Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Long-Term (GPA) Tracking Survey 03.08.21

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Long-Term Participant Survey

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Long-Term (GPA) Tracking Survey 03.08.21

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Proposed Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Long-Term (GPA) Tracking Survey

Question



Response Format



Response Categories


Q.1 When did you receive your GPA award?

Drop-down menu

Academic Year 2008-2009

Academic Year 2009-2010

Academic Year 2010-2011

Academic Year 2011-2012

Academic Year 2012-2013

Academic Year 2013-2014

Academic Year 2014-2015

Q.2 Please specify the language that was studied during your GPA program.

Drop-down menu

[List of 81 Languages, plus “other”]


[If other is selected]

Q.2a Please specify the language that was studied during your GPA program but was not listed.

Open ended response


Q.3 In which country was your GPA program conducted?

Drop-down menu

Use the official lists published by the U.S. Department of State

Independent States in the World (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm) and Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm), plus “other”



Q.4 What degree were you pursuing at the time of your GPA award?

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Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate

Other advanced professional degree


Q.4 Did you complete the above degree program?

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Yes

Not yet, but I am still working on it

No, I do not intend to complete it

[If No, I do not intend to complete it is selected for Q.4]

Q.4a Please indicate the reason(s) that you do not intend to complete your degree program. Please select all that apply.

Multiple answers permitted

Accepted a job

Family responsibilities

Ran out of funds

Decided to pursue a different area of study

Decided to pursue a different line of work

Other

[If Other is selected for Q.4a]

Q.4b Please specify other reasons.

Open-ended response


Q.5 Select the discipline that best describes your degree program. If your degree covered more than one academic discipline please select “More than one,” then specify the additional academic discipline(s) in the next question.

Drop-down menu

Anthropology

Area studies

Art

Business (accounting, finance, etc.)

Communications, Media, Journalism

Computer and information sciences

Cultural studies

Economics

Education

Engineering

English language and literature

Film

Foreign languages and literature

Geography

History

International affairs

International studies

Journalism

Law

Life sciences (including health sciences)

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Physical sciences

Political science and government

Psychology

Public administration

Public policy

Religious Studies

Social work

Sociology

Urban affairs

Urban planning

Other (skip to Q.5a)

More than one (skip to Q5.b)

[If Other is selected]

Q.5a Please specify the academic discipline that was not listed.

Open-ended response


[If More than one discipline is selected]

Q.5b Please specify the additional academic discipline(s) covered by your degree program.

Open-ended response


[If yes is selected for Q.5]

Q.5c Did this degree have a foreign language component?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

[If yes is selected for Q.5]

Q.5d Did this degree have an international and/or area studies component?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

Q.6 In addition to the degree you pursued during your GPA award, are you enrolled in or have you completed any other degrees or certificates?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

[If yes is selected for Q.6]

Q6a. Number of additional degrees or certificates you have either completed or are working toward:

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1

2

3

4

5(+)

[If yes is selected for Q.6a]

Q6b. Have you completed this degree or is it in progress?


Drop-down menu

Completed

In progress

[If yes is selected for Q.6a]

Q6c. What type of additional degree or certificate are you working towards or have you completed? If you are working towards or have completed more than one degree, mark the level for the highest degree.

Drop-down menu

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctorate

Other advanced professional degree

Certificate

Other (please specify)


[If other is selected for Q.6c]

Q.6c1 Please specify the other additional degree or certificate that was not listed.


Open ended response


[If yes is selected for Q.6]

Q.6d What is the primary field of study for this additional degree or certificate?

Drop-down menu

Anthropology

Area studies

Art

Business (accounting, finance, etc.)

Communications, Media, Journalism

Computer and information sciences

Cultural studies

Economics

Education

Engineering

English language and literature

Film

Foreign languages and literature

Geography

History

International affairs

International studies

Journalism

Law

Life sciences (including health sciences)

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Physical sciences

Political science and government

Psychology

Public administration

Public policy

Religion

Social work

Sociology

Urban affairs

Urban planning

Other (skip to Q.6d1)

More than one (skip to Q.6d2)

[If Other is selected]

Q.6d1 Please specify the other academic discipline that was not listed.

