Fulbright Application Coaching

Wait List


Melissa is offering limited coaching slots to hopeful Fulbrighters between June through September of 2024!

Why Melissa?

  • She is a 2023-24 Fulbright grantee to Mexico, having been an alternate for the same award in 2022.

  • She was invited to participate as a panel member interviewing Fulbright semi-finalists in the spring of 2024.

  • Melissa is a skilled writer and educator who loves the Fulbright program.

Melissa is best equipped to offer coaching to Fulbright applicants who belong to one or more of the following categories:

  • Musicians & Artists

  • Applicants to Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries

  • Applicants who want a skilled writer to offer feedback on their essays

  • Applicants applying again after previously being a Fulbright alternate

What will coaching with Melissa look like?

  • Meetings will take place on Zoom or a similar online platform

  • You will share a Google doc of one or both of your Fulbright application essays (Statement of Grant Purpose and/or Personal Statement) no less than 48 hours in advance of our meeting

  • Melissa will help you clarify project goals, demonstrate how your project furthers the Fulbright mission, and express why you are the ideal Fulbright candidate!

If coaching with Melissa sounds like a good fit for you, please fill out the interest form below to join the wait list. Melissa will follow up shortly:


Fulbright Coaching Interest Form