2017 Fulbright Scholar Program Update

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, independent scholars and many others.

This year, the Fulbright Scholar Program is offering over 65 awards in the field American History and American Studies. Opportunities include:

• Finland: Fulbright Bicentennial Chair
• Philippines: Study of the United States
• Ghana: Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Computer Science, Education and Social Sciences
• Mexico: U.S. Studies
• Jordan: Study of the United States
• Kazakhstan: All Disciplines
• Argentina: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Georgia: American Studies
• India: Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Awards (All Disciplines)
• Japan: Study of the United States
• Netherlands: Senior Professorship in American Culture

For further awards in the field of American Studies, American History and American Literature, please visit the updated Opportunities in American Studies webpage. There you will find award highlights and examples of successful projects in the discipline, and scholar testimonials which highlight the outcomes and benefits associated with completing a Fulbright Scholar grant.

For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, please follow this link: http://cies.org/program/core- fulbright-us-scholar-program. You may also wish to register for a Fulbright webinar or join the online community, My Fulbright, a resource center for applicants interested in the program.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and the current competition will close on August 1, 2016.

Please contact Kailey Smaczniak at ksmaczniak@iie.org or Kaitlin Taylor at ktaylor@iie.org for additional information.

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.

Updated. Originally posted April 14, 2016.