The Fulbright African Research Scholar Program for African Citizens and Permanent Residents

Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP)

Course(s) Offered: Several disciplines
Course Level: Graduate (research)
Provider: US Embassy
Country to Study in: USA

Scholarship Description
The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America is pleased to announce the Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (Fulbright ARSP) for African citizens and permanent residents.

The Fulbright ARSP Program offers two different types of grants: 1) Research Grants and; 2) Program and Curriculum Grants. The Research Grants provides an opportunity for senior academicians and scholars who already have their PhD degree (or equivalent) to conduct postdoctoral research and lecturing at U.S. universities and colleges. The Program and Curriculum Development grant enables university or academic institute members to undertake a planned program of reading and research.

Preference will be given to proposals that promote the spirit and goals of the Fulbright program – that is, to increase and enhance mutual understanding between the United States and African countries through interpersonal contact and the sharing of professional academic experience and expertise.

Eligibility
REQUIREMENTS:

• An intended applicant must be a citizen of or a permanent resident of an African country, and should hold a valid passport issued from the country in which the application is made.
• In addition, applicants must have at least three (3) years of post-doctoral degree training or teaching experience at the time of application.

The Fulbright program takes the issue of academic dishonesty (plagiarism) very seriously and will disqualify applications that violate academic integrity.

There are no restrictions as to age, gender, faculty rank, or academic discipline for either type of Fulbright ARSP grant. Preference will be given to individuals who have had no experience or only limited experience in the United States.

Scholars who have received a Fulbright grant for study, teaching, or research in the United States within the last five years are ineligible to apply. Please note that proposals involving doctoral dissertation research, postdoctoral research immediately following completion of a doctoral degree, or general professional travel, are ineligible. Proposals for clinical medical research involving physician training, patient care and contact cannot be approved under the Fulbright Program.

Selection criteria:
Research Grants: Awards of 3 to 9 months are offered for selected university faculty professionals to conduct research in any academic discipline at a U.S. academic or research institution. Preference will be given to individuals with a doctorate degree, at least three years of university teaching experience, a productive scholarly record, and whose projects relate directly to their ongoing teaching and/or research responsibilities.

Program and Curriculum Development Grants: Awards of 3 to 5 months are offered for qualified university faculty to conduct research in any academic discipline at a U.S. academic or research institution. Proposals should be linked to professional duties and demonstrate how the scholar will use the knowledge gained to develop new courses, curricula, or programs at the home institution.

HIV/AIDS: includes a special set of grants for scholars with proposals in HIV/AIDS-related research. Scholars in all academic disciplines are invited to formulate proposals with an HIV/AIDS focus. Candidates may apply either as research scholars or as program and curriculum development scholars.

Eligible groups
Citizens of African countries

Participating Institutions
Approved universities and colleges in the United States

Fields of study
Scholars in all academic disciplines are invited to formulate proposals with an HIV/AIDS focus. Candidates may apply either as research scholars or as program and curriculum development scholars.

Sponsorship duration
The Research Grant runs for three to nine months. Most are approximately six months. Grants of up to nine months are made only when a research proposal justifies the need for extended time.

The Program and Curriculum Development grantees will reside on an American university campus for a period of three to five months.

Scholarship benefits
The Fulbright ARSP is fully funded. However, grants are NOT for the principal purpose of: Attending conferences, Completing doctoral dissertations, Travel and consultation at multiple institutions, or Clinical medical research involving patient contact. Please note that unfortunately none of the grants accommodate accompanying family members.

Method of Application
The applicant must declare the particular grant program for which he/she is applying (research grant or program and curriculum development grant) and should tailor his/her proposal to the appropriate program in the application form. Application instructions are available here. The application is accessible here.

DEADLINES:
Call for applications is February 1. Deadline for submitting online application and all supplementary documents is June 1st. All applications must be submitted through the CIES online application process using the links above not later than June 1, 2018 (or the announced date for your country/region)

PLEASE NOTE:
The Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (Fulbright ARSP) is administered for the U.S. Department of State by the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), a division of the Institute of International Education. The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America invites eligible candidates to submit applications.

Application Deadline: 1 June 2018
Open to International students: No (ONLY Africans)

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