APPLICATION DEADLINE: November
17, 2017
The 2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq will bring 25 Iraqi
scholars to U.S. institutions from June 30 through September 8, 2018 for
faculty development, mentoring, and cultural exchange activities. Four discipline-based cohorts will spend 10
weeks at selected U.S. host institutions, where they will be introduced to new
teaching and research methods, observe classes, attend seminars, and develop
linkages with American faculty through weekly mentoring sessions. Ongoing community engagement with
university-identified host families, volunteers, or others in the broader local
community will facilitate the scholars’ participation in outreach activities,
including visits to historical sites and attendance at cultural events. While introduction to new research methods
and doing collaborative research with American scholars in the scholars’
disciplines are components of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq,
the program is not intended to provide a venue for individual research
projects.
Objectives:
Build higher education capacity in Iraq through faculty development and
mentoring for scholars.
Establish professional contacts in their field and foster long-term
collaboration and institutional linkages between Iraqi scholars and U.S.
academics.
Promote mutual understanding between Iraqis and Americans by
facilitating the scholars’ engagement with the broader host campus community.
Who Can Apply:
The 2018 competition is open to current full-time Iraqi university
faculty members, who possess, at a minimum, a master’s degree and at least
three years of university-level teaching experience or a Ph.D. and no more than
seven years of teaching experience. Master’s degree holders who are currently
enrolled in a doctoral program must possess at least three years of teaching
experience. Applicants should have a commitment to classroom teaching and a
desire to strengthen their teaching and leadership skills. Please note that
this program is intended for full-time faculty only; Iraqi government officials
are not eligible.
Applicants must demonstrate fluency in spoken and written
English. Scholars in this program can
focus on one of the following fields of study:
Science and Technology
Engineering
TEFL/ Linguistics
Business Administration, Economics, and Global Entrepreneurship
For more information and application:
https://iq.usembassy.gov/education-culture/exchange-programs/fulbright-visiting-scholar/
