Here are some instructions and suggestions that will assist you in locating the right award and preparing a competitive, successful application. If you have questions, please contact the CIES program officer for the country in which you are interested.
All applications must include a project statement.
- The project statement must be the equivalent of from 3 to 5 pages, single spaced, in 12-point or larger font size.
- The project statement should be submitted as PDF attachment.
The project statement is your opportunity to explain your specific strengths as a candidate to reviewers and potential hosts. It must be persuasive and compelling.
Below are some suggestions for items to consider as you write, depending on the type of award you choose. You may use headers and/or bullets if they are deemed helpful in organizing and conveying key elements.
All applicants should explain:
- What you propose to do
- How you propose to do it (methodology, time frame)
- Why it is important
- What benefits it will produce for the hosts, for the discipline, for the applicant and the
home institution
Previous Fulbright grantees should also address:
- What accomplishments and contributions resulted from your earlier grant(s)
- How a second grant will build on your previous Fulbright experience
- What you will accomplish with a second grant
Project Statements for Lecturing Awards Specifically describe:
- Why this country – what can you contribute to the host institution and what will it mean
for you professionally?
- What experiences have prepared you to teach in this country— experiences that indicate
your collegiality, adaptability, cultural sensitivity, ability to serve as a cultural ambassador.
- Preparation to teach courses abroad – what have you taught, how do you teach, your
involvement in curriculum planning, thesis advising, or administrative responsibilities?
- What do you propose to teach?
- How you will adapt your materials to the culture and language of the host country?
- How will you adapt to a pedagogically different teaching environment in which the first
language for your students may not be English?
- What impact do you expect on your teaching and/or professional work and how do you
expect to use the experience upon your return?
Project Statements for Research Awards Specifically describe:
- What you will do – state clearly your objectives and your methodology, if the research
is quantitative or qualitative in nature.
- What is the academic and professional context of the project—include a bibliography
(not exceeding 3 pages) referring to the leading works by others and the current
state of the field.
- What teaching and professional experience prepared you for this work
- Why does it need to be done—what significance does it hold for your discipline, your
development, the host country’s benefit
- How you will do the research (methodology, logistics, time frame)
- Why it must be done in this country—what research facilities and resources are found in
the host country
- How local political or cultural issues may impact your work, if necessary
- How your results will be disseminated
Project Statements for Lecturing/Research Awards Specifically describe:
- Both the lecturing and the research components
- Match your statement to any specifics given as to the percentage of the grant dedicated
to a specific activity (e.g., if the award indicates 80% lecturing, then the proposal should devote approximately 80% of its description to the lecturing component).
- Lacking a specific percentage requirement, you should discuss both the lecturing and
research components adequately. If you have any questions about the percentages,
contact the appropriate CIES program officer.
- All applicants must include a tailored curriculum vitae or resume, with a detailed publications list.
- For Fulbright Scholar grants, the maximum length of the C.V. is 6 pages.
(Note: The maximum length of the C.V. for the Distinguished Chairs Program is 8 pages)
- Cite publications fully, listing them chronologically from the most recent.
- Separate refereed from un-refereed publications.
For lecturing and lecturing/research grants, you must submit two or three course syllabi or sample course outlines relevant to your planned grant activity. The syllabi should be ones designed by you and expressive of your philosophy of teaching. Indicate when they were used or that they have been developed for your application.
- Syllabi and reading lists should be no more than a total of 10 pages.
- You should attach a bibliography relevant to your proposed project.
- It should reflect the current state of research on the proposed topic.
- The bibliography should not exceed 3 pages.
Applicants in the arts, architecture, writing and journalism should submit only the items requested below.
Your materials cannot be returned to you.
Applicants in architecture and the visual arts
- Three identical sets of from 10 to 15 digital images on CD-ROM (jpeg or PDF files preferred) at 300 dpi, no larger than 15 mbs per image file. Please do not submit any images on slides.
- Include a list identifying each photograph or image by number, title, date of work, medium and size.
Applicants in creative writing and professional journalism
- Writing sample(s) should be attached to the electronic application as follows:
- Prose writers: Maximum 20 pages
- Poets: Maximum 15 pages
- Journalists: 3 to 5 clips, not to exceed a total of 10 pages and submitted on standard 8 1/2” x 11” paper.
Applicants in filmmaking, the performing arts, dance and music
- Video: submit three identical sets of audio or video material submit three identical sets of video material on DVD-Video (MPEG-2 files required). Please do not submit videos on VHS.
- Audio: submit three identical sets of audio or video material on (Audio CD) or DVD, as appropriate.
- Include a list of the sample work(s), including the date of the work, medium or type of presentation and your role in the production.
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