The U.S. Department of State, as the sponsor of the Fulbright Senior Scholar
Program, in tandem with the Institute of International Education (IIE) and
its affiliate, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES),
administrative partners for the Senior Scholar Program, have established a
program of small institutional grants known as the Alumni Initiatives Awards.
The program provides Fulbright Senior Scholar Alumni, both Americans and
Visiting Scholars, the opportunity to develop and sustain ongoing contacts
and partnerships initiated as a result of their Fulbright experiences abroad.
Program Description:
The objective of the AIA program is to help translate the individual
Fulbright experience into long-term institutional impact. To this end, the
program provides small institutional grants to Fulbright alumni to develop
innovative projects that will foster institutionally supported linkages and
sustainable, mutually beneficial relationships between the Fulbright scholar’s
home and host institutions.
The AIA competition will be open to proposals submitted jointly by U.S. or
Visiting Scholar Fulbright alumni and their host institution partners.
Although either a U.S. or Visiting Scholar alumnus may initiate the
application process, all awards will be administered through the US
institution.
Fields of Study:
Applications will be accepted in all fields of study.
Requirements:
Former Fulbrighter:
Applicants must be
alumni of the Fulbright Scholar Program for Faculty and Professionals
administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).
Applicants must have received their awards within the last three years
prior to the year they apply to the AIA (E.G. if you receive a Fulbright
grant in 2006-2007, you may apply in the 2006 competition).
Projects:
Proposals should
focus on one main activity that fulfills the objectives of the AIA
program. Examples include, but are not limited to: Development of joint
curriculum, joint distance-learning courses, or joint academic programs;
e-journals, summer seminars or institutes for students, faculty, or
administrators; faculty/administrator development,
student/faculty/administrative exchanges, etc. Proposals must
demonstrate evidence of commitment on the part of both home and host
institutions to supporting the proposed project and the institutional
linkage after the initial AIA funding period has ended. The
sustainability of the proposed activity and its demonstrated ability to
develop cooperation and institutional capacity at both the home and host
institutions in the long term will be the principal criteria for
selection.
Benefits:
AIA awards are
institutional grants and are administered through the U.S. partner
institution. It is anticipated that up to 30 awards ranging from $1,000
to $25,000 will be made, depending on availability of funding.
Grant
Information:
Application deadline:
Application deadline
is usually in February/March with announcements of awards in the late
spring.
The application must be submitted to CIESwww.cies.org
Additional
Information:
Visa
requirements:
For all
awards, candidates must have an FM-3 visa before entering the
country under a Fulbright/Garcia Robles scholarship. The Commission will
process the FM-3 visa for the grantees and their dependents prior to
their arrival in Mexico. For more information contact Comexus.
However, the issuance of the visas is the responsibility of the Mexican
Government’s Instituto Nacional de Migración, and therefore the
Commission has no control on the timeframe of this process.
CIES
contact information:
Dr. Micaela S. Iovine,
Senior Program Officer
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007 Tilden St., NW, Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008-3009
E-mail:
miovine@cies.iie.org
http://www.cies.org/aia/
