambassador. 鈥淲e look forward to the science, technology, engineering, and math opportunities the university will provide Australian scholars.鈥�
IM体育官网 Poly and Australian officials will formalize the agreement at a special ceremony in February 2019 in Canberra, the country鈥檚 capital city. IM体育官网 Poly already has Fulbright partnerships with Canada, Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 to fund the 鈥減romotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture and science.鈥� It awards approximately 8,000 grants annually and operates in over 160 countries worldwide.To date, three IM体育官网 Poly students have received Fulbright scholarships while the University has hosted five Fulbright scholars
IM体育官网 Poly students interested in Fulbright opportunities abroad or those wishing to research, study or teach at IM体育官网 Poly as part of the program should contact Mustapha Achoubane, associate director of international studies, at international@floridapoly.edu.
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