Fulbright
for Students
Fulbright for UA Faculty
Fulbrights
Are Available For
U.S. Students: B.S. and B.A./Graduates, Master’s and
Doctoral Students
U.S.
Faculty: Instructors to Professor Emeritus, Academic Administrators,
Professionals, and Artists
The Fulbright Mission is to foster mutual understanding among nations
through educational and cultural exchanges. It is currently the U.S.
Government’s premier scholarship program and enables U.S. students,
artists, faculty, and other professionals to benefit from unique resources
in every corner of the world. Fulbright also enables U.S. citizens to
gain international competence allowing Americans to study or conduct
research in over 100 nations.
U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM: Designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, young professionals, and artists opportunities for personal growth and international experience. Projects may include: university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Recent projects have involved cancer research in the UK, free market development in Mauritius, women’s rights in Chile, and contemporary artistic expression in India.
TYPES OF STUDENT FULBRIGHT GRANTS
STUDENT FULL GRANTS: These grants generally provide round-trip
transportation; language or orientation courses, where appropriate;
tuition, in some cases; book and research allowances; maintenance for
the academic year, based on the living costs in the host country; and
supplemental health and accident insurance. Fulbright full grants are
payable in local currency or U.S. dollars, depending on the country
of assignment.
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS: Travel grants are available only to Germany, Hungary, Italy, or Korea. They are available to supplement and award from a non-IIE source that does not provide funds for travel or to supplement a student’s own funds for study. Travel grants provide round-trip transportation to the country where the student will pursue studies for an academic year, supplemental health and accident insurance, and the cost of all orientation courses abroad, if applicable.
STUDENT FOREIGN AND PRIVATE GRANTS: The specific benefits and special requirements of grants offered by foreign governments, universities, and private donors can be found in the Individual Country Summaries. Where the awards do not cover the entire expense of foreign study (e.g., international travel) candidates are expected to cover the additional costs from their own funds.
As indicated above, some foreign grants may be supplemented by Fulbright
travel grants.
For more detailed information visit http://www.fulbrightalumni.org/
For applications: visit Capstone International Center at 135 B. B. Comer Hall.
U.S. FACULTY & PROFESSIONALS: For over 50 years, the Fulbright Scholar Program has offered grants for college and university faculty, as well as for professionals and independent scholars, to lecture and conduct research in countries around the world. Thousands of U.S. Scholars have participated since the program’s inception in 1946.
Some 800 scholar awards in 130 countries are offered each year. Approximately one-fifth are for research and four-fifths for lecturing, combined lecturing and research or seminar participation.
Every academic rank–from instructor to professor emeritus–is represented. Untenured faculty and professionals outside academe are also encouraged to apply. Academic administrators regularly receive Fulbrights, as do independent scholars, artists, and professionals from the private and public sectors (lawyers, government officials, journalists, research scientists and others).
ELIGIBILITY
Applications must meet all of the following eligibility requirements
unless otherwise stated in individual country or award descriptions:
• U.S. citizenship.
• A Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree at the time
of application.
• College or university teaching experience at the level and in
the field of the proposed lecturing activities as specified in the award
description.
• Foreign language proficiency only if specified in the award
description or as required for the completion of the proposed project.
(Note: Except in certain world areas and countries, English is usually
sufficient for lecturing.)
• Previous Fulbright scholar grantees are eligible to apply only
if three years will have elapsed between the ending date of one scholar
award and the beginning date of the new scholar award. This rule does
not apply if the previous grant was for less than two months.
• Persons residing abroad for five or more consecutive years in
the six-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible.
• Sound physical and mental health.
• Disclosure of prior conviction or current indictment for commission
of a felony.
• Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, age, national origin and/or physical impairment.
TYPES OF FULBRIGHT GRANTS FOR U.S. FACULTY AND PROFESSIONALS
PRESCRIBED AWARDS, particularly for lecturing, identify areas of specialization, host institution affiliation and the type and level of the Fulbright assignment. These awards generally reflect the priorities and special interests of the host country and universities.
OPEN AWARDS, (often entitled "Any Field" or "Social Sciences and Humanities") allow candidates to propose their own lecturing or research endeavors and host affiliations in many disciplines, any field or within certain fields.
TEACHING
OPPORTUNITIES
Belgium/Luxembourg: These positions are for teaching English conversation
in Belgian or Luxembourg universities.
France: Teaching Assistantships in English. These French Government
assistantships are teaching positions in English conversation in French
secondary schools and teacher-training institutions.
Hungary: Teaching Assistantships in English. The assistantships are for teaching English in selected Hungarian institutions.
Korea: Teaching Assistantships in English. The assistantships are teaching positions in English.
Turkey: Two assistantships are available for teaching English and/or American Literature in selected Turkish institutions.
For
more detailed information visit http://www.fulbrightalumni.org/
For applications: visit Capstone International Center at 135 B. B. Comer
Hall.
DEADLINES:
February 1, 2008 - International Education Administrators Program in
Germany
FULBRIGHT AWARDS COMPETITION
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) is pleased
to announce the opening of the 2007-08 Fulbright Distinguished Chairs
Program Awards Competition. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs
Program are viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the
Fulbright Scholar Program. Candidates should have a prominent record
of scholarly accomplishment. Applicants should submit the one-page Distinguished
Chairs application form, a letter of interest (about three pages), a
curriculum vitae (maximum eight pages) and a sample syllabus (maximum
four pages) by the May 1 deadline.
Following a review during the summer, scholars selected for the short list or each chair will be asked to complete a full application by Aug. 1. A listing of these awards is available for download at the following ink: http://www.cies.org/ab_dc/download/Chairs.pdf .
For
more information, please visit http://www.cies.org/ab_dc/ or contact Assistant
Maria Bettua, Director, 202/686-6245 or mbettua@cies.iie.orgor
Jamie Oberlander, Senior Program Associate, 202/686-6232 or joberlander@cies.iie.org
Rolling Deadline - Fulbright Senior Specialist Program (2 to 6 weeks) and Alumni Initiatives Award Program (to sustain ongoing contacts and institutional partnerships resulting from Fulbright experiences abroad).