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A P P L I C AI O N I N ST R U C T I O N S

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Instructions for Brazilian Applicants to the Visiting Scholar Program.

THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS SUPERSEDE OR EXPAND UPON

THE EMBARK INSTRUCTIONS

Please read all instructions carefully and follow the application guidelines

below. This online application (Embark) is designed in a way that allows

Fulbright programs in various countries to use the same form. Please note

that Brazilian applicants do not need to complete all of the fields in the

Embark application.

In addition to providing guidelines and tips, this instruction package will

identify those fields that Brazilian applicants do not need to complete. Please

read these instructions carefully and follow the appropriate guidelines when

filling out the application.

A general instruction package for all applicants is available through the

Embark application website.

The Application Process has 6 Steps:

STEP 1: REVIEW ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND AWARD CONDITIONS;

STEP 2: REGISTERING ONLINE;

STEP 3: ANSWER TO THE PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS;

STEP 4: COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM;

STEP 5. LETTER OF REFERENCES; STEP 6. REVIEW AND SUBMIT THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

Yo u c a n a p p l y s i m u l t a n e o u s l y f o r t h e t w o C h a i r s o f B r a z i l i a n St u d i e s

at E m o r y and at t h e Ge o r g e Wa s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y .

Pl e a s e tak e a l o o k a t ST E P 1: R E V I E W E L I G I B I L I T Y C R I T E R I A A N D A W A R D

C O N D I T I O N S an d rea d ca r e f u l l y th e i n s t r u c ti o n s b e l l o w :

In d i c a t e o n p a g e 3 - Pr e f e r r e d H o st I n st i t u t i o n , in t h e

E mb a r k on l i n e f or m , w h i c h i n s t i t u t i o n s wo u ld y o u l i k e t o

ap p l y in o r d e r o f p r e f e r e n c e ;

If y o u w a n t t o s u b m i t a r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t a n d / o r a s p e c i f i c

sy l l a b u s f o r e a c h o f t h e i n st i t u t i o n s l i s t e d a b o v e , p l e a se

UP L O A D t h e P r o j e c t P r o p o s a l s i n A d d i t i o n a l D o c u m e n t a t i o n ,

av ai l ab l e i n t h e E mb a r k on l i n e fo r m i n d i c a t i n g w h i c h h o s t

in s t it u t io n y o u ’ r e a p p ly i n g an d t h e d o c u m e n t s .

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ST EP 1: R E V I E W E L I G I B I L I T Y C R I T E R I A A N D A W A R D C O N D I T I O N S

A complete listing of eligibility criteria and award conditions is available on our

website http://fulbright.org.br/. Key criteria for applicants are:

a) Brazilian citizenship;

b) NO U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency, or Birth;

c) Not residing, enrolled, or working, in the United States;

d) Doctoral degree; and

e) Proficiency in English appropriate to the project.

Summary of Award Conditions for Visiting Scholar Programs

# Award Disciplines Host Institution Category of Grant

Award

dates

Benef

it

1

Visting

Professor

Award All Self-placed Lecture/Research

Fall

2018

Up to

$

21,00

0

2

Junior Facult

Member All Self-placed Lecture/Research

Fall

2018

Up to

$

16,00

0

3

Chair in

Brazilian

Studies at GWU Brazilian Studies

The George

Washington

University Lecture/Research/Teach

Spring

2019

Up to

$

28,80

0

4

Chair in

Agricultural

Sciences

Agricultural

development

University of

Nebraska, Lincoln Research/Teach

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

20,00

0

5 Chair at Rutgers Global Health

The State

University of

New Jersey

(Rutgers) Research/Teach

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

22,00

0

6

University of

Notre Dame

Democracy and

Human

Development

University of

Notre Dame Research/Lecture

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

24,00

0

7

Emory

University

Brazil in

Transnational

Perspective Emory University Lecture/Research/Teach

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

32,40

0

8

Chair Drª Ruth

Cardoso

Human Sciences

and Social

Columbia

University Research/Teach

Fall

2017 -

Spring

2018

Up to

$

45,00

0

9 Chair at CUNY Global Cities

The City

University of

New York Teach/Research

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$38,4

00

3

10

Chair at

UMASS Brazilian Studies

University of

Massachusetts Lecture/Research

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$18,0

00

11 Chair in Music Music

Indiana

University Lecture/Research/Teach

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

18,00

0

12 Chair at Texas

Social-Cultural

Tensions and

Public Polices

University of

Texas Lecture/Research

Fall

2018 -

Spring

2019

Up to

$

36,00

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ST EP 2: RE G I S T E RI NG O N L I NE

Cr e a t e a n A c c o u n t :

l o u t h e r e q u i r e d f i e l d s :

- DO NO T use all capital letters and diacritical markings when answering items, e.g., name, address,

etc. It is better to use upper and lower case without diacritical markings, e.g. Jose Maranhao.

