(NAME-MCE) FW: Fulbright Opportunities in American Literature

[Gradilla, Alexandro]

--- On Thu, 7/2/09, SCHOLARS <SCHOLARS at iie.org> wrote:

From: SCHOLARS <SCHOLARS at iie.org>
Subject: Fulbright Opportunities in American Literature
To: "ssouris at TWU.edu" <ssouris at TWU.edu>
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 10:04 AM
Dear Listserv Owner,
I am a representative of the Fulbright Scholar Program and would like to have a message posted on your listserv, announcing Fulbright Scholar opportunities in American literature.  Would it be possible for you to do this for us?
If so, we would greatly appreciate it. The message is below. Please note that this message or one with a similar content may be sent to other listservs.

Regards,

Katherine Matheson
Program Associate for Outreach and Communications
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007 Tilden Street NW, Suite 5-L
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 686- 7866
kmatheson at cies.iie.org

From March to August 1, 2009, U.S. faculty and professionals are invited to apply for *Fulbright scholar grants at www.cies.org. For monthly updates, write us at outreach at cies.iie.org</mc/compose?to=outreach at cies.iie.org> for a complimentary subscription to The Fulbright Scholar News, an electronic newsletter.
*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/.


Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals: Deadline August 1!!!
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 60 grants in lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research awards in American literature, including 6 Fulbright Distinguished Chairs.  Even better, faculty and professionals in American literature also can apply for one of the 144 “All Discipline” awards open to all fields.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa: American literature and civilization is especially requested in Cote d'Ivoire , where U.S. Fulbright scholars have successfully lectured and conducted research, in specializations including comparative literature and women writers, for many years (Awards #0055 and #0056).

Middle East and North Africa: Opportunities for lecturing in all countries in the region including Tunisia , Algeria and Israel .

Northern and Eastern Europe: Multiple awards in Norway including Award #0039 – Roving Scholar in American Studies; Award #0229 – American Studies in Croatia; Award #0324 – Linguistics, Academic Writing, American Studies or Literature in Lithuania; Award #0356 – American Studies in Romania.

Western Hemisphere: Award #0506 – Social Sciences and Humanities in Argentina ; Award# 0563 – Social Sciences and Humanities in Venezuela .

Southern and Western Europe: Award #0236 – American Studies in the Czech Republic; Award #0393 – American Studies or American Literature in Turkey; Award #0373 – American Studies in the Slovak Republic.

Distinguished Chairs: Award #0029 – Distinguished Chair in American Studies or Literature in Poland ; Award #0020 – German Distinguished Chair in American Studies; Award #0022 – Laszlo Orszagh Chair in American Studies in Hungary ; Award #0483 – Distinguished Chair in India .

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<http://www.cies.org/>, or send a request for materials to scholars at cies.iie.org</mc/compose?to=scholars at cies.iie.org>.