The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program
Designed to provide short-term academic opportunities for U.S. faculty and professionals, the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is one of several Fulbright initiatives administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
Not only are the grant lengths shorter - from two to six weeks, with possible serial grants - but grantees also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of new and exciting activities. The opportunities are numerous. For example, you can collaborate with counterparts in other countries on curriculum and faculty development, assist in institutional planning, deliver a series of lectures or provide other expertise, depending on a host institution's interests and needs.
Whatever your contributions, chances are you'll return home with an even broader cultural perspective in your own academic discipline or professional field. Maybe even your world.
Where Will Your Story Begin?
Not sure where a Fulbright Senior Specialists grant can take you? Just Hwa-Wei Lee, dean of libraries emeritus at Ohia University. He spent six weeks in Thailand helping to redesign Chiang Mai University's graduate program in library and information science. During his stay, Lee not only lent his expertise to revamping the existing curriculum, but also laid the groundwork for a continuing relationship between both universities.
Laila Denoya, an independent higher education consultant serving bilingual (Spanish/English) higher education institutions, used her Senior Specialists grant to address major issues facing higher education in the Dominican Republic. By conducting workshops and leading group activities for the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCYT), a federal office created by the president of the Domenican Republic as a replacement to the National Council on Higher Education, Denoya observed that the attitude of the staff evolved from "me as an individual" to "us as a collaborative team". Denoya is also a former Fulbright Scholar to Honduras and Senior Specialist to Venezuela.
Howard Palley, professor of social policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County School of Social Work, journeyed to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia State University. There he helped develop a project with a Ukrainian colleague to examine the delivery of long-term care services to the elderly in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Linda Scanlan, a retired journalism professor from Virginia, received a grant to travel to Kosovo. At the University of Pristina, she helped assess existing library resources and make acquisition recommendations."With a Fulbright grant, you return with a great sense of gratitude and renewed belief that international people-to-people programs ane the best route to global understanding," noted Scanlan.
What story will you have to tell?
Program Activities
Fulbright Senior Specialists activities are designed to provide U.S. faculty and professionals with opportunities to collaborate with overseas counterparts on a variety of projects, including:
• conducting needs assessments and surveys,
• taking part in specialized academic programs and conferences,
• consulting with administrators and instructors on faculty development,
• presenting lectures at graduate and undergraduate levels,
• participating in or leading seminars or workshops,
• developing and/or assessing academic curricula or educational materials and
• conducting faculty-training programs.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply, please contact Public Affairs Section at the U.S.Embassy. Phone number 976-11-329-095.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Financial support is provided by an annual appropriation from the United States Congress to the Department of State and by participating governments and host institutions in the United States and abroad.
Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster
The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program differs from the traditional Fulbright Scholar competition in that CIES builds a rosters of specialists in a variety of fields through an online application process. Applicants recommended by independent specialist peer review committees and approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board become candidates for Fulbright Senior Specialists awards. As countries request Fulbright Senior Specialists through their local Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy, CIES matches candidates with appropriate projects or programs. When a request is received, Fulbright Senior Specialists candidates are contacted to ascertain their availability for final consideration.
Timeline
With shorter grant lengths, you’ll have greater flexibility to choose a time during the year that works best with your current academic or professional commitments. Applications for the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program are accepted on a rolling basis and submitted for review throughout the year.
The best part? Everything happens online-from filling out and submitting your application to the subsequent peer review process. For more information on scheduled time frames, including application submission, peer review and final notification, you can view the program calendar by visiting us online.
Available fields of study
Anthropology & archaeology
Business administration
Communications and journalism
Economics
Education
Environmental science
Information technology
Law
Library science
Peace and conflict resolution studies
Political science & public administration
Public/global health
Sociology & social work
U.S. studies—i.e., art, art history, dance, history, literature, music, popular culture, religion and theater
Urban planning
Please note that the list of disciplines is expanding. We encourage you to visit our Web site for the most acuurate and up-to-date listing.
How will you make your connections?
If you've got the interest and the desire to make a difference, we can help. Based on your particular expertise and knowledge, we will try to match you with an ocerseas host institution seeking an expert in your field.
From archaeology and anthropology to urban planning, we put you in touch with institutions interested in developing and expanding their academic programs.
You'll meet and collaborate with foreign colleagues amid worldwide political, social and economic change. You'll also make important contacts and gain valuable insights.
Maybe you're already beginning to see the connections-and the possibilities.
For more information about the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program, please visit our Web site (www.cies.org), write or call:
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
A division of the Institute of International Education
3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008-3009
E-mail: fulspec@cies.iie.org
Telephone: 202.686.4026
Web site: www.cies.org/specialists
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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