Fulbright FulbrightHays

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FulbrightFulbright-Hays

• 2009

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Fulbright-Hays Fulbright

• Both programs are named for Senator William J.
  Fulbright of Arkansas
  
• Post WWII mutual understanding between the
  people of the United States and people of other
  countries of the world
  

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Fulbright-HaysThe World is Our Classroom

• U.S. Department of Education
• Serve a domestic agenda
• Critical, advanced overseas study and research
  opportunities for area and language experts and
  faculty in training
  
• 4 Programs within Fulbright-Hays

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Fulbright-Hays DDRA Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad

• http//www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html
• Application becomes available on September 5th
  and is due on November 5th
  
• Must apply through the Office of Research
  Services
  

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Fulbright-Hays DDRA Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad

• Who can apply?
• Ph.D. Candidates to complete education research
  overseas in modern foreign languages and area of
  study
  
• Emphasis on Central Eurasian, East Asian and
  Middle Eastern Languages More than 140
  languages are spoken in these countries
  
• (Western Europe is not eligible)

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Fulbright-Hays DDRA Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad

• Facts
• 2007 118 Awarded Applications
• Project Duration 6-12 months
• Average Grant Amount 37,669

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Fulbright-Hays FRA Faculty Research Abroad

• Facts
• 2007 21 Awarded Applications (66 received)
• Project Duration 3-12 months
• Average Grant Amount 60,000 (maximum
  100,000)
  

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Fulbright-Hays FRA Faculty Research Abroad

• http//www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra/index.html
• Application becomes available on August 31st and
  is due on October 30th
  
• Must apply through the Office of Research
  Services
  

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Fulbright-HaysFRA Faculty Research Abroad

• Who can apply?
• Faculty to conduct research in modern foreign
  languages to improve their language skill and
  knowledge of culture.
  
• Western Europe is not eligible

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Fulbright-Hays GPA Group Projects Abroad

• www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html
• Application becomes available at the end of
  August and is due at the end of October
  
• Must apply through the Office of Research
  Services
  

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Fulbright-HaysGPA Group Projects Abroad

• Who can apply?
• Faculty in modern language
• K-12 Teacher
• Administrator for modern foreign language

• Area Studies K-12 or post secondary
• College Junior, Senior or Graduate Student
  studying to become a modern foreign language
  teacher

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Fulbright-HaysGPA Group Projects Abroad

• What is covered by the grant?
• Maintenance stipend
• Airfare
• Local Travel Allowance
• Rent for instructional facilities in country of
  study
  
• Administrative and professional services
  performed by a resident personnel in the country
  of study
  
• Purchase of artifacts, books, teaching material
  in country of study
  

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Fulbright-HaysGPA Group Projects Abroad

• Short-term Seminars
• 4-6 Weeks
• Focus on culture, history or politics of
  religion
  
• Curriculum Development
• 4-6 Weeks
• Team of faculty/teacher or administrators who
  spend time in country gathering material for
  curriculum development in modern foreign language
  or area studies program

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Fulbright-HaysGPA Group Projects Abroad

• Group Research or Study Projects
• 3-12 months
• College Faculty, graduate students and
  undergraduates undertake research overseas
  
• Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Projects
• 1 year/1 academic year/semester/trimester/quarter/
  summer
  

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Fulbright-Hays SA Seminars Abroad

• www.ed.gov/programs/iegpssap/index.html
• Application becomes available in mid-summer and
  is due mid-September
  
• Must be submitted directly through the Department
  of Education
  

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Fulbright-HaysSA Seminars Abroad

• Who can apply?
• Educators K-12, post secondary faculty and
  administrators
  
• Librarians, museum educators, media/resource
  specialists in humanities, social sciences and
  languages to experience non-West European
  countries

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Fulbright-HaysSA Seminars Abroad

• 7-10 seminars
• Topics and Host Countries Vary each year
• 14-16 people in a group
• Cost share is 400
• Grant includes airfare, tuition and room board

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FulbrightScholar Program

• Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program
• Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
• Fulbright Senior Specialists Program
• Fulbright International Education Administrators
  Program
  
• Fulbright German Studies Seminars

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Fulbright Program Areas (examples)

• American Literature
• Business Administration/Public Administration
• English Language Teaching Methodology
• American Studies
• Austrian-Hungarian Joint Research Award
• Fulbright-Freud Visiting Scholar of
  Psychoanalysis
  

• Fulbright-IFK Visiting Fellow in Cultural
  Studies
  
• Fulbright-Museums Quartier Artist-in-Residence
• Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Law
• Criminology

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Fulbright Program Areas (examples)

• Economics
• Civic Education
• Religious Studies
• Political Science
• Applied Linguistics/Lingiustics
• Business Finance
• Fine Performing Arts
• Public Policy, International Relations and Law
• Pure and Applied Sciences
• Environmental and Wastewater Engineering
• Anthropology

• Electronics, Information or Telecommunications
  Technology
  
• Health Sciences
• French Studies
• Biological Sciences
• Agriculture
• Bioinformatics
• Chinese/East Asian Studies
• Computer Science
• Culinary Arts
• Food/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Engineering

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Fulbright

• United States Department of State, Bureau of
  Educational and Cultural Affairs
  
• Cooperative agreement with Bureau, the Council
  for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
  
• 2006 Congress Appropriated 184.5 million
• 279,500 participants since 1946
• Wide variety of academic and professional fields
• (example journalism and urban planning to
  music, philosophy, business administration and
  zoology)
  

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FulbrightFulbright Distinguished Chairs Program

• Most prestigious appointment in the Fulbright
  Scholars
  
• Program Deadline August 1, 2008
• Online Application
• Project statement (5 page maximum)
• Curriculum vitae (8 page maximum) with
  publications list for research awards
  
