FUNDING-SENT
ON BEHALF OF UK International Partnerships and Research -- DOS -- 2019-2020
Fulbright U.S. Scholar; March 9, 2018
Dear
colleagues,
As you’ll see below,
the Fulbright Scholar competition for AY 2019-20 is now open. The application
deadline for most awards is August 1, 2018 (again, for planned travel and
activities in Summer/Fall 2019 or Spring 2020).
Please help me to disseminate this opportunity among faculty colleagues in your
colleges. Fulbright supports a wide range of teaching, research and scholarly
activities. It has evolved with several different types of opportunities in
recent years, including “flex” grants that support multiple, shorter-term trips
abroad, global flex grants that support trips and activities in multiple
countries, and thematic, interdisciplinary awards on transnational
issues/topics. Combined with the Fulbright Specialist program, which has a
rolling deadline, these newer models for Fulbright go a long way towards
dispelling the traditional notion that Fulbright awards are primarily for to
support area studies scholars in social sciences and humanities, to conduct
research abroad during sabbatical years (although that remains a prevalent use
of the awards).
As you know, federal
funding through a variety of mechanisms has been on the wane over the past few
years—particularly through US Department of Education programs, but really
across the board. The Fulbright program, administered by the US Department of
State, is one of the few programs that has thus far been mostly immune to the
budget axe. This year’s budget is expected to remain flat, with an
appropriation equal to last year’s. In large part, this is due to the
significant name recognition and goodwill that the Fulbright program has earned
over 50+ years, and the fact that funds are often matched by the 49 Fulbright
Commissions based outside the US, through the governments of the hosting
countries.
Thanks very much for
disseminating this wonderful opportunity as widely as possible. Note that
there is an informational webinar scheduled for this Friday, March 9, ant 2:00.
You can also direct faculty inquiries to me, of course. I’m happy to assist
interested faculty by reading project statements, walking them through the
application and review process/timeline, and facilitating connections with
existing UK partner institutions abroad that may be interested in serving as
host institutions. I can also connect them with some of the 50+ Fulbright
alumni among our faculty who might have relevant experiences and insight to
share.
Tim Barnes,
Executive Director
International
Partnerships and Research
University of
Kentucky
118 Bradley
Hall
545 Rose
Street
Lexington, KY
40506-0058
USA
Tel:
+1-859-323-7377
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2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Competition Opens
Find out more about the 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S.
Scholar Program competition by
joining our webinar on Friday, March 9, joining
one of our upcoming webinars or virtual advising sessions, and
browsing helpful resources: Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged
to learn more about Fulbright U.S. Scholar opportunities by visiting the
online Catalog
of Awards. The application deadline for most awards is August 1,
2018.
Fulbright Scholar Program, 1400 K Street NW, Suite
700, Washington, DC 20005 The Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of State, is administered by
IIE |
