Deadline- 4 December 2013
All interested applicants are invited to submit applications for Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq funded by U.S. Embassy Baghdad and supported by U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The goal of this program is to bring junior Iraqi scholars to U.S. host institutions for faculty development, mentoring, and cultural exchange activities. The intent of the ten-week program is to equip scholars with the knowledge and tools needed to build the capacity of universities in Iraq and to advance the education of future generations of Iraqis.
Participating institutions will enjoy a unique opportunity to establish lasting relationships with faculty members at universities in Iraq and to build upon current efforts to internationalize their campuses and surrounding communities.
Objective-
- Build higher education capacity in Iraq through faculty development and mentoring for junior scholars
- 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
Thematic areas-
- American Literature
- Engineering
- Science and Technology
- TEFL/Applied Linguistics
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Institution demonstrates strengths in and ability to host Iraqi junior faculty in one of the program’s four academic disciplines mentioned above
- Institution is a registered institution of higher education duly organized and existing under the laws of the host institution’s state of incorporation
- Institution has experience designing and implementing specialized, intensive professional development programs for faculty
- Institution demonstrates understanding of higher education in Iraq
- Institution must be eligible to receive federal funds and not be disbarred
- Institution must be accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S Department of Education, as being a reliable authority
- A permanent or tenured position with an institution of higher education in Iraq
- A commitment to advancing their own academic/professional development and to contributing to the development of Iraqi educational institutions
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