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Fulbright Grants in the US for Canadian Faculty Members - Competition Open

Published: 9 June 2021

Fulbright opportunities for Canadian faculty for the 22/23 academic year.

Our grants support research with colleagues across the U.S. for a 4 to 9-month period, applications are accepted through November 15th, 2021, and these opportunities are for a start date of September 2022 or January 2023.

The available opportunities, as well as all the eligibility and application requirements, are listed below:

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Social Sciences

Field Open Awards

Computer Science & Engineering

Indigenous Studies

of Arizona

Environmental & Arctic Studies

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Canadian Studies

Public Health / Health Policy

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Policy/Law & Governance

Eligibility requirements

  • Be CA citizen (Permanent residence is not sufficient) do not have dual US citizenship
  • Hold a terminal degree (Ph.D., MFA, etc.) or equivalent professional training or experience
  • Applicants who have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the application deadline are ineligible. A period of nine months or more during a calendar year constitutes a full year.
  • Recipients of a Fulbright Scholar award are eligible to apply for another award two years after the date of completion of the previous award.

Detailed Eligibility requirements are

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Application Components

Project Statement

Up to 5 pages

CV/Resume

Up to 6 pages

Letters of Recommendation

Three (3) for Research Chair Awards

Bibliography

Required for Research and Teaching/Research awards, up to 3 pages

Syllabi/course outlines

Required for Teaching and Teaching/Research awards, up to 10 pages

Letter of Invitation

Only required for the Field Open Awards

Language proficiency

English

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Review Criteria

  • Applicant training, background, and experience:

The applicant possesses the training, credentials, and active professional standing, as appropriate for their project, discipline, and career path, and meets all stated requirements for the award, including language proficiency (if applicable).

  • Quality of the project:

The project is feasible, original, well-designed, innovative, and demonstrates relevance and currency to the discipline.

  • Project’s potential impact, outcome, and benefits:

The project demonstrates a broad, sustainable impact beyond the length of the award period and clearly describes plans to disseminate results.

  • Personal qualities:

The applicant displays an ability to be adaptable, culturally sensitive, collegial, and can serve as a cultural ambassador for Canada

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Interested in more information on the awards?

  • where we will provide details on how to prepare a successful application.
  • with all the Research Chair offering for Canadian Scholars.

Paulo Carvalho, Recruitment Specialist, info [at] fulbright.ca, Ìý

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