Greetings from the binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt!
This is to share with you one of the Fulbright Commission's exchange
programs that might be of interest to your institution. As we are in our
second half-century of exchange activities, we would like to enhance
lecturing and research opportunities in the United States for Egyptian
scholars, as well as to extend our cooperation network with U.S.
universities. Accordingly, we would like to invite you to join the
Fulbright Commission-Egypt in this exciting international exchange venture
that would enhance cross-cultural communication and mutual understanding.
Following please find a brief description of the Fulbright-U.S.
University Sponsored Grant and its financial pattern:
Objective:
The Fulbright - U.S. University Sponsored Grant is designed to enable
partner universities in the U.S. to request Egyptian scholars to teach
specific courses at the American universities; replace faculty members on
sabbatical; serve as short-term guest professors; and introduce new fields
e.g. Middle Eastern studies, in addition to conducting collaborative
research. For information on all U.S./Egyptian Fulbright programs, please
visit our web site at: www.fulbright-egypt.org
<http://www.fulbright-egypt.org>
Benefits:
The program is of mutual benefit for both the Egyptian and American
universities and for the Fulbright program as a whole.
- Egyptian scholars are given a unique opportunity
to teach, conduct research and to get a first hand experience about the
American higher education system.
- U.S. host universities are provided with a
qualified scholar to teach courses in a specific discipline
needed/requested by the university in addition to having an international
visitor with diverse knowledge and experiences that he/she could share
with the university's faculty, students and local communities.
Past Co-Sponsoring Universities:
For the past five years, the Commission succeeded in establishing
co-sponsored agreements with Georgia State University, Cornell University,
University of Arizona-Tuscon, Wake Forest University, University of
Richmond and the University of Maryland.
Commitment:
The commitment of the U.S. partner university ranges from one semester to
three academic years or even more. Funding will be shared among the U.S.
host institutions, the Fulbright Commission and the Egyptian
universities. The co-sponsoring pattern for the past five years has been
as follows:
- The U.S. host institution: covers no less than
51% of the monthly maintenance allowance for scholars set at $2,900/month;
- The Fulbright Commission: covers a settling-in
allowance of $500, a professional allowance ranging from $400-750
(depending on the grant duration) , a cultural allowance of $500, an
excess baggage allowance ranging from $ 450-650 (depending on the grant
duration) and any portion of the monthly maintenance allowance not
provided by the host institution, not to exceed 49%.
- The Egyptian university: covers air tickets.
If you have any inquiries/concerns regarding the above pattern, it would
be our pleasure to discuss them.
Selection Process:
The Fulbright Commission's objective selection process, ensures the
selection of high caliber scholars from Egyptian universities. This is
evidenced in the first-rate research work conducted by Egyptian Fulbright
grantees and in the increasing rate by which the host institutions have
chosen to cost-share grant extensions.
The Commission's role: a) announcing, distributing and collecting
applications; b) conducting preliminary screening and convening binational
nomination panels, thus matching applicants with requests; c) sending
dossiers of the short-listed candidates to the U.S. host institution for
review and final selection/approval.
Note: A language report is added to the documents requested from the
applicant to evaluate/ensure his/her level of English language competency,
in addition to passing through the same peer review and interview process
as the regular Fulbright senior scholars.
The U.S. host institution's role: a) deciding the duration of the grant
(one or two semesters); b) providing detailed information about the
requested fields of interest prior to announcing the grant in Egypt; c)
reviewing the dossiers of the nominated applicants and sending the
approval/disapproval to the Commission within reasonable time, ideally one
month, from the date of receipt of the dossiers.
Pls feel free to share the above with any of your colleagues who have an
interest in international exchange and/or Egypt. Should you have any
questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to
contact me via e-mail at sabbadi@bfce.eun.eg. I look forward to hearing
from you and to the possiblity of working with you on this timely/needed
opportunity for international institutional cooperation.
Sincerely,
Safaa Abbadi
Senior Academic Exchange Specialist
Fulbright Commission - Egypt
sabbadi@bfce.eun.eg