This program is designed to enhance the
knowledge, expertise, and understanding of business in Mexico for U.S.
students in business, law, or engineering. It combines graduate courses (a
minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6) in the pertinent academic area (e.g.,
business, finance, international trade or comparative law among others) with
an internship within a Mexico-based company, firm, or NGO dedicated to
international business. The Fulbright-García Robles grantees usually work as
interns five days a week in their assigned companies, and attend university
in the evening during the program. Refer to the program in your Statement of
Proposed Study and list under Special Programs on the Fulbright application.
General Information:
Language:
Excellent spoken
and written Spanish is required at the time of application.
Academic Year:
September through
June. 10 months. Academic year.
Applicants:
Candidates with a
BA degree and recent M.B.A., J.D. or master's degree in business
administration, finance, economics, international relations,
engineering, or accounting, and some work experience are preferred.
Master’s degree is recommended but not required. Significant work
experience in a business environment is strongly recommended for these
candidates and for candidates who do not have a business-related degree.
Grant Benefits:
Be aware that this
grant does not provide additional compensation beyond the benefits of
the Full Fulbright Grant, i.e., basic maintenance, international
transportation, and so on. Grantees may incur additional costs related
to working in a business environment that are not covered by the grant.
Statement of Proposed Study: Instead of a research proposal, the
following three points should be addressed:
1) Areas where the applicant could benefit from and make the best
contribution to a Mexico-based company conducting international business;
2) Aspects of the applicant’s academic background (coursework, workshops,
special courses, etc.) and professional experience (specific jobs and
assignments) that would allow the applicant to benefit from the
experience and contribute to a company during the internship:
3) Expected benefits from the internship and courses, and their
relationship to the applicant’s future career plans. In late February,
the Commission will conduct phone interviews in Spanish with recommended
candidates prior to final selection.
Affiliation:
Following final selection, the Commission will arrange the internship
matches with the participating companies through a bilateral matching
process. The placement process is the result of bilateral communications
between grantees and companies in which both parties express their three
best placement options in order of preference. Grantees are usually
placed at one of the following two Mexican universities: Autonomous
Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and the Monterey Technological
Institute (ITESM). In the last two years, the Commission has placed
grantees in the following companies: Banamex, Banorte, Dupont, Endeavor,
Fondo Unido, Grupo BAL, New Ventures, Procter & Gamble, Rothschild Bank,
Scotiabank, Inverlat, and the law firm Solorzano, Carvajal, González y
Pérez Correa, among others.
Tuition:
University fees are covered by the grant.
Placement:
The Commission will arrange the internship matches with the
participating companies after final selection is completed. .The
placement process is the result of bilateral communications between
grantees and companies in which both parties express their three best
placement option in order of preference.
The following is
applicable to all grants.
See
flyer and testimony of a former Fulbrighter
here.
Research clearance and visa
requirements:
For all awards, candidates must have an FM-3 visa before entering the
country under a Fulbright-Garcia Robles scholarship. COMEXUS will
process the FM-3 visa for the grantees prior to their arrival in
Mexico. Those candidates possessing dual U.S. and Mexican nationality
are required by Mexican law to enter Mexico on their Mexican passport
and will not receive an FM-3 visa.
Dependents:
Grants are increased by US$150 per
month for grantees with one accompanying dependent and by US$250 for two
or more dependents.
