THE FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM: A GUIDE FOR FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS
The Fulbright Scholar Program, the U.S. government’s flagship program for international education exchange, provides 1,100 grants annually for U.S. faculty and professionals to conduct research or teach in more than 125 countries.
The presentation’s first section will focus on the opportunities available to faculty and professionals interested in teaching or doing research abroad through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Fulbright Scholars in all branches of the sciences have taught classes, helped with curriculum development, and set up new programs. They have engaged in collaborative research with international colleagues, contributed to capacity-building in the developing world, and brought international perspectives back to science programs on their home campuses. Fulbright Scholar grants enhance the professional development of faculty, not only during their grant period but for the rest of their lives.
Because the support of senior administrators is a key factor in the success of Fulbright Scholar grantees, the presentation’s second section will focus on best practices at U.S. campuses. Topics covered will include sabbatical and other leave options; pay and benefit issues; treatment of Fulbright in tenure and promotion reviews; recognition of Fulbright Scholars, and leveraging Fulbright scholar grants as part of larger research projects.
David Adams, assistant director of outreach and public affairs at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, which administers the Fulbright Scholar Program on behalf of the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, will lead the discussion.