<p>I’d add another tip: since the purpose of the program is to foster mutual understanding, its important in the proposals and interview to sell yourself as someone who will be a good representative of this country in the host country. This is one of the questions that evaluators are asked to rate (at least the last time I was involved in the screening process) and it was an important aspect of the selection process.</p>
<p>I think that this FAQ from the Fulbright site has some not so subtle hints that any candidate could use to bolster this part of an application:</p>
<p><a href=“https://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_faq_qanda.html?id=491[/url]”>https://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_faq_qanda.html?id=491</a></p>