Overview
This Study of the U.S. Institute is an intensive, rigorous six-week academic seminar whosepurpose is to provide university faculty and professionals from countries worldwide with a deeper understanding of American society, culture and institutions, past and present. The program’s ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the United States at universities and other educational, training and research institutions.
Name of Institute
A. American Politics and Political Thought
B. Contemporary American Literature
C. Journalism and Media
D. Religious Pluralism in the United States
E. U.S. Culture and
Society
F. U.S. Foreign Policy
G. Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators
Housing and meal arrangements
Typically, participants will have a private room with a shared bathroom during the residency portion (four weeks) of the institute, and will share a hotel room with another participant of the same gender during the study tour (up to two weeks.) Housing will typically be in college or university owned housing. Most meals will be provided at campus facilities, though participants may have access to a kitchen to cook some meals on their own. Full details will be provided when available.
It is important that applicants understand these arrangements, particularly sharing a hotel room with another participant for up to two weeks.
Health Insurance
All participants will receive the Department of State’s insurance coverage of USD50,000 with a
USD25 deductible for the duration of the program. Pre-existing conditions are not covered.
Funding
The Study of the U.S. Institute will cover all participant costs, including: program administration; international travel; domestic travel and ground transportation; book, cultural, housing and subsistence, mailing, and incidental allowances.
Program requirements and restrictions
Participants are expected to participate fully in the program. They are expected to attend all lectures and organized activities, and complete assigned readings. Family members and/or friends cannot accompany participants on any part of the program [no exceptions]. Please note that teaching methodology and pedagogical methods will not be addressed formally in the institute program. Candidates should be aware that they are applying for an intensive institute and there will be little time for personal pursuits unrelated to the program. The institute should not be viewed as a research program. It is important that applicants understand and accept these requirements and restrictions.
Candidate qualifications
(A) Candidates should be mid-career, highly-motivated and experienced secondary school educators.
The ideal candidate will be a secondary teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum developer,
textbook writer, ministry of education official, or other related professional with responsibility for secondary education who is seeking to introduce or enhance aspects of U.S. studies into his/her curricula.
(B) The ideal candidate will also be an experienced professional with little or no prior experience
in the United States, whose home institution is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into
its curricula, to develop new courses in the subject of the institute, to enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized seminars/workshops for education professionals in U.S. studies. In this respect, while the nominee’s scholarly and professional credentials are an important consideration, an equally important factor is how participation in the institute will enhance course offerings in U.S. studies at the nominee’s home institution.
(C) Candidates should be willing and able to fully take part in an intensive post-graduate level
academic program and study tour. While senior faculty members are eligible applicants, first
consideration will be given to younger, mid-career professionals, and to persons who are likely to
be comfortable with campus life (including campus-style accommodations) and an active program
schedule.
Deadline for Applications: November 19, 2010
申請報名截止日期﹕2010年11月19日
To apply for the institute
Applicants should submit an application for this program by fax or e-mail. The application deadline is November 19, 2010. The application form may be viewed and downloaded from at: http://ait.org.tw/en/study-of-the-us-institutes.html/
To submit an application or to request more program details, all interested scholars are welcome to contact Cultural Affairs Specialist Rei-shang Wang, AIT American Cultural Center, Suite 2101, 21F, No. 333 Keelung Road, Section 1, Taipei, 110 Taiwan [台北市基隆路一段333號21樓2101室 ].
Contact detail
Tel: (02) 2723-3959 ext 224; fax: (02) 2725-2644 e-mail: application@mail.ait.org.tw
Source: http://www.ait.org.tw/en/study-of-the-us-institutes.html
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your refernce when applying for this scholarship
This Study of the U.S. Institute is an intensive, rigorous six-week academic seminar whosepurpose is to provide university faculty and professionals from countries worldwide with a deeper understanding of American society, culture and institutions, past and present. The program’s ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the United States at universities and other educational, training and research institutions.
Name of Institute
A. American Politics and Political Thought
B. Contemporary American Literature
C. Journalism and Media
D. Religious Pluralism in the United States
E. U.S. Culture and
Society
F. U.S. Foreign Policy
G. Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators
Housing and meal arrangements
Typically, participants will have a private room with a shared bathroom during the residency portion (four weeks) of the institute, and will share a hotel room with another participant of the same gender during the study tour (up to two weeks.) Housing will typically be in college or university owned housing. Most meals will be provided at campus facilities, though participants may have access to a kitchen to cook some meals on their own. Full details will be provided when available.
It is important that applicants understand these arrangements, particularly sharing a hotel room with another participant for up to two weeks.
Health Insurance
All participants will receive the Department of State’s insurance coverage of USD50,000 with a
USD25 deductible for the duration of the program. Pre-existing conditions are not covered.
Funding
The Study of the U.S. Institute will cover all participant costs, including: program administration; international travel; domestic travel and ground transportation; book, cultural, housing and subsistence, mailing, and incidental allowances.
Program requirements and restrictions
Participants are expected to participate fully in the program. They are expected to attend all lectures and organized activities, and complete assigned readings. Family members and/or friends cannot accompany participants on any part of the program [no exceptions]. Please note that teaching methodology and pedagogical methods will not be addressed formally in the institute program. Candidates should be aware that they are applying for an intensive institute and there will be little time for personal pursuits unrelated to the program. The institute should not be viewed as a research program. It is important that applicants understand and accept these requirements and restrictions.
Candidate qualifications
(A) Candidates should be mid-career, highly-motivated and experienced secondary school educators.
The ideal candidate will be a secondary teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum developer,
textbook writer, ministry of education official, or other related professional with responsibility for secondary education who is seeking to introduce or enhance aspects of U.S. studies into his/her curricula.
(B) The ideal candidate will also be an experienced professional with little or no prior experience
in the United States, whose home institution is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into
its curricula, to develop new courses in the subject of the institute, to enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized seminars/workshops for education professionals in U.S. studies. In this respect, while the nominee’s scholarly and professional credentials are an important consideration, an equally important factor is how participation in the institute will enhance course offerings in U.S. studies at the nominee’s home institution.
(C) Candidates should be willing and able to fully take part in an intensive post-graduate level
academic program and study tour. While senior faculty members are eligible applicants, first
consideration will be given to younger, mid-career professionals, and to persons who are likely to
be comfortable with campus life (including campus-style accommodations) and an active program
schedule.
Deadline for Applications: November 19, 2010
申請報名截止日期﹕2010年11月19日
To apply for the institute
Applicants should submit an application for this program by fax or e-mail. The application deadline is November 19, 2010. The application form may be viewed and downloaded from at: http://ait.org.tw/en/study-of-the-us-institutes.html/
To submit an application or to request more program details, all interested scholars are welcome to contact Cultural Affairs Specialist Rei-shang Wang, AIT American Cultural Center, Suite 2101, 21F, No. 333 Keelung Road, Section 1, Taipei, 110 Taiwan [台北市基隆路一段333號21樓2101室 ].
Contact detail
Tel: (02) 2723-3959 ext 224; fax: (02) 2725-2644 e-mail: application@mail.ait.org.tw
Source: http://www.ait.org.tw/en/study-of-the-us-institutes.html
Please quote Scholarization.blogspot.com as your refernce when applying for this scholarship
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