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Western Hemisphere|Uruguay

Awards and Benefits
Summary:  Up to three lecturing, lecturing/research or research awards, including joint award with Argentina. See also Argentina-Uruguay Joint Award in Environmental Sciences in Regional and Special Programs.
Program Overview:  Academic year is March to November. The Commission for Educational Exchange between Uruguay and the U.S. will provide contact information for applicants seeking assistance with affiliation at Uruguay's universities: the University of the Republic, Uruguay's comprehensive public university, www.rau.edu.uy; the University of Montevideo, www.um.edu.uy; ORT University, www.ort.edu.uy; the Catholic University, www.ucu.edu.uy.
Staff:  Program Officer Joseph Graff, 202.686.6239, jgraff@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Margaret Dickson, 202.686.6237, mdickson@cies.iie.org

Benefits
Stipend: $2,600 per month for associate or full professors or professional equivalent; $2,400 per month for assistant professors or professional equivalent, payable in U.S. dollars.
Maintenance: Monthly housing and subsistence allowance of $900-$1,350, based on the number of accompanying dependents. Dependents must accompany grantee for at least 80% of the grant period.
Travel/Relocation: International travel for the grantee up to $1,800; dependent travel of $700 if dependent accompanies the grantee for at least 80% of the grant period. One-time relocation allowance of $300.
Tuition Assistance: Educational allowance of $250. Possibility of tuition waiver at a bilingual school for grantee's dependents.
Other Benefits:  Allowance of $500 for educational materials to be donated to host institution upon grantee's departure.

Awards
All Disciplines #9599
Agriculture #9600

The Fulbright Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. CIES is a division of the Institute of International Education.

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