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STE P 3 : ANS WER T O T H E P RE L I M I N AR Y Q UE S TI ONS

Y o u r a n s w e r s t o t h e Pr e l i m i n a r y Q u e s t i o n s s h o u l d b e :

1. Do you have or are you applying for U.S.

Permanent Residency or are you a U.S.

Citizen? If you have or are applying for

U.S. Permanent Residency, or you are a

U.S. Citizen you are ineligible for a

Fulbright award.

2. Home Country/Country Applying from

Select “Brazil”. Selecting another country

will send your application to the Fulbright

Office in that country and Fulbright Brazil

will not receive it. If our office does not

receive

your application, it cannot be reviewed or

considered for an award.

3. Program, Select “Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Program”.

4. Category of Grant Refer to the Summary of Award Conditions (page 2 of

this document) and select the appropriate category.

Research: If the primary purpose of your project is to conduct research

Lecture: If the primary purpose of your project is to teach or team-teach at

least one full semester course

Lecture/Research: If your project will include significant portions of both

teaching and research as defined above.

After answering the Preliminary Questions, you will be redirected to the Home screen. You

can start your application by clicking on Application Form.

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STE P 4: CO M PL E T E T H E APP LI C A TI O N F OR M

Of t e n s p e c i f i c i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r c o m p l e t i n g a q u e s t i o n o r i t e m i s p r o v i d e d i n

th e a p p l i ca t i o n , b u t p l e a s e r e v i e w t h e f ol l ow i n g i m p o r ta n t i n f or m a t i o n :

- Personal Information : the information provided would only be used for

internal purposes, only by the Fulbright Commission and the Council for

International Exchange of Scholars - CIES:

Fam i l y N am e / Su r n am e , Fi r s t , M i d d l e : it is very important that you list

your name exactly as it appears (or will appear) on your passport.

Do n o t omit/neglect any of your names. Do not use diacritical markings;

In the box Sp eci al A w ar d N am e , please indicate the Program that

you’re applying (Page 2).

- Please, indicate the grant period, in accordance with your Letter of

Invitation or the Institute’s

calendar.

- List all referees who will submit a letter of reference for you. Although you

are listing them here, you must register the same referees at a later stage of

your application (Menu 4 > References).

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- Provide information and attach your letter of invitation in the document

upload section later in the application, available on Page 7 ;

- If you’re applying for multiple awards for the Chairs on Brazilian Studies at

Emory, and/or at UMass Amherst and/or at the George Washington

University, please, indicate the awards that would you like to apply in order of

preference.

- Address: it is very important that a mailing company can reach the

informed address, so please use your address as stated in all

your correspondence. e.g.: Rua Getulio Vargas, and not Getulio Vargas Street;

-Project Statement: this is an essential and highly important part of your

application. Scholars with the most compelling, theoretically sound, well-

written, feasible proposals are generally recommended for awards.

You should take great care in writing a clear and detailed description of the

project that you intend to pursue. For all types of awards, you must

demonstrate that residence in the United States is essential for your project

that knowledge in a particular area of learning will be advanced, and that

plans have been made for the dissemination of the results both in Brazil and

the United States. Clearly show your project’s relation to the study of the

United States or the relationship between Brazil and the United States and

demonstrate the way in which mutual understanding between the two

countries will be enhanced (i.e. development of long-term institutional

linkages, relevance to contemporary public policy debate, shared

knowledge in a particular area of research, etc.). For additional instructions

specific to each award category, applicants should consult the information

below. Your Project Statement will be evaluated on its academic merit,

feasibility of the project, and suitability to Fulbright Brazil.

