Fulbright U.S. - ASEAN Visiting Scholar Program. Fulbright is now accepting online applications for the Fulbright U.S. � ASEAN Visiting Scholar Program for Academic Year 2020-2021.
ABOUT
The Fulbright US-ASEAN Visiting Scholar provides opportunities for nationals of the ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) to travel to the United States for scholarly and professional research for three to four months during the Spring of 2021, where they will carry out scholarly and professional research on priority issues to the U.S.-ASEAN relationship and ASEAN, with clear regional implications. The program is open to university faculty, foreign ministry or other government officials, and professional staff of the private sector, think tanks, and other NGOs in the ASEAN Member States.
The objective of the Fulbright US-ASEAN Visiting Scholar is to deepen people-to-people engagement and strengthen our ties with the ten member nations of ASEAN, while specifically emphasizing the importance of ASEAN. This marks the eighth year of the Initiative. To date, 75 scholars from all 10 ASEAN Member States have been awarded scholarships to pursue studies focused on a wide range of subjects including public health, the South China Sea, Indo-Pacific focus, ASEAN economic integration, banking governance, human trafficking, STEM education, food safety, and legal education.
GRANT AWARDS
Succesfull candidates will be provided:
A monthly stipend for grantees, between US $2,710 and $3,145/month, depending on the US city.
A direct-flight, round-trip economy-class air ticket.
A $1,250 Professional and Settling-in allowance.
Qualifying university lab and research fees up to $3,000, as necessary.
No dependent support will be available.
ELLIGBLE COUNTRY
Applications are accepted from citizens of all ASEAN member states. It is anticipated that a minimum of 10 qualified applicants will be selected by a U.S. - ASEAN selection committee, including one participant from each of the 10 ASEAN Member States. It is possible that additional candidates will be selected to participate in the program, pending availability of funds.
COURSE IF STUDY
Eligible subjects include (but are not limited to) education, environmental science, financial market integration, food technology, information sciences, journalism, law, political science, public administration, public/global health, social work, sociology, statistics, trade and investment, trade facilitation, and applied linguistics.
HOW TO APPLY
1. All candidate should complete the application by accessing the link below.
2. Please choose "US-ASEAN Fulbright Initiative" in the award information in the country information page of the online application and indicate clearly "US-ASEAN Fulbright Initiative" as part of your project or research title.
3. The following documents comprise a complete application:
Application form
A project statement (3 to 5 pages)
Bibliography (up to three pages)
Curriculum vitae (up to six pages)
Letter of invitation (strongly preferred, but not required)
3 letters of recommendation (three are required)
Application deadline is on
October 11, 2019. Online application forms should contain all required documents listed above on or before October 11, 2019.
All of the selected Fulbright U.S.-ASEAN Visiting Scholars are to come to the United States during the spring semester of 2021, starting in January and ending in May.
FULBRIGHT US - ASEAN VISITING SCHOLARSHIP LINK