The Fulbright Commission publishes several opportunities for teachers, researchers and professionals in the USA for 2017
The Fulbright Commission in Brazil is offering new scholarship opportunities for Brazilian teachers and researchers in various fields. The benefits will be granted under the US government’s Educational and Cultural Exchange Program and aim to increase understanding between the American society and those in other countries. Applicants for any of the places must be fluent in English. The scholarship opportunities are available at the Fulbright website: www.fulbright.org.br .
Opportunities available:
Program: Dr. Ruth Cardoso Chair in teaching and research in Social Sciences at Columbia University in New York, co-sponsored by CAPES / MEC and FAPESP.
Application deadline: October 16, 2016.
Program: Program for teachers and junior researchers to carry out research, give lectures, courses and seminars for postgraduate studies in higher education institutions or research centers at various universities in the United States.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Chair for a teacher / researcher to conduct research and give courses in Humanities and Social Sciences related to Brazilian studies at George Washington University, Washington DC.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Chair for a teacher / researcher to conduct research, give courses and occasionally lectures and seminars for graduate students at Emory University, Atlanta.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Chair at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, for teachers and researchers in the field of Agricultural Sciences.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Chair in Democracy and Human Development at the Kellogg Institute for teachers and researchers at the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana state.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Program for teachers and researchers in mid-career to conduct research, give lectures, courses and seminars for postgraduate studies in higher education institutions or research centers at various universities in the United States.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Foreign Language Teaching Assistants program for young English teachers to teach Portuguese in universities in the United States.
Application deadline: October 17, 2016.
Program: Doctoral Student Internship Program in Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts and Letters in the USA at universities in the United States.
Application deadline: November 16, 2016.
Program: Doctoral Student Internship Program for Graduate Courses in the North, Northeast and Midwest, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright Commission in Brazil.
Application deadline: November 16, 2016.
Program: Chair in teaching and research in Global Health at Rutgers, the state of New Jersey.
Application deadline: December 1, 2016.
For information on how to apply and what the requirements for the scholarships are, please go to: http://www.fulbright.org.br .
The Fulbright Commission began in Brazil in 1957 and has benefited over 3,500 Brazilians. The Fulbright program was created in 1946 in the US and is considered to be the premier educational exchange program sponsored by the US government and aims to increase mutual understanding between the US people and other countries through the exchange of people, ideas and talents. Worldwide, more than 370,000 scholarships have been awarded to citizens of the USA and 150 other countries in research and teaching.
For further information on this Press Release, please contact the US Embassy Press Office in Brasília at BrasiliaEMBEUA@state.gov or on (+55 61) 3312 – 7367 / 7350 / 7364.
