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Visiting Faculty Fulbright Programs

MSU Fulbright Program Adviser:

Frank M. D'Itri
4A International Center
Tel: (517) 355-2350
Fax: (517) 353-7254
Email: ditri@msu.edu

• Visiting Fulbright Scholars Program

  • Description: Each year, 800 faculty and professionals come to the U.S. for advanced research and university lecturing over three-to-six months. Non-U.S. scholars from more than 150 countries may apply to participate in these programs through the U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission in their countries. U.S. institutions may encourage foreign scholars to apply for a particular program and provide them with letters of invitation to submit with their applications.
  • Deadline: Set by the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in the applicant's home country.

  Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World

  • Description: The Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World allows U.S. institutions to host scholars and professionals from predominantly Muslim countries for a short-term, intensive program of lecturing, consultation and public outreach. Specialists will come from Muslim communities in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Balkans for a program of 3 to 6 weeks during the calendar year 2008. U.S. higher educational institutions with limited or no current programs on the Muslim world, and which have not previously received a scholar under this program, are eligible to apply. Liberal arts institutions, minority-serving institutions and community colleges are especially encouraged to apply, and are given preference for awards. Institutions which have hosted a Visiting Specialist through this program are no longer eligible.
  • Deadline: April 1, 2008.

• Visiting Fulbright Scholar Occasional Lecturer Program

  • Description: Small travel awards are offered to enable Fulbright Visiting Scholars who are currently in the U.S. to accept guest lecturing invitations at colleges and universities. Individual faculty, departments, and institutions are encouraged to contact scholars directly to invite them to lecture. Then the scholars apply to CIES to reimburse their round-trip transportation costs.
  • Deadline: Occasional Lecturer Awards are given directly to scholars who apply for and receive an Occasional Lecturer Program (OLP) Travel Award. To apply for an OLP award, the Visiting Scholar must submit the request to CIES at least one month before the visit is to take place. A formal letter of invitation must be included from an institution with the dates of the OLP visit and the lecture topic.

  Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program

  • Description: Fulbright Visiting Scholars and professionals from abroad are funded to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. The program is especially appropriate for small liberal arts colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges that, otherwise, may not have the opportunity to host visiting scholars. Applications are submitted by U.S. institutions, and they may propose suitable candidates.
  • Deadline: TBA in March, 2008

• Fulbright European Union Scholar-in-Residence (EU-SIR) Program

  • Description: Scholars from the European Union are brought to the U.S. in response to proposals from "research and graduate institutions that have established programs in international affairs, business, political science, or other related fields in which the presence of an EU expert would be beneficial." The new competition for the EUSIR program with revised guidelines will open on March 1, 2008. Applications are submitted by U.S. institutions, and the visiting scholars are recruited and chosen by the Fulbright Commission in Brussels. Each year from one to four are awarded.
  • Deadline: The application deadline for the European Union Scholar-in-Residence Program is October 15, 2008.

  LASPAU Faculty Development Program

  • Description: LASPAU (now known as Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas) administers the Fulbright Faculty Development Program. It supports up to 150 educators each year from Latin America and the Caribbean in the United States. Approximately 60 percent study at the master's level and approximately 40 percent at the doctoral level.
  • Eligibility: Individuals in Latin America may apply for this program.
  • Deadline: The 2009-2010 deadlines have not been announced. Check the LASPAU web site for the latest information.

Fellowship Programs for Foreign Graduate Students

Foreign Fulbright Graduate Student Program

• Description: More than 1,300 new Foreign Fulbright Fellows enter U.S. universities and colleges each year under this program.Up to two years of funding are given for master's or doctoral level study. Foreign graduate students apply to their home country's U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission.
• Deadline: Established by the Fulbright Program Office in the student's home country.

The AMIDEAST Foreign Graduate Student Program

• Description: Under a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of State, AMIDEAST administers the Fulbright Program for students from the Middle East and North Africa. Students from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Syria, Tunisia, the West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen are admitted to graduate programs at universities across the United States.
• Deadline: Established by the Fulbright Program Office in the student's home country.