Open ended response


[If More than one discipline is selected]

Q.6d2 Please specify the additional academic disciplines covered by your degree program.

Open ended response


[If yes is selected for Q.6]

Q.6e Does this degree have a foreign language component?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

[If yes is selected for Q.6]

Q.6f Does this degree have an international and/or area studies component?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

Q.7 Please specify your language proficiency level after you completed your GPA program.

Drop-down menu; ask respondent to answer this question for each language he or she used to conduct GPA program

Beginning

Intermediate

Advanced

Q.8 Have you received any additional fellowships or awards? (Please check all that you received.)

Multiple answers permitted

No, not applicable

Boren award
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs fellowship
Freeman award

Fulbright U.S. Student Program (FUSP-IIE)
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) award
Jacob K. Javits award
National Security Language Initiative for Youth Award
National Science Foundation fellowship or grant
Social Science Research Council fellowship or award
Wenner-Gren Foundation grant

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs fellowship
Mellon fellowship
University departmental/division grant
Other

Q.9 What is your current employment status?

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Employed, full-time

Employed, part-time

Unemployed (not working right now, but actively looking for work)
Full-time student

Out of the workforce and not looking for work (e.g., stay-at-home parent, retired, disabled)





Q.9a Which of the following job categories best describes this job?

Drop-down menu

Accounting
Admin & Clerical
Banking
Biotech
Biology

Business development
Communications, Media, Journalism
Consultant
Customer Service
Cybersecurity

Design
Education – Teaching (skip to Q.9i)

Education - Other
Engineering
Entertainment
Environment

Executive
Finance
General Business
Federal Government
Health Care
Hotel – Hospitality
Human Resources
Information Technology
Insurance
International Development

Legal
Library

Linguistics

Management
Manufacturing
Marketing
Museum

Nonprofit – Social Services
Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
Purchasing – Procurement
QA – Quality Control
Real Estate
Research
Restaurant – Food Service
Retail
Sales
Science
Skilled Labor – Trades
State/Local Government

Telecommunications
Training
Transportation
U.S. Military (skip to Q.9b)
Other (skip to Q.9c)

(If U.S. Military is selected)

Q.9b Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

[If Other is selected]

Q.9c Please specify other job category.

Open-ended response


Q.9d Which of the following best describes the employment sector?

Drop-down menu

Private sector business (includes self-employed)
Non-profit organization
Federal government (skip to Q.9g)
State government
Local government

School or school district

Public college or university

Private college or university

Foreign/international

U.S. military (skip to Q.9e)
Other (skip to Q.9f)

[If U.S. Military is selected}

Q.9e Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

[If Other is selected]

Q.9f Please specify other sector.

Open-ended response


[If Federal government agency is selected]

Q.9g Please indicate the agency where you worked when you held this U.S. government job.

Drop-down menu

Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Office of the President (e.g., White House Office, Office of Management and Budget)

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (excluding NIH)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Interior

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Treasury

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs


Federal Independent Agencies (e.g., GSA, SSA, NTSB)

Judiciary Branch (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Court of International Trade)

Other national security agency (e.g., FBI, CIA, DEA, NSA)

Peace Corps

Other federal agency (skip to Q.9h)

I prefer not to disclose (skip to Q.10a)

Q.9h Please specify other federal agency.

Open-ended response


Q.9i Please indicate the type of educational institution where you worked.

Drop-down menu

Pre-Kindergarten

Elementary or secondary school or system
2-year college, community college, or technical institute
4-year public college or university
4-year private college or university

Foreign education institution
Other (skip to Q.9j)

Q.9j Please specify other type of educational institution.

Open-ended response


[If Q.9i or Q.9j is answered]

Q.9k Please indicate whether the educational institution where you worked was one of the following Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs, HBCUs, HSIs).

Drop-down menu

Use drop-down menu of States; then provide a drop-down menu for each State listing the MSIs in that State


Use this source for list of MSIs: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html


Response categories:

  • It was not a Minority Serving Institution (MSI, HBCU, HSI).

  • List of States, Alabama to Wyoming

  • Other MSI not listed here (skip to Q.9l)


[If Other is selected]

Q.9l Please specify other Minority Serving Institutions (MSI, HBCU, HSI) not listed here.

