The Council for International Exchange
of Scholars (CIES) provides travel awards
through the Occasional Lecturer Fund, which enable Fulbright Visiting Scholars who are currently in the U.S.
to accept guest lecturing invitations at
colleges and universities. Occasional Lecturer Fund travel awards are
granted at three different levels ($250,
$500 and $750), which CIES determines based
on travel distance involved.
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| The Occasional Lecturing Fund enables Visiting Scholars
to |
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Share their specific research interests, |
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Speak on the history and culture of
their countries, |
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Exchange ideas with U.S. students,
faculty and community organizations, |
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Become better acquainted with U.S.
higher education and |
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Create linkages between their home
and host institutions. |
Arranging
an Occasional Lecturer Fund Visit |
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Faculty and professional staff of U.S.
colleges and universities can identify scholars
to invite to their campuses for Occasional Lecturer Fund visits
by consulting the Directory
of Fulbright Visiting Scholars, which
lists all visiting scholars in the United
States for the current academic year. Institutions
may contact scholars directly via the
faculty associates and departments provided
or they can also contact CIES
staff to obtain scholars' telephone
numbers or e-mail addresses.
Occasional Lecturer Awards are provided
directly to scholars who apply for and receive
an Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award. To apply for an award,
the Visiting Scholar must submit to CIES
at least one month before the visit is to
take place a formal letter of invitation
from an institution, in which the institution
indicates the dates of the Occasional Lecturer Fund visit and
the lecture topic. Within four weeks of receiving
the application, CIES will inform the scholar
whether or not the Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award has
been approved. The scholar is responsible
for purchasing an airline ticket or arranging
some other means of transportation, such
as a train, bus or rental car. The Fulbrighter
will then receive the award after the Occasional Lecturer Fund
visit.
Visits to
Minority Serving Institutions |
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Due to limited funding, each scholar is
eligible for only one trip. However, scholars
may apply for multiple Occasional Lecturer Fund visits as long
as those involve visits to minority serving
colleges and universities through the Occasional Lecturer Fund,
as additional funds are available to scholars
visiting such institutions.
Responsibilities
of Institutions and Organizations
Hosting Occasional Lecturers |
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Institutions wishing to invite a Fulbright
Scholar for an Occasional Lecturer Fund visit should develop
a comprehensive plan of activities and arrangements
to share with the scholar well in advance
of the proposed visit. Host institutions
are asked to provide Occasional Lecturers
with local transportation, accommodations
and meals.
It is important to inform the scholar,
prior to arrival, about the support the
host institution or organization will provide.
Institutions should also provide the scholar
with a formal letter of invitation as early
as possible. The scholar will need this
letter to formally apply for an Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel
Award from CIES. If an institution wishes
to offer a scholar an honorarium for the
guest lecture, the scholar must request
a letter of approval from CIES ahead of
time in order to do so.
The length of the lecturer's stay at the
institution will depend upon the particular
interests of the academic community or organization
and the facilities available. The period,
however, should allow an opportunity for
the scholar to become acquainted with the
host institution. A program of two to three
days is suggested; a longer period may be
advisable if visits to several institutions
are planned.
Suggested
Activities for Occasional Lecturers |
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Lecturers have engaged in the following
activities in the past: |
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Department- or campus-wide lectures
to students or faculty (or both), |
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Lectures in classrooms where the scholar
can make a contribution to the discipline, |
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Faculty meetings that allow for an
exchange of ideas, |
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Informal gatherings of students and
faculty, |
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Home hospitality offered by faculty, |
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Meetings with community organizations
or religious groups that have a special
interest in international relations. |
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