Le ct u r i n g A w a r d s

• outline proposed lecturing activity;

• note areas of expertise within field of

study;

• discuss your teaching experience;

• if your proposal is part of a longer-term

project, please elaborate;

• explain choice of institutional affiliation;

• describe project goals and end-product;

• discuss the significance of the project for

the field.

Re s e a r c h A w a r d s

• discuss research questions;

• explain methodology to be employed;

• outline expected timeline for completion

of project;

• if your proposal is part of a longer-term

project, please elaborate;

• explain choice of institutional affiliation;

• describe project goals and end-product;

• discuss the significance of the project for

the field.

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- The CV describes academic credentials and demonstrates a record of

scholarly achievements.

The CV should not exceed three pages.

- Required i f you are applying for Visiting Professor or Fulbright Junior Faculty

Member Award.

Letters of invitation should be typed on institutional letterhead and signed.

The letter should also contain the proposed academic year.

- NOT Required if you’re applying for any Visiting Research Chair awards,

there’s no need to make arrangements for affiliation.

N O T E : The following page numbers are different depending upon your Category of Grant.

Lecture or Lecture/Research applicants can upload a Course Syllabi.

Page 8 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Upload up to 10 pages of sample syllabi for courses you propose to teach or

have taught.

Page 9 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 8 - Research

- Required if you’re applying for Visiting Professor or Junior Faculty

Member Award.

Please, add a letter from your Host Institution, which attests that

your English language proficiency is compatible with the proposed

teaching and research activities.

- NOT Required if you are applying for the Visiting Research Chair awards.

Page 10 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 9 – Research

- NOT Required. Any information that you provide in these fields will NOT

be referenced in the processing of your application.

Page 11 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 10 – Research

- If you have previously entered the United States on a J-1 or J-2 visa, please

provide copies of previously issued DS-

2019(s) and visas.

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Page 12 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 11 – Research

- Upload copies of your current passport and those of your accompanying

dependents.

Attention to upload all documents in just one file, otherwise the second

file invalidates the first, and so on.

Page 13 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 12 – Research

- For research or lecturing/research proposals, provide a list of one to three

pages of references relevant to the proposed research.

Page 14 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 13 – Research

- NOT Required if you’re applying for any Fulbright Chair Program Award.

- Required if you’re applying for Visiting Professor o r Junior Faculty

Member Award, upload a letter of support/leave from your home

institution, confirming your ability to participate in a Fulbright award.

Page 15 - 18 - Lecture or Lecture/Research

Page 14 - 17 – Research

- Addi t i ona l U p l oa d Pa g e –

If you’re applying for Visiting Professor or Fulbright Junior Faculty Member

Award, upload your PhD C e r t i f i c a t e ;

Please, use these pages also to UPLOAD a scanned copy of other

additional supporting documentation for your application.

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STE P 5 : LETTER OF R EF E RE N C ES

4. Often specific instructions for each of the Supplemental Forms is provided in the

Application, but please review the following important information:

- Le t t e r o f R e f e r e n ce / R e co m m e n d at i o n : you must have three letters

of reference (or recommendation) submitted on your behalf.

Your recommenders must complete your letters of recommendation

online and submit electronically. You must register them as follows:

1: Register the referees

2: Submit Registration

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e referee might submit electronically

TIPS for the Recommender:

Completing an online Letter of Recommendation

- Your recommenders will receive an email with information for them

to login and complete online the forms and submit electronically.

1. Th

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2: Find the Applicant

3: To do List

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4: Registering the Letter of Reference

5: Uploading a completed reference letter or use the manual text entry

6: Submitting the online letter and confirm signature

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STE P 6 : REVI EW AN D SUB MIT THE O NLINE A PPLICA T I O N F O R M

5. Before you can submit your online application electronically, your application will

be reviewed for completeness. If there is missing information, you will be prompted to

correct by the Application Inspector.

6. After completing your online application and thoroughly reviewing it, you can

submit it electronically to the Fulbright Commission. Please note that after submitting

your application you will be able to access and print it, as well as the supplemental forms

and documents, but you will not be able to make any changes to your application.

YO U R A PPL I C A TI O N PR O C ES S W I L L O N L Y B E C O N C L U D ED A F

TER YO U H A V E S U B M I TED YO U R O N L I N E A PPL I C A TI O N F O R M .