[scholarship] Fulbright New Century Scholars Program

Fulbright New Century Scholars Program: "Higher Education in the21st Century: Global Challenge and National Response"

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Departmentof State and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars(CIES), announce the opening of the 2005-06 competition for awards under the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program (NCS) "HigherEducation in the 21st Century: Global Challenge and NationalResponse."

Approximately 30 outstanding research scholars andeducators from the U.S. and abroad will be selected to participate inthe program through an open competition. The program combines thetraditional Fulbright research exchange experience with a series ofthree in-person seminar meetings and ongoing virtual communication among the participants under the guidance of the NCS Distinguished Scholar Leader, Philip Altbach, J. Donald Monan, SJ professor of higher education and director of the Center for International Higher Education in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.

Outstanding scholars and educators at any rank in any field relatedto the NCS theme are invited to apply. Applicants with strong interdisciplinary and comparative interests are especially welcome. Applicants must have the Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in arelevant field. U.S. applicants must have US citizenship and be permanently residing in the U.S. at the time of application; non-U.S. applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of and residing inthe country from which they are applying.

Benefits include individual travel/research awards in the amount of $37,000 and accommodations and meals for program seminars. Application deadline for US applicants is February 1, 2005. Preliminary deadlines for non-US applicants will vary from country tocountry. Interested non-US applicants should consult with the Fulbright Commission or US Public Affairs Office in their home countries.

Complete details, application materials and instructions areavailable on the CIES website. Questions may be addressed to NCS staff at ncs@iie.org

Micaela S. Iovine, Ph.D.
Senior Program Officer
Global Programs Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
3007 Tilden St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
E-mail: miovine@cies.iie.org
Tel: 202-686-6253
Fx: 202-362-3442
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