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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

USA: Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program Under U.S. Department of Education

Overview

This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund faculty to maintain and improve their area studies and foreign language skills by conducting research in other countries for periods of three to 12 months. This program holds an annual competition.

Eligibility

Institutions of higher education in the United States are eligible to apply for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program.

An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if he or she meets all of the following criteria:

• Is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States.
• Is employed by an institution of higher education.
• Has been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign language or area studies specialization for the two years immediately preceding the date of the award.
• Proposes research relevant to his or her modern foreign language or area studies specialization, which is not dissertation research for a doctoral degree.
• Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project.


Duration of the grant

Faculty may propose research for three to 12 months. This fellowship may not be renewed.

Terms and conditions

A fellow shall:

• Maintain satisfactory progress in the conduct of his or her research.
• Devote full time to research on the approved topic.
• Not engage in unauthorized income-producing activities during the period of the fellowship.
• Remain employed by the grantee institution during the period of the fellowship.

Reporting requirements

A final report is due from each fellow 90 days after the end of the grant period. Faculty should contact their institution’s project director for electronic reporting instructions.

Expenses covered by the award

• Travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research.
• Maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her academic year salary.
• An allowance for research-related expenses overseas, such as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses.

For more information, please:

E-mail questions to fra@ed.gov or visit the IEPS Web site at www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra for information, including: application deadline, application package, previous fellowships, technical assistance, and program statute and regulations.

Contact

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
International Education Programs Service
1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20006-8521
Tel: 202-502-7700
Fax: 202-502-7860


Source: www.ed.gov/ope/iegps


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