Open-ended response


Q.9m How closely was this job related to the field of the degree you were pursuing at the time you received your GPA?

Drop-down menu

Closely related
Somewhat related
Not related

Q.9n Was knowledge of a foreign language a requirement or considered a key asset for this job?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.9o Was your international and/or area studies training a requirement or considered a key asset for this job?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.9p When you held this job, how often were you called on to use your foreign language skills?

Drop-down menu

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Less than once a month
Never




Q.11 Have you had research published after you completed your GPA program?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

(If yes)

Q.11a How many publications have you authored?

Open-ended response


Q.11b How many books?

Open-ended response


Q.11c How many research articles in peer-reviewed journals?

Open-ended response


Q.12 How many courses have you taught related to your GPA language learning experiences?

Open-ended response


Q.13a Please rate, in your own estimation, how the language proficiency and area studies training you gained as part of your GPA award has affected your initial marketability on the job market.


Very beneficial
Beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not beneficial at all
N/A

Q.13b Please rate, in your own estimation, how the language proficiency and area studies training you gained as part of your GPA award has affected your professional development/promotional opportunities.


Very beneficial
Beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not beneficial at all
N/A

Q.14 Have you ever made use of your foreign language and/or area studies training by consulting or volunteering for any of the following? (Please check all that apply.)

Multiple answers permitted

No -- not applicable
Elementary or secondary education

Four-year public or private institution of higher education


Two-year college, community college, or technical institute
Domestic nonprofit organization
Business

For-profit organization
Foreign government

International non-governmental organization
Media
Minority-serving institution
Multi-lateral organization (e.g., OECD, World Health Organisation)
Federal government agency (skip to Q.14d)
State government agency
Local government agency
Peace Corps service (skip to Q.14c)
U.S. military (skip to Q.14a)

Other (skip to Q.14b)


(If U.S. Military is selected, otherwise skip to Q.15)

Q.14a Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

Q.14b (If “Other” to Q.1421, otherwise skip to Q.1522)
Please specify other types of organizations or agencies for which you consulted or volunteered.

Open-ended response


Q.14c (If “Peace Corps service”, skip to Q.14, otherwise skip to Q15.22)
Please indicate years of service in the Peace Corps.


Drop-down list

Less than 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9+

Q.14d (If “Federal government agency” to Q.14, otherwise skip to Q.15)

Please specify Federal government agency.

Drop-down list

Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Office of the President (e.g., White House Office, Office of Management and Budget)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (excluding NIH)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Interior

U.S. Department of Justice (excluding FBI)

U.S. Department of Labor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Treasury

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Independent Agencies (e.g., GSA, SSA, NTSB)

Judiciary Branch (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Court of International Trade)

Other national security agency (e.g., FBI, CIA, DEA, NSA)

Peace Corps

Other federal agency (skip to Q.14e)

I prefer not to disclose (skip to Q.15)

Q.14e Please specify other Federal government agency.

Open-ended response


Q.15 What is your gender?

Single-choice response

Male
Female

Other

Prefer not to answer

Q.16 In what year were you born?


Drop-down menu

[List of years from XXXX to YYYY]

Q.17 Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.18 What is your racial background? (check all that apply)

Multiple answers permitted

American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian

Hispanic/Latin
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White

Q.19 If your experience with the GPA program has been beneficial to your career, please explain how and provide specific examples.

Open-ended response


Q.20 Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Open-ended response


Please provide the name of the institution of higher education and the geographic location where you currently work or study:

Q.21a Institution of Higher Education



Drop-down menu




Use drop-down menu by State; then use drop-down menus for each State which list all of the IHEs in that State


Use list of IHEs published by IPEDS (https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/FindYourCollege)


Not applicable


Q.21b Educational organization

Open-ended response


Q.21c State or territory (U.S.)


Drop-down menu

[List of 56 States and Territories]

Q.21d Location (if outside U.S.)

Drop-down menu

Use official lists published by the U.S. Department of State

Independent States in the World (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm) and Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm).


Other

Q.21e (If “Other” to Q.21d, otherwise skip to end of survey.)
Please specify other location.


Open-ended response









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