Sample Essays from Winning Proposals

The format and length of the sample essays below varies; some are longer than the length currently allowed: Always follow the most current guidelines within the Fulbright online application.  For study/research applicants, the Statement of Grant Purpose may not exceed two pages.

     Barbados

• Sociology: Structural Factors of Gender Disparity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement Download Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement – BA Level applicant
• Communications: Finding the Thread: Highlighting the World's Smallest Serpent – Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement Download Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement - MA Level applicant

     Brazil      

• Faith, Race, and Justice: A Comparative Study of Three Religions in Brazil - Proposal & Personal Statement - PhD level applicant

     Canada

• Black Homeschoolers in North America - Proposal - Personal Statement - PhD level applicant
• Island Paradox: The Impact of Prince Edward Island’s Electoral Redistribution - Proposal - Personal Statement - BA level applicant

      Chile

• Domestic Violence Resources in La Florida-Santiago - Proposal - Personal Statement - BA level applicant
  (This example has been annotated to illustrate the anatomy of a proposal.)

     China

• Confronting Socialized Gender Norms in Chinese Sex Education - Proposal - Personal Statement - BA level applicant
• Examining Public Participation in Sustainable Fisheries Management in Qingdao - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant

    Ethiopia    

• Development Studies: Mechanisms of Youth Engagement in Ethiopian Education Policy – Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement Download Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement – PhD Level applicant
  
• Digital Media Workshops with Ethiopian Youth and Young Educators - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     European Union

• Political Science: Mapping EU Member State Approaches to Foreign Fighter Returnees – Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement Download Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement – MA Level applicant

     Georgia      

• Conflict Resolution Methods in Georgia - Proposal - Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Germany    

• Public Gardens Private Spaces - Proposal - Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Honduras        

• Balancing Garifuna Grassroots Development and Cultural Preservation - Proposal & Personal Statement - PhD level applicant

     India         

• Social Capital and Fisheries Governance in Karnataka - Proposal and Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Indonesia          

• Mangrove Forests in Indonesia: Assessing Deforestation Rates and Conservation Hotspots - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant
• Blue Carbon: The Impacts of Mangrove Restoration on Seagrass Carbon Storage - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant

     Ireland         

• Chemical Synthesis of Penicillin Derivatives - Proposal - Personal Statement - BA level applicant

     Jordan         

• Jordan’s Balancing Act: Refugee Water Demands and the Country’s Water Supply - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant

     Kuwait     

• The Rise of Mixed Hadhar-Badu Parliamentary Blocs in Kuwait - Proposal - Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Mexico      

• Mexico, Business: Marketing – Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement Download Statement of Purpose and Personal Statement – MA Level applicant - Bi-national Internship
• Politics at Home Abroad: Mexican Migrants and Their Home Towns - Proposal - PhD level applicant
• The Scope and Causes of Excessive Juvenile Pretrial Detention - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant
• Migrant Youth Navigating the City - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant
• Eliminating Mexico's Financial Lending Gap for Small and Medium Enterprises - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant - Bi-national Internship

     Netherlands     

• Migration and Borders as Creative Nonfiction - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant

     New Zealand       

• Symbioses in a Changing World: Nitrogen Pollution and Bleaching in Sea Anemones - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant
• Networking for Knowledge: Mapping Learning Networks for New Zealand's Rural Principals - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Nicaragua     

• Microfinance in the Mercados: Critical Bottlenecks Affecting a Key Poverty Alleviation Tool in Urban Nicaragua, and How to Overcome Them - Proposal & Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Panama

• Reconstructing Urban Identity in Postcolonial Panama - Proposal - Personal Statement - PhD level applicant

     Peru

• A Human Rights Perspective: Regulating Water Privatization in Peru - Proposal - Personal Statement - MA level applicant

     Romania     

• Distance Learning to Enhance Teachers' Professional Development in Rural Romania - Proposal - Personal Statement - PhD level applicant

     Russia      

• Preservation of the Chuvash Language - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant
• The Far Eastern Experience of the Russian Civil War and Foreign Intervention - Proposal - PhD level applicant

    Turkey

• Urban Renewal in Istanbul's Varos: How Do Residents Financially Experience Policy? - Proposal & Personal Statement - BA level applicant