\u00c7o\u011fu insan\u0131n yaln\u0131zca Fulbright olarak bildi\u011fi kavram, asl\u0131nda T\u00fcrkiye Fulbright E\u011fitim Komisyonu, ya da di\u011fer bir ad\u0131yla T\u00fcrkiye-Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri K\u00fclt\u00fcrel M\u00fcbadele Komisyonu\u2019dur. 1949 y\u0131l\u0131nda T\u00fcrkiye ve Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri aras\u0131nda imzalanan anla\u015fmalar sonucunda, 13 Mart 1950 tarihinden itibaren T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyetinde y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe girmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n
Fulbright Komisyonu genel olarak; T\u00fcrk ve Amerikal\u0131 \u00fcniversite mezunlar\u0131na, akademisyenlerine, sanat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131na ve kamu g\u00f6revlilerine burs vermektedir. Bursiyerlere e\u011fitim, seyahat ve ya\u015fam giderlerini kar\u015f\u0131layacak miktarlarda \u00f6denek sa\u011flanmaktad\u0131r. Komisyonun kurulma amac\u0131 ise T\u00fcrk ve Amerikan halklar\u0131 aras\u0131nda bir ba\u011f kurmak ve k\u00fclt\u00fcrel al\u0131\u015fveri\u015fler yapmakt\u0131r. Ayn\u0131 zamanda ABD\u2019de e\u011fitim almak isteyen \u00f6\u011frenciler de, Fulbright\u2019\u0131n burs imkan\u0131 olmaks\u0131z\u0131n e\u011fitim dan\u0131\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 hizmeti alabilmektedir.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye Fulbright E\u011fitim Komisyonu y\u00f6netimi birka\u00e7 yap\u0131dan olu\u015fmaktad\u0131r. Bunlar: Y\u00f6netim Kurulu ve Genel Sekreterlik\u2019tir. Komisyonun Y\u00f6netim Kurulu \u00fcyeleri ise, T\u00fcrk ve Amerikan H\u00fck\u00fcmetleri taraf\u0131ndan atan\u0131p her \u00fclkeyi de e\u015fit \u015fartlarda temsil etmektedir. Komisyonun merkez ofisi Ankara\u2019dad\u0131r. Ancak, \u0130stanbul\u2019da da bir irtibat ofisi bulunmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Kuruldu\u011fu g\u00fcnden bu yana yakla\u015f\u0131k 6500 \u00f6\u011frencinin faydaland\u0131\u011f\u0131 Fulbright sayesinde, ABD\u2019deki \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 tamamlad\u0131ktan sonra \u00fclkelerine d\u00f6nen \u00f6\u011frenciler, \u00fclkemize faydal\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar yapmaktad\u0131r. Ayn\u0131 zamanda T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye gelen Amerikal\u0131 akademisyenler de, \u00e7e\u015fitli dallarda ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirdikleri ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar ile kendilerini geli\u015ftirme imkan\u0131 bulmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Fulbright, yurt d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda e\u011fitim almaya dayal\u0131 bir program oldu\u011fundan burs almak isteyenlerin en az orta seviyede \u0130ngilizce bilmesi \u015fartt\u0131r. Gerek Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletlerinde hayatlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmek, gerekse kaliteli bir e\u011fitim alabilmek i\u00e7in \u0130ngilizce bilmek hayati derecede \u00f6nem arz etmektedir.<\/p>\n
Bu nedenle Fulbright bursu kazanmak gibi bir iste\u011fe sahipseniz, ilk yapman\u0131z gereken \u015fey \u0130ngilizce seviyenizi ilerletmektir. Konu\u015fma, anlama seviyesinde kendinizi belli bir seviyeye ta\u015f\u0131rsan\u0131z, di\u011ferlerini \u00f6\u011frenmeniz sizin i\u00e7in daha kolay olacakt\u0131r. Konu\u015fman\u0131z\u0131 geli\u015ftirmeniz i\u00e7in sizlere tavsiye edece\u011fimiz en \u00f6nemli uygulama ise Konu\u015farak \u00d6\u011fren sistemi. Bu sistem sayesinde yabanc\u0131 e\u011fitmenlerle \u0130ngilizce konu\u015fabilir ve her ge\u00e7en g\u00fcn kendinizdeki ilerlemeye tan\u0131kl\u0131k edebilirsiniz.<\/p>\n
