Overseas Programs – Faculty Research Abroad
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
To contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and area studies in the U.S. by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct research abroad.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Public nonprofits
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
- Private nonprofits
Institutions of higher education may apply.
Beneficiaries
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A faculty member is eligible to receive an award if he or she (a)(1) Is a citizen or national of the United States; or (2) Is a permanent resident of the United States; (b) Is employed by an institution of higher education; (c) Has been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her foreign language or area studies specialization for the two years immediately preceding the date of the award; (d) Proposes research relevant to his or her modern foreign language or area specialization which is not dissertation research for a doctoral degree; and (e) Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out the research project
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Faculty members may address requests for general information to the Advanced Training and Research Team (ATRT), IEPS. Completed applications should be submitted directly to the faculty member's employing institution, which will then be submitted to the Department via e-Application.
Award Procedure
The IEPS will make the initial selection and recommendation of fellowship recipients with the advice of a panel of academic specialists in modern foreign language and area studies and comments by U.S. embassies and binational commissions in the proposed countries of research. The selections are subject to review and final approval by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). The grants for successful scholars are made to the institutions which employ the faculty members.
180 days.
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Generally, awards are not available for projects focusing primarily on Western Europe or on countries where the United States has no diplomatic representation. This program funds fellowships through institutions of higher education (IHEs) to faculty members who propose to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies to improve their skill in languages and knowledge of the culture of the people of these countries. Funds support: travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow and the country or countries of research, a maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her academic year salary, and an allowance for research-related expenses overseas such as books and photocopying, tuition, affiliation fees, local travel, and other incidental expenses. Fellowships are adjusted for duplicating support.
Required Documentation
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.