The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission was present, once again, at the fall edition of the Romanian International University Fair (RIUF), in Bucharest, Timişoara and Iaşi. We took advantage of this opportunity to spread the news about Fulbright grants for Romanian citizens and the services offered by the Fulbright Educational Advising Center/FEAC, thus reaching out to a wider pool of potential applicants. An average 800 visitors stopped by our booth during the two days of the fair in Bucharest and over 500 in Timişoara and Iaşi, eager to learn more about the undergraduate and graduate application process and financial aid opportunities in the United States.

We also delivered a seminar in each of the three cities (on October 2 in Bucharest, October 7 in Timişoara and October 9 in Iaşi), titled “Studii în S.U.A. – prin bursele Fulbright sau cu susţinerea financiară a universităţilor americane”, presenting Fulbright grants, eligibility criteria and the application process, as well as the path to applying for direct financial aid granted by U.S. universities. We had a full house for each seminar and several of the audience voiced a definite interest in applying for a grant. In Bucharest we were also graced with the presence of a special guest, Ms. Soribel Feliz, vice-consul of the American Embassy in Bucharest, who kindly accepted to take part in our seminar and speak about student visas, ending the presentation with a Q&A session.