Fulbright bursuna ba\u015fvurmak belli \u015fartlara ba\u011fl\u0131d\u0131r. Bu \u015fartlar\u0131 sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z takdirde bursa ba\u015fvurabilirsiniz. Tabi, t\u00fcm bu \u015fartlar\u0131 sa\u011fl\u0131yor olsan\u0131z da, \u0130ngilizce seviyenizin en az orta d\u00fczeyde olmas\u0131, bursa kabul edilmeniz i\u00e7in en \u00f6nemli \u015fartt\u0131r. Fulbright bursuna kimlerin ba\u015fvuru yapabilece\u011fine \u015f\u00f6yle bir g\u00f6z atal\u0131m:<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti vatanda\u015f\u0131 olmak ve T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de ikamet etmelisiniz.<\/p>\n
Green Card sahibiyseniz, Fulbright bursuna hak kazanamazs\u0131n\u0131z. Bu nedenle e\u011fer Green Card\u2019\u0131n\u0131z yoksa Fulbright\u2019a ba\u015fvurmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z.<\/p>\n
Burs ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7 tarihinde en az 18 ya\u015f\u0131nda olmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de en az bir Meslek Y\u00fcksekokulu\u2019na kay\u0131tl\u0131 olmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z. E\u011fer y\u00fcksek lisans yapmak istiyorsan\u0131z lisans mezunu; doktora yapmak istiyorsan\u0131z ise y\u00fcksek lisans mezunu olman\u0131z temel \u015fartlardand\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Meslek Y\u00fcksekokulu\u2019nda, lisans b\u00f6l\u00fcmlerinde ald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z derslerin ortalams\u0131 100 \u00fczerinden en az 70 ya da 4,00 \u00fczerinden 2,80 olmal\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Lise mezuniyet not ortalaman\u0131z ise 5,00 \u00fczerinden en az 3,50 ya da 100 \u00fczerinden en az 70 olmal\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Sonuncu ve en \u00f6nemli \u015fart ise \u0130ngilizce seviyenizin en az orta d\u00fczeyde olmas\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcm bu \u015fartlara sahipseniz Fulbright ba\u015fvurunuz \u00f6n de\u011ferlendirmeye al\u0131n\u0131r. E\u011fer bu \u00f6n de\u011ferlendirmeyi ge\u00e7erseniz Fulbright burs m\u00fclakat\u0131 i\u00e7in Ankara\u2019ya gitmeniz gerekmektedir. M\u00fclakata kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z andan itibaren ne yapaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131z konusunda kafan\u0131z\u0131n kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131na eminiz, ancak bu i\u00e7erikteki maddelere dikkat ederseniz herhangi bir sorun ya\u015famayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131za emin olabilirsiniz.<\/p>\n
\u00d6n elemeyi ge\u00e7menizin ard\u0131ndan Fulbright Komisyonu\u2019nun belirledi\u011fi tarihte m\u00fclakat i\u00e7in Ankara\u2019ya gitmelisiniz. M\u00fclakat i\u00e7in \u00f6deyece\u011finiz masraflar tamamen size aittir. M\u00fclakat\u0131n \u0130ngilizce oldu\u011funu belirtmemizde fayda var, bu m\u00fclakatta yetkililer sizden kendinizi tan\u0131tman\u0131z\u0131 istemekte ve burs i\u00e7in yeterli kriterlere sahip olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 de\u011ferlendirmektedir.<\/p>\n
