Exchanges
Alphabetical Listing
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.
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/
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 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 Students Program (MA and PhD students)
Overview: The Non-U.S. Student Program is designed to give master’s and doctoral candidates, and developing professionals and artists opportunities for international experience, personal enrichment and an open exchange of ideas with citizens of other nations. Deadline for submitting applications: June
Website:http://www.iie.org/
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 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/ 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
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Overview: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding throughout the world. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors.Deadline for submitting applications: September Website: http://www.iie.org/
The International Educators Program
The International Educators Program will bring 56 teachers from all disciplines to the United States for a semester-long program beginning in January 2007. Four groups of 14 teachers will be placed at four different U.S. universities to be selected through a competitive process. The program will consist of a semester-long graduate-level academic program, which will include coursework and intensive training in teaching methodologies, curriculum writing, teaching strategies for their home environment, educational leadership, as well as the use of computers for Internet, word processing and as tools for teaching. The semester-long program will also include an eight-week internship at a school to engage participants actively in the American classroom environment. Cultural enrichment, mentoring, and support will be provided for participants throughout the program. Participants will return home in June 2007. Following the U.S. program, program alumni will be eligible to participate in a small grants program supporting collaborative projects between participating American schools and their home schools. Deadline for submission of applications: June
International Visitor Program
The International Visitor Program brings participants from around the world to the United Sates each year to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience the culture and diversity of the United States. More than 186 current and former Heads of State have participated in the International Visitor Program. Programs generally last about three weeks and may be conducted in English or Arabic.Cultural and exchange inquiries should be directed to the Cultural Assistants or the Cultural Affairs Officer in the Public Affairs Section.
The International Visitor Leadership Program
The International Visitor Leadership Program brings participants to the United States from all over the world each year to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience the U.S. firsthand. The visitors, who are current or potential leaders in government, politics, the media, education, and other fields, are selected by American officials overseas. More than 200 current and former heads of state, 1,500 cabinet-level ministers, and many other distinguished world leaders in government and the private sector have participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program. The invitation to visit the U.S. under the auspices of the International Visitor Leadership Program is extended by U.S. embassies. For that reason, individuals cannot apply to participate in the program.
Leaders for Democracy Fellowships (LDF): January-May
Overview: The LDF program provides young professionals from the Middle East and North Africa with an opportunity to experience prestigious academic programs and internships in the United States. This four-month program enables 20-30 emerging democratic reform leaders between the ages of 25 and 40, from across the region, to complete both academic coursework and a skill-building internship in their field of choice. Fellows participate in relevant seminars and workshops, at a leading U.S. university, on key elements of democratic governance, including the development of democratic institutions, the rule of law, political parties and campaigning, and civic education. Fellows will also engage in a three-month internship with a political, non-governmental, or public policy organization of professional interest.Deadline for submission of applications: March
Website: http://www.mepi.state.gov/ MEPI Study of the US Institute for Undergraduate Student Leaders
Overview: This program provides a unique opportunity for multinational groups of approximately 20 student leaders from the Middle East and North Africa to learn about and discuss values, issues, and institutions that have played important roles throughout the history of the United States. Participants will live on a U.S. college campus and attend lectures, roundtable discussions, and site visits with academic and civic leaders for six weeks. The students will meet ordinary American citizens in a variety of cities and towns, engage in local community service activities, and, most importantly, have the opportunity to discover the United States and its diverse cultures for themselves. Four of the five institutes hosted by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) will be for second-year graduate students, while one institute will be for recently graduated secondary school students, for a total of 100 students each year. Deadline for submitting applications: February
Website: www.exchanges.state.gov
Middle East Entrepreneur Training in the U.S. (MEET U.S.)
Overview: MEET U.S. provides professional training, networking, and alumni support systems to increase the managerial and entrepreneurial skills of Middle Eastern and North African businesspeople. The program includes presentations by prominent American educators and entrepreneurs, tours of successful companies, personalized two-day internships, and valuable opportunities to make new business contacts. Its goal is to help promising businesspeople realize their aspirations to build successful, growing enterprises that will contribute to economic development and community well-being in the Middle East and North Africa region. The participation of women is highly encouraged.Deadline for submitting applications: September
Website: http://www.mepi.state.gov/; http://www.amideast.org/ Women's Middle East Entrepreneur Training in the U.S. (MEET U.S.)
Overview: This program focuses on empowering women in the Middle East and North Africa to excel in the private sector, by providing skills training, professional networking, and alumni support systems to increase managerial and entrepreneurial leadership. MEET U.S. assists promising female executives, managers, and entrepreneurs to realize their aspirations to build successful, growing enterprises that will contribute to economic growth and community well being throughout the region. MEET U.S. consists of three types of training programs: 1) a two-week training program for senior executives from a range of industries; 2) a three-week training period for information, communication and technology professionals; and 3) a two-week training session for business services professionals. Deadline for submitting applications: Fall
Website: http://www.mepi.state.gov/ Youth Exchange and Study (YES)
Overview: This new U.S. Department of State-funded scholarship program provides secondary school students in selected Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries the opportunity to live and study in the United States for a full academic year. Deadline for submitting applications: January
Website: http://www.amideast.org/
