Fulbright Program/International Teaching and Research opportunities
In the spirit of Atlas Week, the Office of Research Services encourages scholars in all disciplines to consider applying to the Fulbright Program for international teaching and research opportunities. As the U.S. Government’s flagship international exchange program, Fulbright awards are designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Search the online Awards Catalogue by discipline, country or grant category: http://catalog.cies.org/ to see what opportunities are available. The deadline for submission of applications is August 2, 2010 for most programs.
Core Fulbright awards fall into two broad categories – Discipline Specific or All Disciplines. Discipline Specific Awards identify the specializations being called for by the host country and its institutions. All Discipline Awards encourage applicants to design their own proposal. Country conditions and other factors may limit the scope of some of these awards, but most are wide open. They range from three to twelve months. Nearly 800 traditional awards are granted each year.
Most Fulbright opportunities are for lecturing, research, or a combination of both lecturing and research.
Other award categories include:
Distinguished Lecturing, Lecturing/Research, Research Awards
These awards are for U.S. scholars with recognized national standing. Many applicants to the Distinguished Awards program also apply for a core Fulbright award.
Junior Lecturing and Junior Research Awards
Designed for recent Ph.D.s, the Junior Lecturing and Junior Research Awards are popular among scholars still early in their careers. In some cases, a Ph.D. is not required.
Seminars
These are short-term or group programs. Seminar programs of from two to three weeks in Germany, Japan, and Korea are offered for international education professionals and senior higher education officials. They provide grantees a unique opportunity to make connections and learn about the social, cultural and higher education systems of the host country.
Serial Grants
Serial grants are shorter term, in-country grants that often involve repeat visits over a specified period.
Travel-Only Grants
Much like the name suggests – these grants offer only round-trip transportation to the country of assignment.
Maintenance Grants
These grants are typically a fixed amount award to supplement or match the core Fulbright award. Full-Maintenance grants provide complete benefits, although the specific amounts may vary by country. Partial-Maintenance grants have a stipend or other, fixed support that is lower than the standard award benefits for a particular country.
Collaborative U.S./Visiting Scholar Lecturing or Lecturing/Research Award
This award provides funding for a joint proposal with an overseas collaborator. Currently, this award type is available only in Turkey.
If you are interested in applying for the Fulbright program and have questions, please contact the Office of Research Services at 977-7742.
Regards,
Sheila
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Sheila T. Lischwe, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Research Services
Saint Louis University
3556 Caroline St., Suite 120
St. Louis, MO 63104
Telephone: 314-977-7742
Fax: 314-977-7730 email:lischwst@slu.edu