Fulbright bursunu kazanmak i\u00e7in \u00e7ok \u00fcst d\u00fczeyde bir \u0130ngilizce bilgisine sahip olman\u0131z gerekmemekte ama size sorulan sorular\u0131 anlaman\u0131z ve yan\u0131tlaman\u0131z elbette olduk\u00e7a \u00f6nemli. Bursu kazan\u0131rsan\u0131z, \u0130ngilizce bilgi d\u00fczeyinize g\u00f6re Amerika\u2019ya gidi\u015f tarihinize kadar e\u011fitim g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz \u015fehirde, sizin se\u00e7ece\u011finiz dil kursunda \u0130ngilizce dil e\u011fitimi de alman\u0131z s\u00f6z konusu.<\/p>\n
M\u00fclakatta ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 olmak i\u00e7in \u0130ngilizce bilmeniz gerekti\u011fine art\u0131k eminsiniz, peki ya m\u00fclakatta hangi sorular sorulur ve bunlara nas\u0131l cevap vermem gerekir diye mi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorsunuz? \u00d6yleyse yapman\u0131z gereken tek \u015fey i\u00e7eri\u011fin devam\u0131n\u0131 okumak. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc sizlere olas\u0131 bir Fulbright bursu m\u00fclakat\u0131nda sorulabilecek sorular\u0131 haz\u0131rlad\u0131k.<\/p>\n
Fulbright m\u00fclakatlar\u0131 genel olarak sizleri tan\u0131maya odakl\u0131d\u0131r. Ayn\u0131 zamanda bursu kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletlerinde nas\u0131l bir hayat s\u00fcrece\u011finiz ve \u00fclkenize d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fczde neler yapaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131z sorular\u0131na verece\u011finiz cevaplar, m\u00fclakat s\u00fcrecindeki kaderinizi b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde etkileyebilir. Bu sorulara kendinize en uygun yan\u0131tlar\u0131 vererek \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rsan\u0131z, m\u00fclakat s\u0131ras\u0131nda ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 olma ihtimaliniz olduk\u00e7a artacakt\u0131r. \u0130\u015fte kar\u015f\u0131n\u0131zda Fulbright \u0130ngilizce m\u00fclakat sorular\u0131\u2026<\/p>\n
-Why did you apply for a Fulbright scholarship?<\/p>\n
Because I want to take my education further with this scholarship. My goal is to move my country forward with my research when I come back.<\/p>\n
-Why do you want to study in the USA?<\/p>\n
Because I think, the most suitable country for the political sociology education is in the USA. I read the articles of many American professors and made references to them.<\/p>\n
-Why should we give you a scholarship?<\/p>\n
Because I am a successful individual. I finished my school as a high honor student.<\/p>\n
-How will you promote Turkey?<\/p>\n
I mentioned that Turkey is a great country. The people of the country are very friendly and also their food is very good. I describe Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Gaziantep.<\/p>\n
-What will you do in the future?<\/p>\n
-How will you contribute to the country when you returned to Turkey?<\/p>\n
-What are your weaknesses?<\/p>\n
I’m emotional in my bilateral relations.<\/p>\n
-What are your strengths?<\/p>\n
My strongest point is that I am responsible.<\/p>\n
-What is the family’s job?<\/p>\n
My mother is a banker and my father is an academician. I have not got brother or sister.<\/p>\n
-Do you have friends from different countries?<\/p>\n
Yes, I have many friends I met during the erasmus period. Example: Italian, French and Spanish\u2026<\/p>\n
-What is the event you think will be the most difficult in America?<\/p>\n
I don’t think I will have a hard time living in America. But of course I will have a process of adaptation. This may be transportation related, daily life.<\/p>\n
-What are your social activities?<\/p>\n
I was in many student clubs while I was going to the university. I love camping with my friends. I am also interested in theater.<\/p>\n\n\n