The US-UK Fulbright Commission was created Sept. 22, 1948, as a cultural and educational exchange between the United States and the United Kingdom.
The commission gives grants on the postgraduate and postdoctoral level to study at accredited institutions in the U.S. and the U.K.
It also funds the Summer Institutes for undergraduate students.
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The National Assembly for Wales is one of the landmarks in Wales that Emily Schebler, a freshman political science and legal studies major, plans to visit during while at her Fulbright Summer Institute. Schebler will take part in a program to learn about Welsh culture and history. DN FILE PHOTO ASHLEY DYE
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For most of her life, Emily Schebler hasn’t been away from her family for more than a few days. But in June, she will start her six-week study in Wales as part of a Fulbright Summer Institute.
The freshman political science and legal studies major received a place with Fulbright in April as Ball State’s only participant.
Prior to college, Schebler didn’t know the Fulbright program existed. After learning about it in an honors course, she spoke to her parents about the Fulbright and decided to apply.
“None of us thought we’d actually get it,” she said. “It was really great when we did.”
Schebler began her application in December and submitted it in mid-March. By April, she received an interview that was followed by an acceptance letter. She was the only one from Ball State to receive an interview for her particular program.
She will participate in a program that aims to teach about Welsh culture and history as well as Wales’ role in the United Kingdom and the world. It also will grant the students an opportunity to study at Cardiff University, Bangor University and Aberystwyth University in Wales.
For Schebler, this trip will be the farthest she has been from her family. It wasn’t until the end of high school that she spent any extended amount of time away from them. Her first trip on her own was with a group of strangers on a weeklong mission trip.
A mission trip and college is different than studying abroad, she said, so being far from home will be a difficult part of her summer.
“It’s totally different going to a different country,” Schebler said.
While she’s used to being around her family, she said she has started becoming more independent at Ball State. She said her time at the university has prepared her for the independent life that she will have to live while in Wales.
“I was dropped off and had to learn how to be an independent,” Schebler said. “I had to become an adult instead of teenager.”
She picked this particular program from Fulbright because of her interest in politics and globalization. She said she looks forward to seeing how accurate information she learned in a Ball State globalization class is as well as how Welsh politics work.
“You take an American politics course and don’t get to see how it works in another country,” Schebler said.
She doesn’t know what she is going to do in her free time just yet, but she does have a few things in mind.
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The US-UK Fulbright Commission was created Sept. 22, 1948, as a cultural and educational exchange between the United States and the United Kingdom. The commission gives grants on the postgraduate and postdoctoral level to study at accredited institutions in the U.S. and the U.K. It also funds the Summer Institutes for undergraduate students. |
“I have been talking with my cohorts to go to London one day,” Schebler said. “... I just want to experience the culture the most I can.”
She also plans to look at historical landmarks, including the National Assembly for Wales.
“As a political science nerd, I am very excited for that,” Schebler said.
Her interest in politics extends past her major and her activities with Fulbright. At Ball State, Schebler serves as the secretary for the Mock Trial Association and is a member of the College Republicans, the Student Honors Council and the DeHority Hall Council.
She plans to attend law school after graduating from Ball State.
Schebler will depart June 20 and will return from Wales in early August.
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