The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others.

This year, the Fulbright Scholar Program is offering over 60 awards in the Western Hemisphere, including 11 awards to the Caribbean. Opportunities include but are not limited to the following:

Bahamas: All Disciplines

Belize: All Disciplines

Dominican Republic: All Disciplines

Haiti: Rebuilding Higher Education

Suriname: All Disciplines

For additional awards in the Western Hemisphere, please visit the new Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere webpage. There you will find award highlights and examples of successful projects in the discipline, and scholar testimonials which highlight the outcomes and benefits associated with completing a Fulbright Scholar grant.

For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, please visit the program website. You may also wish to register for one of the Fulbright webinars or join My Fulbright, a resource center for applicants interested in the program.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens and the current competition will close on 1 August 2016.

For answers to any questions you may have regarding any of the opportunities listed above or the Fulbright Scholar Program in general, please contact Maria Gahan at mgahan@iie.org or 202-686-6244 to arrange a virtual advising session.

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world.

Above posting adapted from H-Net announcement.