Exchanges

Fulbright Programs

The flagship international educational program sponsored by the United States Government, the Fulbright Program encompasses an ever-growing number of programs.  Each of these programs is designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..." With this goal, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 250,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study and teach in each other's countries, exchange ideas, and develop joint solutions to address shared concerns.   In support of this program, U.S. Embassy Tunis annually sponsors a number of American students and professors who work and live here in Tunisia, usually in conjunction with a local Tunisian university.  The Embassy also sends a large number of Tunisian academics each year to participate in research and teaching exchanges in the United States.

 

Senior Fulbright Fellowship Program

Overview: Individual Fulbright grants are available for scholars from selected countries to conduct research, lecture, or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States. Under the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program, scholars apply in their home country for Fulbright awards.

Deadline for submitting applications:  October
Website: http://www.cies.org/vs%5Fscholars/

 

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

Overview: The Worldwide Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program brings visiting scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. Fulbright Scholars-in-Residence can have a significant impact on U.S. colleges and universities.

Deadline for submitting applications:  March
Website: http://www.cies.org/vs%5Fscholars/ 

 

Fulbright Visiting Specialist Rapid Access to the Muslim World

Overview: The Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program is designed to promote understanding of the Muslim World and civilization by providing opportunities for U.S. higher educational institutions to host specialists from the Muslim World for short-term programs (three to six weeks) of intensive lecturing and public outreach.

Deadline for submitting applications:  April
Website: http://www.cies.org/Visiting_Specialists/

 

Senior Fulbright Specialist Program

Overview: The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals. Fulbright Senior Specialist projects are designed to provide U.S. faculty and professionals with opportunities to collaborate with professional counterparts at non-U.S. post-secondary academic institutions on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities.

Deadline for submitting applications:  Open
Website: www.cies.org/specialists/#terms

 

The Fulbright New Century Scholars Program

Overview: The New Century Scholars Program will play a vital role in forging new links among scholars and professionals from around the world who will work together to seek solutions to issues and concerns that affect humankind.  Each year approximately 30 outstanding scholars and practitioners from the U.S. and abroad will be selected as New Century Scholars to participate in the program through an open competition. Of the thirty, approximately one-third will be U.S. citizens while the remaining two thirds will be visiting scholars from countries with an operational Fulbright Scholar Program.  NCS will provide a platform for scholars from the US and around the world to engage in debate and dialogue based on multidisciplinary research and to develop new global models for understanding the social context within which nations and communities shape their responses to the many challenges of the 21st century.

Deadline for submission of applications: July
Website: http://www.cies.org/NCS/

 

Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)

Overview: The FLTA Program provides an opportunity for young, international teachers of English to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States while engaging in non-degree studies. FLTAs add an energetic and up-to-date cultural component to foreign language classes as well as to student life on U.S. campuses. This interaction makes studying and learning languages much more meaningful and real.

Deadline for submitting applications:  November
Website: http://www.iie.org/