Í gegnum Fulbright Specialist Program má fá bandaríska sérfræðinga til styttri dvalar, 2-6 vikur. Háskólar og aðrar stofnanir sem vilja fá bandarískan fræðimann til t.d. námskeiða- eða fyrirlestrahalds, þróunarvinnu o.fl. sækja um til Fulbright-stofnunarinnar, en styrkur er síðan veittur bandarískum fræðimanni.
Fræðimaður/sérfræðingur þarf að hafa hlotið samþykki hjá Fulbright í Bandaríkjunum til að vera á svonefndum Fulbright Specialist Roster. Fulbright greiðir ferðakostnað og launastyrk, en gert er ráð fyrir því að móttökustofnunin greiði húsnæði og uppihald innanlands. Frekari upplýsingar má finna á ensku hér fyrir neðan.
The Fulbright Specialist Program provides short-term Fulbright grants of two to six weeks to US scholars, artists and professionals to lecture, participate in seminars/conferences, collaborate on curriculum and faculty development and institutional planning, provide training, advise policy makers and take part in a variety of other activities.
This program is a good fit for Icelandic institutions in need of a US expert for a short project and is a great opportunity to lay a foundation for further institutional cooperation and collaboration.
Note that the host institution is expected to share the costs of the Fulbright Specialist’s visit.
All further information is available at https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org
Institutions that may be eligible to request a Fulbright Specialist include, but are not limited to:
Projects designed by prospective host institutions should focus on one of the below eligible disciplines:
The Fulbright Specialist Program encourages host institutions to tailor projects to their own needs. However, all projects should have an educational element. Due to the short-term nature of the exchange, projects should have concrete objectives that can be achieved over the course of the Specialist’s visit. Past Specialists have supported host institutions by conducting activities such as:
Personal research projects or projects involving patient contact are not eligible for funding under the Fulbright Specialist Program.
Host institutions are not required to identify U.S. academics or professionals to serve as their project’s Fulbright Specialist prior to submitting their project proposal. If a host institution’s project is approved, Fulbright Iceland, in cooperation with the program’s implementing partner, World Learning, will identify candidates on the Fulbright Specialist Roster whose professional experience and academic credentials match the knowledge and skills articulated by the host institution in its project proposal as being critical to the project’s successful implementation. If a host institution has identified a candidate that it would like to serve as the Fulbright Specialist, please note that the following conditions must be met:
For more information on the Specialist matching process and the Fulbright Specialist Roster, please visit http://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org.
The U.S. Department of State typically covers roundtrip, economy class international airfare, enrollment in a limited health benefits program, and a daily honorarium for participating Fulbright Specialists. In general, host institutions should be prepared to provide the Specialist with lodging, meals, and in-country transportation, either through monetary or in-kind contributions, throughout their full stay in country. The stipend for in-country transportation should allow the Specialist to travel to and from their lodging and project activity site as well as allow the Specialist to conduct local activities such as grocery shopping or visiting a local market, pharmacy, etc.
Prospective host institutions must submit a project proposal via World Learning’s online portal. A link to the online portal can be found under related content on the left. The online portal accepts project proposals on a rolling basis throughout the year. After a project proposal is received, it will be reviewed by the Fulbright Commission in Iceland. Only project proposals that are completed in their entirety will be reviewed. Please note that the Fulbright Commission typically receives more project proposals from prospective host institutions than it is able to support with limited funding. Therefore, not all proposals submitted will be approved. If your project proposal is approved by the Fulbright Commission, it must then also be approved by our partners in the US.
For further information please refer to the host institution application instructions below:
Prospective host institutions should direct all questions to [email protected].
If a host institution would benefit from having the Fulbright Specialist visit the host institution more than once, host institutions may apply for their project to be multi-visit. Please note that multi-visit projects are only rarely approved, and host institutions will need to provide a strong justification for why this approach would strengthen project outcomes. Please find below some general program parameters for multi-visit projects.
The Fulbright Specialist Program (FSP), part of the larger Fulbright Program, was established in 2001 by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The program is a field-driven initiative in which foreign host institutions conceptualize and design projects of interest within an eligible discipline that represent a priority for their respective organizations. These projects are then paired with a highly qualified U.S. academic or professional, who shares their expertise and assists with strengthening linkages between U.S. and foreign host institutions. Participating foreign host institutions benefit by:
Individuals interested in serving as a Fulbright Specialist must meet all eligibility requirements including:
For a complete list of eligibility requirements and information on how to apply to join the Fulbright Specialist Roster, please visit https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org/
U.S. academics and professionals interested in applying to join the Fulbright Specialist Roster, should direct all questions to World Learning at [email protected]
