An Introduction to Fulbright Scholar Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals

February 25, 2013

http://www.cies.org

Information Session

Presented By Sponsored Programs Office

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Program Overview

Justin Miller

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Successful Awardees

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Presentation Overview

• Introduction & History• How to apply for Fulbright

Scholar grants• Additional Fulbright Scholar

opportunities for U.S. faculty and professionals

• Fulbright Visiting Scholar opportunities

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government’s

flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world.  For more

information, visit fulbright.state.gov. The Fulbright Scholar Program is administered by CIES. CIES is a

division of the Institute of International Education.

Senator J. William Fulbright

(1905-1995)“International education exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would hope, that nations can learn to live in peace.”

• Established in 1946

• Sends U.S. academics and professionals overseas and brings scholars and professionals from abroad to the U.S.

• Sponsored by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

• Administered by the Institute of International Education’s Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)

Fulbright Scholar Program

History

Eligibility• U.S. citizen• Ph.D. or terminal degree• University teaching experience• Well physically/mentally; not a felon• Foreign language requirement for some

programs• Limits apply to prior Fulbright Scholar

grantees

Worldwide Opportunities

Categories of awards:• Teaching• Teaching and Research (T&R)

Research• Seminar

Traditional Fulbright Scholar ProgramDeadline: August 1, 2013

Opportunities by RegionTotal Number of Awards for 2014-15:

561 (totaling app. 800 grants)• Sub-Sahara – Africa (82)• Middle East and North Africa (53)• East Asia / Pacific (52)• Europe (266)• Western Hemisphere (81)• South & Central Asia (27)

Advantages

• Premier program for exchange

• Opportunity to establish new ties

• Internationalization of own campuses

• New teaching/research insights

• Personal/family experience

Application Process

General instructions and application forms

• Awards by country (5 world areas)

• Each award has distinctive number

• Grant stipends and benefits

• Discipline index

• Forms

Selecting an Award• Awards are created in the hosting country by

the local Fulbright commission or the American embassy

• Country listings

• Activity? Teaching, research or both

• Indices – by Discipline or All Discipline*50% of grants are All Discipline awards*

• Read award descriptions and stipend information carefully

• Contact CIES program officer(s) for more information about awards and countries

Information on the Web Up-To-Date

• Some awards require invitation

• Website – information about contacts abroad

• Program officers: storehouses of knowledge!

Submitting A Competitive Proposal

• Follow instructions!

• Project statement– Up to 3-5 single-spaced pages– What you bring, what you plan to do– Reviewed by specialist/non ; in

U.S./abroad– Specific requirements for each

category

• Curriculum vitae–tailored; 6 pages

Submitting A Competitive ProposalAttachments:• Course Syllabi/Outlines/Reading Lists

– Teaching or Research/Teaching– 2-3 courses – 10 page limit

• Bibliography – Research Only – 3pgs

• Specific attachments for the arts, architecture, writing, and journalism

Reference Letters• Research award

– 3 letters• Lecturing or Lecturing/Research awards

– 1 teaching report; 2 reference letters

• At least one from outside home institution

• Teaching report from home dean or chair

• Referees submit letters online

General Tips• Lecturing

– Familiarize self about country/situation

– Educated guess about what will teach

– Awareness of need to adapt

– Match of expertise/program

– Letter of invitation?

– Sample course syllabi – 10 pages

• Research– Define the project/methodology– Select bibliography – 3 pages– Need/relevance/advantage/feasibility– Consider culture/politics– Plans for dissemination

• Lecturing/research– Follow directions for both

lecturing/research– Relative proportions reflected in

statement

More Tips

Stipends and Benefits

• Refer to links on Fulbright web site at www.cies.org

• Stipends and benefits vary greatly, depending on award

Standard Stipends and Benefits Structure

• Base stipend(for some programs)

• Maintenance for living in country of assignment

• Travel and relocation

• Tuition assistance

• Other benefits

Salary Worries

• Ball State is supportive!

• You can still receive your full academic year salary – How?

Considerations

• Many Fulbright programs do not offer a stipend.

• In this case, you will need an approved special assigned leave of absence to continue to earn your salary and benefits. (Note that full-year leaves only provide ½ academic year salary.)

ExampleFulbright Award = $30,000

(Stipend)Depart. Cost Share = $30,000

----------Faculty AY Salary = $60,000

Fringe benefits = $19,200(to be covered by MGR funds)

Prior to Submission

• Contact staff member in SPO

– Preliminary budget developed

– Narrative assistance available

– Clearance Sheet will be prepared and routed prior to submission

Review Process and Timetable• Step 1: CIES Program officers review

applications for eligibility, completeness, etc. (August)

• Step 2: Discipline review committees read applications electronically. (September)

• Step 3: U.S. peer review committees. Committees represent many disciplines and focus on one world area. (October to December)

• Step 4: Applicants receive notice of their status, either recommended or not recommended. (November through January)

• Step 5: Applications of recommended candidates are forwarded to host countries for selection and to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, which has final approval. Applicants are notified as approvals are given. (February through May)

• Step 6: Grant Packets are sent to selected grantees. (May through June)

• 1:3 Success Rate – Dependent on area

Review Process and Timetable

Other Fulbright Programs

• Distinguished Chairs

• Administrators programs

• Alumni Initiative

• Visiting Scholars (to U.S.)

Additional Opportunities for U.S. Scholars• Fulbright Specialist Program

• Seminars for International Education Administrators

• German Studies Seminar

• Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar Program

Fulbright Specialist Program• Two- to six-week consulting and/or

teaching opportunities • Online application to Fulbright Specialist

roster with rolling deadline• Institutions overseas develop projects and

request specialists from the roster• Program does not support research• Twenty-five eligible disciplines, including

new STEM education fields• Minimum of two years between grants

Global Initiatives • IEA Seminars

– India: August 1, 2013– Russia: August 1, 2013– United Kingdom: August 1, 2013– Korea: November 1, 2013– Japan: November 1, 2013– Germany: February 3, 2014– France: February 3, 2014

• German Studies Seminar: October 15, 2013

• Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar Program: TBD

Core Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program• Visiting Scholars from other countries

research, teach and help internationalize U.S. campuses

• Overseas scholars should contact the Fulbright commission or U.S. Embassy in their home countries

• Letter of invitation from potential host is always usefulFulbright Occasional Lecturer Fund (OLF)

• Travel support for Fulbright Visiting Scholars already in the U.S. for short-term guest teaching

• Contact: OLF@iie.org

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program• Brings scholars and professionals from

abroad to campuses that do not often host visiting scholars

• Involves colleges and universities that serve student populations underrepresented in international exchange programs

• Application is made by the interested U.S. institution

• Deadline is OCTOBER 17• Contact: SIR@iie.org

Other Fulbright Programs• Fulbright U.S. Student Program

– For recent graduates, postgraduate candidates up through dissertation level and developing professionals and artists to study and research abroad

– Administered by Institute of International Education, IIEwww.fulbrightonline.org/us

• Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange – Principally for primary- and secondary- level

educators– Administered by FHI

http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/

• Fulbright-Hays Awards– For faculty research, group projects and seminars

abroad in certain social sciences and humanities fields

– Administered by the International Education and Graduate Programs Service of the U.S. Department of Educationwww.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps

Thank you

For more information, visit www.cies.org