Andrew Magill’s ‘Stories of AIDS’
In 2009, Andrew Magill, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received a Fulbright mtvU Fellowship to go to Malawi and create a concept album with Malawian recording artist Peter Mawanga. The album tells the story of people living with AIDS in Malawi. Magill is a co-producer and musician for the Mau a Malawi: Stories of AIDS album. The U.S. release of the album will be on October 14th at an event at the University of North Carolina.
Click here for tickets to the event.
And for more on the Stories of AIDS project go to http://storiesofaids.com/.
Apply Now For A Fulbright-mtvU Grant
The Fulbright-mtvU grant is heading into its 5th year of giving students the opportunity to immerse themselves in international culture by awarding those students with unique projects that utilize the power of music to encourage mutual understanding. Click here to apply now!
Michael Silvers Discusses His Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship
Michael Silvers Discusses His Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship experience and encourages you to apply. The application deadline for the next round of Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships is March 1st. Click here for more info and to start your application.
Learn More About The Fulbright mtvU Fellowship
The focus of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship is to promote “the power of music” as a global force for mutual understanding. We will be hosting a series of webinars where alumni of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship will discuss their Fulbright Experiences. IIE Program Managers will moderate the sessions. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. All interested applicants and advisors are welcome to attend the webinars listed below.
Follow the below links to register:
Meet the 2010 Fulbright-mtvU Judges
Kim Gordon, Wayne Coyne, Tom Morello, Beth Ditto
The Fellowships, administered by the Institute of International Education, were established to promote the “power of music” as a global force for mutual understanding. Applications for the 2010-2011 Fellowships are being accepted now through October 19, 2009, with more information available at www.us.fulbrightonline.org. The final selection will be made by the Presidentially-appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Have an idea involving the power of music as a global force for mutual understanding? Apply now.
Up to four awards will be available to pursue projects around an aspect of international contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference will be given to creative projects that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and are accompanied by a feasible plan. In addition to presenting unique projects on music as a global force for mutual understanding. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2012.