Fulbright Scholarship & International Degrees

[young&ambitious]

Greetings! I hope this post finds you all well. I posted awhile ago in a thread, titled "The Success of a Teenage PhD Applicant?", where I was inquiring about how I could make myself more marketable as an applicant, despite being only nineteen years of age. The collective consensus was that I should utilize the extra time that I have gained in an accelerated high school / undergraduate curriculum to gain experiences that differentiates myself as an applicant.

I have embrace your advice and am now applying for the Fulbright Student Grant. For those who are not familiar with this program. It is a scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State, that funds research conducted by pre-doctoral students overseas, over the course of an academic year. If I'm lucky enough to obtain this highly-competitive grant, I plan to conduct research over at the Media Management and Transformation Centre at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), in Sweden. With some familiarity with prior scholarship in media management and economics (my research interest), I understand that this to be one of the world's preeminent research institutes for this emerging niche field. While at Jönköping University, I have the opportunity to obtain a MSc in Economics and Management of Entertainment & Arts .

So, I share all of this to ask this community a few questions:

- How do adcoms perceive Fulbright Scholars? Would the ROI be valuable towards the admissions process?
- Is anybody familiar with JIBS, it's credibility in Sweden, Europe, and back here in the US? How does accreditation work for European business schools?
- How do adcoms treat international degrees such as this MSc? I realize that this isn't a rigorous program, but does it hurt in any way if I'm there already?
- How much research experience are successful applicants possessing? Along with potentially obtaining the Fulbright, I will have two years of research experience (and hopefully some publications soon), as an undergraduate. Is three years about the right amount of experience?

I would really appreciate any support towards finding the answers to these questions!

[ezekielekata]

I think going for an Msc would be of much help to you...since you are still quite young....it goes a long way in proving that despite your age you still do have diverse experiences ......

Jonkoping is okay but not the best......Uppasala University,Lund University and Stockholm School of Econs.. would be better options.....(assuming they also offer the grant you were awarded)...

But all the same you are on the right track...!

[taxPhD]

The Fullbright is one of the most prestigious and competitive scholarships in the world. I do not see anyway that an admissions com would not look at it favorably.

[young&ambitious]

Thanks ezekieiekata and taxPhD!!!