Fulbright Senior Specialists Fellowship

Program overview

The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program provides support for short (2-6 week) visits by US academics or senior professionals in the following fields:

Agriculture
Anthropology
Applied Linguistics/TEFL
Archaeology
Business Administration
Communications & Journalism
Economics
Education
Environmental Science
Information Technology

Law
Library Science
Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies
Political Science
Public Administration
Public/Global Health
Sociology
Social Work
U.S./American Studies
Urban Planning

A full listing of the subfields included under each of the above main headings may be found on the website of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).

The program of work for a senior specialist’s visit may include activities such as lecturing to undergraduate or graduate students; professional consultations and advising; participation in workshops, symposia or conferences; development and/or evaluation of academic curricula or educational materials; etc. The program does not fund research.

Preference will be given to candidates who have not had previous Fulbright grants.

Because of the limited total number of visits to Israel available, USIEF does not support requests for multiple visits by a single Senior Specialist or requests to host more than one Specialist at the same event (conference, symposium, ext.).

Grant benefits

The program provides the specialist with round trip airfare (tourist class) and a $200/day honorarium. In-country hospitality (lodgings, meals, in-country transportation) is provided by the Israeli host institution/s, according to terms agreed in direct contacts between the program fellow and the institution/s concerned.

Application procedures

US specialists interested in visiting Israel must submit their application to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Application instructions and forms may be found on the CIES website.

Regulations have been fixed regarding the maximum number of Fulbright grants which an individual may receive and regarding minimum waiting times between grants. Individuals considering submission of an application should review these regulations.

Each candidate’s Israeli host institution must submit a request to host his/her visit to the United States-Israel Educational Foundation. Instructions and forms may be obtained by contacting Ms. Judy Stavsky.

Coming application deadlines and response dates are as follows:

Submit application by:	Applicants notified of review results by:
July 28, 2010	September 22, 2010
October 20, 2010	December 22, 2010
December 29, 2010	March 2, 2011
March 9, 2011	May 11, 2011
May 18, 2011	July 20, 2011
July 27, 2011	September 28, 2011
October 5, 2011	December 7, 2011
December 14, 2011	February 15, 2012

The earliest possible beginning date for approved visits is 3-4 months after the application date.