AMERICAN SCHOLAR AWARDS 2020 /2021
These Fulbright Awards provide approximately 50 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
- Grant length: Applicants can propose projects for a period of 4, 9, or 12 months.
- The dates of the awards should coincide with the academic year of the host institution.
- Now accepting applications for awards to be taken up in the 2020-2021 Academic Year
- Applications accepted until September 16, 2019
Eligibility for these awards, require the candidate to meet the minimum requirements mentioned below:
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- Be U.S. citizens (Permanent residence is not sufficient).
- Hold a PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree as appropriate.
- Be proficient in English.
- Be in compliance with all J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) guidelines.
- Be in compliance with all governmental regulations regarding visas, immigration, travel and residency.
Detailed Eligibility requirements are available here.
The application portal is available here.
Areas of Knowledge
- Arts, Humanities, and Culture
- Indigenous Studies
- Business & Management
- North American Studies
- Education
- Northern Issues
- Environmental Science
- Policy/Law & Governance
- Food Science
- Science & Technology
- Health Field
- Open
For more information on the awards and the application process please contact: Paulo Carvalho- pcarvalho@fulbright.ca.
Award details can be found in this booklet: Booklet- Fulbright US Scholar Awards 2020