Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim
World
Program Description
This Program will support visits to the
U.S. of between three and six
weeks. Visiting Specialists will be engaged in
intensive lecturing
and public outreach programs at U.S. colleges and
universities on
issues related to Islamic civilization and today's Muslim
World for
the Academic Year 2007/08.
Eligibility of Applicants
The
Fulbright Program does not require that scholars be of any
particular
religion, i.e. applicants do not need to be Muslim by
faith. However, all
applicants should be trained in fields related to
Islamic thought, cultures
or societies. Applicants must have a proven
history of teaching, a good
understanding of U.S. higher education,
fluent English skills and attained
mid- to senior-level of
professorship or career achievement. Former
Fulbright scholars are
especially encouraged to apply. Former participants
of this program
are not eligible. U.S. citizens or permanent residents are
not
eligible. Also ineligible are persons with a dual U.S./Pakistan
nationality or who have a spouse, fiancé, parent or child over 18
years
of age who is a US citizen or permanent resident. Employees of
the Fulbright
organization or the U.S. Department of State are
ineligible.
Applicants
may specify a host institution. However, the Fulbright
Program reserves the
right to assign the successful applicants to
host institutions it considers
most appropriate
Eligible
Disciplines
Anthropology/Archaeology
Area Studies
(non-U.S.)
Arts
Business
Communications and
Journalism
Education
History
International Relations
Islamic
Studies/Thought
Law
Literature (non-U.S.)
Philosophy
Political
Science
Public Administration
Religion/Religious Studies
Social
Work
Sociology
Women's/Gender Studies
The program does not support
the teaching of languages or research
projects.
The
Application:
An application consists of:
Download Scholar
Application Form
a two- to three-page letter of interest,
maximum
six-page resume/curriculum vitae which includes your academic
training,
courses that you have recently taught and major
publications, and,
only
if you have a specific U.S. institution at which you wish to be
hosted, a
letter of invitation from a U.S. higher education
institution. In this case,
the U.S. institution should make a
separate application to CIES by May 1st
in order to host you through
this program. For application instructions and
materials, visit:
http://www.cies.org/Visiting_Specialists/
1. The data page asks for brief biographical details. Please be sure
to fill this out fully and clearly.
2. The letter of interest should
include:
Your interest and motivation in wishing to participate in a program
of lecturing and/or curriculum and program development, and community
outreach in the U.S.
The types of short courses or lecture topics on
which you are
prepared to speak, such as society, culture, arts related to
Islam,
that would be suitable for general academic or community audiences.
Also provide more specialized subjects that would be more appropriate
to
a limited audience (for example, students or faculty within a
particular
discipline). This list should be supported by your
academic and/or
professional expertise.
Past experience in the U.S. or elsewhere that has
prepared you to
speak to audiences or teach in the U.S. and to contribute to
better
mutual understanding between the peoples in the U.S. and those in
your home country.
How you will benefit personally and
professionally from this
experience and how you will use the experience in
your home
institution and community upon your return.
3. The
resume/curriculum vitae should include a list of your
educational and
professional credentials, classes that you have
recently taught that relate
to Islam or its culture/civilization,
published articles, and major
conferences at which you presented
papers. Please translate the titles of
articles and conferences into
English. Please list your most recent
positions and accomplishments
first, and take note that resumes/CVs will not
be read beyond the
sixth page.
4. Applicants may specify a U.S. host
institution; however, the
Fulbright Program reserves the right to assign
successful applicants
to the particular host institutions that it deems most
appropriate.
Once the applications have been submitted and reviewed, the
Fulbright
offices will inform applicants whether or not they are nominated
for
the scholar roster. The recommended applicants remain on the roster
for five years.
Application Deadline:
March 19, 2007
Please submit the application documents to USEFP either
As an
email attachment to scholarapps @usefpakistan.org with the
subject line
`Visiting Scholar Application'
Or you may post the application to USEFP,
P.O. Box 1128, Islamabad
44000. Please write the name of the program clearly
on the envelope
Applications should be received by 4:30 p.m. Monday, March
19, 2007.
To Download the form goto
http://www.usefpakistan.org/otherPrograms1.html
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