The Council for International Exchange
of Scholars provides travel awards through
the Occasional Lecturer Fund,
that enable Fulbright Visiting Scholars
to accept guest lecturing invitations
at colleges and universities throughout
the United States. Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Awards are
granted at three different levels ranging
from $250 to $750, which CIES determines
based on distances involved.
After reading the instructions,
follow these three steps to obtain a Travel
Award through the Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Occasional Lecturer Fund.
- Complete and submit the application
- Send via e-mail, fax or post a signed
letter of invitation on institutional
letterhead to:
CIES
Occasional Lecturer Fund
3007 Tilden Street, NW Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008-3009
OLF@iie.org
Fax: (202) 362-3442
- When your application is approved and
your trip completed, submit the on-line
Occasional Lecturer Fund evaluation. In turn, we will mail
your Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award to you at the address
you provide in your on-line application.
Travel
Award Application Instructions |
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Please note: Occasional Lecturer Fund application instructions
have changed since the publication of the
2003-04 Guide for Visiting Fulbright Scholars
A. Eligibility and Requirements
All current Fulbright Visiting Scholars
are strongly encouraged to maximize the
impact of their exchange experience by giving
lectures to various US audiences. Therefore,
CIES offers Travel Awards through the Occasional Lecturer Fund to help offset the
cost of traveling within the United States
to give guest lectures. Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Awards
are available for $250, $500 or $750, which
CIES determines based on travel distances
involved.
To qualify for an Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award scholars
must submit to CIES a letter of invitation
from a US college or university to guest
lecture to an audience of students or faculty
at their campus. That is, the principal
intent of the program is to benefit the
host educational institutions and their
communities NOT scholars' trips to visit
or meet with colleagues, nor to attend conferences.
B. Level and Type of
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Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Awards are granted at three
different levels ($250, 500 and $750), which
CIES determines based on distances traveled
as follows:
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Distances are calculated using the
scholar's US residential address as
the "starting point" and the
address of the guest lecture site as
the "destination". Mileage
is determined one way, based on the
most direct route, regardless of your
chosen method of travel |
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If lectures are proposed in more
than one location, distances are calculated
to each destination sequentially |
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$250 is awarded for travel distances
of 75-499 miles; $500 for 500-1999 miles;
$750 for 2000 miles or more |
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No Travel Awards are provided for
travel distance of less than 75 miles |
Only one Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award per scholar is
permitted, UNLESS a scholar is invited for
an Occasional Lecturer Fund trip in the Minority
Initiative category.
ALL Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award applications are considered
on a first-come, first-served basis. Because
of limited funds, CIES cannot guarantee
that every request will be honored.
If the host institution offers you an honorarium
for a guest lecture, you must receive approval
from CIES in advance. Refer to the "Employment/Honoraria" section in the Guide for Visiting Fulbright
Scholars for information on the steps you
must take to obtain the approval. Any honorarium
amount should be stated on the Occasional Lecturer Fund application
form.
D.
Application Instructions
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Apply at least one month in advance
of your trip. |
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Complete the online Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award
application and send a letter by attachment
or fax to the address provided on the
online application. |
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Applications will not be considered
after a trip has occurred; rather you
must apply for Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award in advance. |
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After your trip, complete and submit
the online evaluation. Within 2-4 weeks
you will receive your Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award. |
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If your Occasional Lecturer Fund trip will take place
less than three weeks before your grant
end date, you will need to make other
arrangements to receive your check,
as CIES cannot mail checks outside the
US |
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You must have a Social Security
number (SSN) or individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN) to receive
an Occasional Lecturer Fund Travel Award. See the section
on "Obtaining
a Social Security Number or Individual
Taxpayer Identification Number" in the Guide for Visiting Fulbright
Scholars for more information. |
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To further expand the impact of the Fulbright
Scholar Program, the Occasional Lecturer Fund offers additional
funds to support travel to certain US academic
institutions identified as minority-serving
institutions and to institutions or organizations
working with the physically challenged.
Attached is a list of institutions that
qualify as minority-serving institutions.
Examples of institutions that work with
physically challenged individuals would
include Gallaudet University for the Deaf
in Washington, D.C., or programs such as
Very Special Arts or the Special Olympics.
Information on these and other institutions
can be found on-line or at your university
library.
The level of support and the procedures
for requesting awards are the same as those
described above. Because additional funds
are available for these visits, you may
request one trip to an academic institution
as a regular Occasional Lecturer Fund lecturer, and request another
to a minority-serving institution.
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