West Virginia University will host a faculty development workshop on the Fulbright Scholar Program on November 14 at 9-11:45 a.m. in the Greenbrier Room of the Mountainlair as part of National International Education Week.
Fulbright Program Officer Hilary Watts of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars will lead the workshop on campus. The Fulbright program is managed by the Council for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Selected WVU Fulbright faculty will also add insights into the application process. Seating is limited for the workshop.
To register for the Fulbright workshop, interested persons should send their name, department and a telephone number to WVU Fulbright Campus Representative George.Lies@mail.wvu.edu by Nov. 6. For details, call 304-293-6955 (Ext. 2). Attendees are advised to bring along a summary of proposed activities if they are planning to pursue a Fulbright award either in 2013-14 or the near future.
The deadline for submitting an application for the traditional Fulbright Scholar award is Aug. 1, 2013. The Fulbright Specialist program offers flexibility in two-to-six week assignment overseas and has a rolling deadline during the year. There are also specific Fulbright programs for high school teachers and working professionals and artists.
The eligibility for faculty applicants requires U.S. citizenship; college or university teaching experience in the discipline requested by a foreign country; and a Ph.D. or an equivalent professional or terminal degree. Lectureships may require foreign language proficiency although some foreign institutions permit lecturing in the English language.
The day will feature a Celebration of WVU Fulbright Scholars by University President Jim Clements and Provost Michele Wheatly, recognizing 66 WVU faculty members who have received the prestigious Fulbright award.
The Fulbright Celebration sponsors are WVU’s Office of International Programs, University Events of the President’s Office, and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. Watts is a graduate of Middlebury College who has an M.A. from George Washington University. She has worked in academic, non-profit and for-profit areas in the United States, Czech Republic, Japan and Vietnam. She is the program officer for East Asia and the Pacific.
The Fulbright program is managed by Council for International Exchange of Scholars for the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Council also works with bi-national Fulbright Commissions in 50 countries and 90 U.S. diplomatic posts. It is a division of the Institute of International Education.
Each year the program sends 800 U.S. Scholars abroad to lecture or lead research activities across a range of academic areas. The Fulbright webpage, at http://www.cies.org/, lists categories, instructions, and tutorials. The WVU International Programs’ webpage has a list of all WVU Fulbright Scholars and information, http://internationalprograms.wvu.edu/.
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CONTACT: George Lies, Office of International Programs
304-293-7240, George.Lies@mail.wvu.edu
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