[Tlc] TLC-Fulbright

Wed Apr 15 09:00:16 PDT 2009

FYI.
Thanks,
justin

Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2010-2011 is open!

>From March to August 1, 2009, U.S. faculty and professionals are invited to apply for Fulbright scholar grants at www.cies.org.

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. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 286,000 participants from over 155 countries with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. For more information, visit http://fulbright.state.gov/

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 41 grants in lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in anthropology, including six Fulbright Distinguished Chairs and the Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program.  Even better, faculty and professionals in anthropology also can apply for one of the 144 "All Discipline" awards open to all fields.

What does Fulbright offer in anthropology?  Here are a few of the awards for 2010-2011:

Middle East and North Africa:

Award #0417: Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program

Award #0423: Postdoctoral Research

Award #0428: Social Science and Business Administration in Egypt

Award #0441: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Israel

Western Hemisphere:

Award #0504: North American Studies: Canada-Mexico Joint Award in North American Studies

Award #0514: Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil

Award #0524: Social Sciences and Humanities in Chile

Award #0568: Identity, Citizenship and Cultural Studies

Award #0522: North American Studies in Canada

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Award #0061: Anthropology, Political Science, Law, Economics, Food Science or Tourism

Award #0065: Humanities, Social Sciences or Sciences in Ethiopia

Award #0106: Museology or Anthropology at the Swaziland National Museum

Award #0048: HIV and AIDS

Award #0049: Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Botswana.

The application deadline is August 1, 2009.  U.S. citizenship is required.  For a full, detailed listing of all the Fulbright programs and other eligibility requirements visit our website at www.cies.org or send a request for materials to scholars at cies.iie.org.

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu