Educational Exchange
Fulbright African Senior Research Scholar Program
We are now open for the 2010-11 Fulbright African Research Scholar Program (ASP)
About the Grant: The Fulbright African Senior Research Scholar Program awards grants for three to nine months to conduct postdoctoral research at a U.S. academic or research institution. Funding is normally for one academic term (semester). Longer grants may be possible where proposed research requires more time, as clearly demonstrated in the grantees' research proposal. Grantees are chosen through a continent-wide competition among Anglophone African countries.
Grants under this program are of two types:
Senior Research Grants enable scholars to perform advanced research in U.S. educational or research institutions approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarships Board. These grants last from three to nine months.
Professional Development Grants enable senior scholars, through a period of residence on a U.S. university campus, to undertake a planned program of reading and research in their respective fields. These grants last from three to five months.
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) is responsible for arranging placement of accepted candidates at U.S. educational or research institutions.
Prerequisites: Applicants must be Zambian citizens who have fluent English language skills (TOEFL score 600 or above) and who hold a Doctoral degree. Preference will be given to applicants with at least three years of university teaching or research experience whose research plans relate directly to their ongoing teaching and/or research responsibilities. Preference will also be given to proposals that best promote the spirit and goals of the Fulbright program, i.e., to increase and enhance mutual understanding between the United States and African countries through interpersonal contact and the sharing of professional/academic experience and expertise. Applicants must not have held a Fulbright grant for research or lecturing within the past four years.
How to Apply: The application season is closed. The next applcation season will be annouced 2010. The Cultural Affairs Assistant at the American Embassy will distribute application forms for the African Senior Research Scholar Program upon request to qualified candidates or educational or research institutions. Completed forms must be submitted to the Cultural Affairs Assistant at the American Embassy, with all required supporting documents attached, no later than the specified date in the notice.
Grant Benefits: Research grants normally include round-trip international travel, a monthly cost-of-living allowance, an allowance for books, research materials and/ or travel to other institutions or scholarly meetings, and limited medical insurance.
Completed applications will be reviewed closely by this office. The applications of top-ranked candidates will be forwarded to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarships Board in Washington for final review. Candidates will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance by letter in May. This office will hold pre-departure briefings for successful candidates.