2021-2022 Academic Year Scholarships for Myanmar National

The U.S. Embassy Yangon is pleased to accept applications for the following programs for the 2021-2022 Academic Year: 

·         Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship

·         Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

·         Fulbright Foreign Language Assistant (FLTA) program

·         Lincoln Scholarship Program

The Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship gives full scholarship funding to students from Myanmar seeking a Master’s Degree at a university in the United States of America.  Please find the attached announcement for detailed information.

TheHumphrey Fellowship is a one-year funded program that sends accomplished professionals to the United States for graduate-level academic coursework and related professional experiences.  Fellows are selected based on their potential for national leadership and commitment to public service in either the public or private sector.  The Humphrey Program is NOT a degree program and grants are NOT renewable. Please find the attached announcement for detailed information.

The Fulbright FLTA Program is a nine-month, fully funded, non-degree program that provides young teachers of English an opportunity to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the society and culture of the United States while teaching Myanmar language to U.S. students. Please find the attached announcement for detailed information.

The Lincoln Scholarship provides an intensive pre-academic training in Yangon, comprehensive assistance in applying for universities, an onetime airfare to and from the U.S., fully covered tuition, a monthly stipend, a support system while studying in the U.S., and an alumni support activities and alumni grants after returning from the U.S. Please see more information on www.thabyay.org/scholarship .

Please also pass this information to anyone who you think is appropriate. The application packet can also be requested at RangoonUSECA@state.gov.  

Deadlines:

Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship, Humphrey and Fulbright FLTA – June 30, 2020

Lincoln Scholarship – June 7, 2020

For Fulbright, Humphrey, and FLTA programs: Please submit soft copies application to RangoonUSECA@state.gov.  

For Lincoln program: The online application are due on June 7, 2020  at 11:59 p.m. is available at https://myapp.iie.org/lincolnscholarship. The hard copy application must be sent to Lincoln Scholarship Program, No. 9 Kan Road, Quart 10, Hlaing Township, Yangon, no later than June 5, 2020 at 4 p.m.