Fulbright-Hays Grants for Doctoral Dissertation & Faculty Research

The Office of International Programs also coordinates the application process for both faculty and graduate students for research grants under the auspices of Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program and the Faculty Research Abroad Program (Fulbright-Hays).

• THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM
  The purpose of the Fulbright Program which was created by the U.S. Congress in 1946 is to foster mutual understanding among nations though education and cultural exchanges. Fulbright Grants are funded under the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 through annual appropriations made by Congress to the United States Information Agency (USIA) and by foreign governments, universities, corporations and private donors. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, composed of 12 education and public leaders appointed by the President of the United States, establishes the criteria for the selection of candidates and has final authority for the awarding of grants. The Center for International Education, U.S. Department of Education, administers the Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program and the Faculty Research Abroad Program (Fulbright-Hays) on behalf of this board and USIA. The purpose of this program is to foster research abroad in modern languages and areas studies. Area studies is defined as a "program of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies, including the study of their geography, history, culture, economy, politics, international relations and languages". Applications for research projects which focus on Western Europe are not funded.


• TYPES OF GRANTS
  Fulbright-Hays Training Grants provide fellowships for advanced graduate students for six to twelve months for dissertation research and for faculty for three to twelve months for research abroad projects. Applicants design their own budget to cover travel, maintenance, health insurance and research costs according to the guidelines set forth in the application.


• ELIGIBILITY
  All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. They must possess adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the proposed research. Faculty must have engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign language or areas studies specialization for the two years immediately preceding the award. Graduate students must have achieved Ph.D. candidate status by the beginning of the grant period and plan on teaching as a career.


• APPLICATION PROCESS
  The internal deadline for submission of all applications to the Office of International Programs is October of each year. After review, the applications are forwarded to the Center for Research (CRINC), which will, in turn, submit all individual applications as a single institutional application to the Center for International Education in time to meet its deadline. Applicants must adhere to this process as described. The Center for International Education will not accept applications from individuals.


• CONTACT: For further information and application materials, contact Hodgie Bricke, Assistant Dean, International Programs, 300 Strong Hall, or at (785) 864-6161.