• Select bibliography (3 page maximum)
• Three reference letters

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FulbrightFulbright Distinguished Chairs Program

• Lecturing or Lecturing/Research Award
• Course Syllabi (10 page maximum)
• 2 reference letters
• 1 teaching report
• Letter of invitation or relevant correspondence
  from abroad
  

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FulbrightFulbright Distinguished Chairs
ProgramParticipating Countries

• Australia
• Austria
• Brazil
• Canada
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary

• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Russia
• Sweden
• Research Opportunities Available

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FulbrightFulbright International Education
Administrators Program

• U.S.-Japan International Education
• U.S.-Korea International Education
• Deadline November 1, 2008
• U.S.-Germany International Education
• Deadline February 1, 2009

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FulbrightAfrican Regional Research Program

• 12 Awards for Sub-Saharan African Countries
• Research in 1 country 3-9 months or 2/3 countries
  5-9 months
  
• Grantees expected to give occasional
  lectures/seminars with host universities and the
  U.S. Embassy
  
• www.cies.org/award_book/award2009/award/ARRP.pdf

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FulbrightAfrican Regional Research Program

• Evidence of scholarly research after obtaining
  terminal degree in field of specialization
  
• Appropriate language is needed for research in
  non-English speaking areas
  
• Applicant must arrange and include letter of
  invitation
  
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightAfrican Regional Research
ProgramCountry Programs

• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Chad
• Cote dlvoire
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali

• Mauritiu
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• Includes Research Only Option

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FulbrightEast Asia and the Pacific

• 5 Awards for research or lecturing/research
• Grant length 4-6 months
• www.fulbright.com.au
• Grantees should demonstrate plans for interaction
  with host institution faculty and students with
  guest lectures and seminars
  
• Length of stay should be clearly stated!
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightEast Asia and the PacificCountry
Programs

• Australia
• Cambodia
• China, Peoples Republic of
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Korea
• Macao

• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Research Opportunities Available

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FulbrightEurope

• Albania
• Armenia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium/Luxembourg
• Bosnia Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia

• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germnay
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Research opportunities Available

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FulbrightEurope

• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Macedonia
• Malta
• Moldova
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal

• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Serbia
• Slovak Republic
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom

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Fulbright European Union Affairs Research Program

• 6 Awards
• Specialization in U.S.-EU relations, higher
  education policy, immigration issues, language
  policy, regulatory matters, monetary policy,
  security issues, environmental concerns,
  information technology
• Research 2-5 months (1 or more EU member states)
• Several years experience beyond Ph.D.
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightMiddle East and North Africa Regional
Research Program

• 6 Awards for research in two or more countries of
  the Middle East or North Africa
  
• Evidence of scholarly research
• Appropriate language proficiency is needed
• Applicant must arrange and include letter of
  invitation
  
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightMiddle East and North Africa

• Algeria
• Bahrain
• Egypt
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Morocco

• Oman
• Qatar
• Syria
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates
• West Bank
• Yemen
• Research opportunities available

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FulbrightSouth and Central Asia Regional
Research Program

• 6 Awards for research
• Evidence of scholarly research
• Appropriate language proficiency is needed
• Applicant must arrange and include letter of
  invitation
  
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightSouth and Central Asia

• Bangladesh
• India
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Republic of Maldives

• Sri Lanka
• Tajikstan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Research opportunities available

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FulbrightWestern HemisphereArgentina-Uruguay
Joint Award in Environmental Sciences

• Teach one or more graduate/faculty seminars on
  environmental studies
  
• Ph.D. with 4 years teaching experience
• Appropriate language proficiency in Spanish
• Applicant must arrange and include letter of
  invitation
  
• Grant length 4 months
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightCanada-Mexico Joint Award in North
American Studies

• Enhance collaboration between three countries
  with guest lectures in area of specialization
  
• Junior and established scholars
• Appropriate language proficiency in Spanish
• Applicant must arrange and include letter of
  invitation
  
• Grant length 4 9 months
• Deadline August 1, 2008

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FulbrightWestern Hemisphere

• Argentina
• Barbados
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala

• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Trinidad Tabago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela
• Full-time research opportunities available

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FulbrightStipends Benefits

• Lecturing or Lecturing/Research
• 2,860 per month for associate or full
  professor
  
• 2,640 per month for assistant professor rank or
  Junior Lecturing
  
• Research and Junior Research
• 1,870 per month
• Distinguished Lecturing
• 3,850 per month
• Calculated in U.S. dollars and payable in either
  U.S. dollars or local currency
  

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FulbrightStipends Benefits

• Maintenance for Living in Country of Assignment
• Determined at the time of grant is issued
• Adjusted for up to two accompanying dependents
  who spend at least 80 of grant period
  
• Some cases housing or local salary will be
  provided by host institution
  
• Travel and Relocation
• Round trip international travel for grantee
• Greater than 4 months travel for 2 dependents
• One time for excess baggage/settling in support

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FulbrightStipends Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• There is no longer a dependent educational
  allowance
  
• (Applicant should check with the grants benefit
  table for specific program)
  
• Supplemental Research Allowance
• A modest one-time research allowance may be
  provided
  

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FulbrightSabbatical Leave, Other Funding
Consulting

• Sabbatical/leave-of-absence or retirement pay may
  be used concurrently with Fulbright support
  
• Deductions may be made when other scholarships,
  fellowships, grants or salaries duplicate
  benefits provided by Fulbright grant
  
• Some scholars hold grants from other agencies
  immediately before or after Fulbright or arrange
  for support for other items not covered by
  Fulbright award
• All Fulbright grants are subject of IRS
  regulations and are taxable

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Fulbright

• Contact the Office of Research Services if you
  are interested in applying!