The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America is inviting applications for the Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ARSP) for the 2012-2013 academic year.
2012-2013 ARSP offers two types of grants:
1) Senior Research Scholar Grants and;
2) Program and Curriculum Grants.
The Senior Research Scholar Program offers an opportunity to senior academicians and scholars already having PhD degree (or equivalent) necessary for conducting postdoctoral research and lecturing at U.S. universities and colleges beginning no earlier than August 2012 and no later than March 2013.
Duration of awards varies from three to nine months. Most grants are for approximately six months. Grants of up to nine months are made only when a research proposal justifies the need for extended time. Awards are given on the basis of academic excellence, the quality of the research project proposal and recommendation letters. Preference is given to applicants, who provide strong justification for undertaking their research in the United States, i.e., the need for access to research facilities or materials not readily available elsewhere or the desire for collaborative research with an American scholar or institution. Please note that awards for the Senior Research Scholar Program are offered in the physical sciences as well as in the social sciences and humanities.
The Program and Curriculum Development grant enables university or academic institute members to undertake a planned program of reading and research beginning in August 2012.
The ARSP 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. None of the ARSP grants can accommodate accompanying family members.
Last date for submitting applications is September 1, 2011
For further details and information about 2012-13 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program, please visit this link.
