Fulbright Scholarships available to study at Globe Theater

STAMFORD, Conn. — The American Institute For Foreign Study, a leading study abroad organization, said Shakespeare’s Globe Education Theater Program has been selected by the Fulbright Commission as one of their prestigious Summer Institutes for the next three years. Three Fulbright scholarship winners will attend AIFS’ Shakespeare’s Globe Education Theater Program from 2013 to 2015. Award winners will have the majority of their program costs covered including round-trip airfare, tuition and fees, accommodations, insurance, social program and meals. On the Shakespeare’s Globe Education Theater Program, students spend three weeks at Shakespeare’s historic Globe Theater in London, where they will study intensively with actors, directors and other theater practitioners. The program runs June 17 to July 5. Students applying for the Fulbright award should submit their application materials to the Fulbright Commission. The application deadline is March 11. For more information, application criteria or to apply, visit www.aifsabroad.com/england/londonglobe/summer/¬fulbright.asp.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Fulbright Scholarships available to study at Globe Theater