Fulbright Visiting (Non-U.S.) Scholar Programs

Fulbright Visiting (Non-U.S.) Scholar Programs
DEADLINE NOTE: Check your country's Fullbright website.
AMOUNT NOTE: Amounts vary; please check your country's Fullbright website.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Doctoral degree or equivalent professional training or experience at
the time of application. For professionals and artists outside
academe, recognized professional standing and substantial professional
accomplishment is expected.
- Citizenship or permanent resident status qualifying the applicant to
hold a valid passport issued in the country in which the application
is made. Persons applying for or holding permanent residence in the
United States are not eligible. Persons who are citizens of both a
partner country and the United States are also ineligible. Fulbright
Scholars enter the United States on an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa
under a Department of State program and are subject to the two-year
home-country residence requirement associated with the J-1 visa .
- Proficiency in English appropriate to the proposed lecturing or
research project to be carried out in the United States. Applicants
may be required to take an English proficiency examination at the US
Embassy.
- Preference is given to those without recent experience in the United States
CITIZENSHIP: Albania; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Estonia;
Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia; Poland; Romania; Slovenia;
Slovakia; the Czech Republic; Serbia and Montenegro; (and over 100
other countries)
ACTIVITY LOCATION: U.S.A.
REQUIREMENTS:
- A detailed statement of proposed activity for research or lecturing
at a US institution. The proposed project should contribute to the
development of knowledge in your field and must be effectively
investigated within a period of three to 12 months in the United
States (ask the local Fulbright agency about standard grant lengths
they recommend)
- Sound physical and mental health. Those selected for a Fulbright
grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report
before their grants can be finalized.
ABSTRACT: The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 to increase
mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other
countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.
Individual Fulbright grants (some 800 each year) are available for
scholars from selected countries to conduct research, lecture or
pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States. Under the
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program, scholars apply in their home
country for Fulbright awards. For deadlines and other details, please
contact your country's Fulbright commission or the public affairs
section of the U.S. embassy.
URL: http://www.cies.org/vs_scholars/vsfulb.htm,
http://www.fulbrightweb.org/cgi-any/chapters.dll/listfill?sitename=CIES&chaptergroup=Alumni


*For more opportunities for the CEE region, visit
http://www.gdnet.org/cee/funding/