The intent of this award is to enhance collaboration among a community of scholars working on issues of relevance to the special trilateral relationship among the U.S., Mexico and Canada, created by shared borders and accelerated by the NAFTA agreement. Projects across a broad range of disciplines as well as those with an interdisciplinary focus are welcomed. Proposals should reflect topics that would benefit from a trilateral perspective and clearly demonstrate a need to spend time in both Mexico and Canada.
 

Research.
 

Conduct research, develop collaborations, and offer occasional guest lectures in the grantee’s area of specialization.
 

Social sciences, particularly political science, economics or sociology; law; public health; business administration; environmental sciences. Of particular interest are research questions surrounding North American regionalization, governance, public policy, trade integration, environmental issues and standards, energy, indigenous issues, migration and identity.
 

Language:

Good to fluent Spanish is required; applicants must submit a Fulbright Language Proficiency Report.
 

Ph.D. or terminal degree equivalent is preferred. Junior scholars with promising research records as well as established senior scholars are encouraged to apply.
 

Affiliation:

Applicants are encouraged to arrange affiliation and include letter of invitation. Affiliations may be made with universities, NGO’s, research centers, government agencies, or any combination thereof.
 

$2,300 per month for grantees at the full professor or associate professor rank or professional equivalent; $1,800 for grantees at the assistant professor rank or professional equivalent.
 

A monthly housing and subsistence allowance from $1,200 to $1,400 depending on the location in Mexico where the grantee will work.
 

One round-trip international air ticket for the grantee not to exceed $1,000. One-time settling-in allowance of $1,200. Grantees who opt to drive to Mexico will receive a flat sum of $800 for round-trip driving expenses.
 

A reimbursable allowance of $750 for books to be donated to the host institution upon the grantee’s departure.
 

Additional dependent allowances of $250 per month for one dependent, $400 per month for two dependents, $500 per month for 3 or more dependents.
 

For all awards, grantees 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. Those candidates possessing dual U.S. and Mexican nationality are required by Mexican law to enter Mexico on their Mexican passport and will not receive an FM-3 visa.

The issuance of all visas is the responsibility of the Instituto Nacional de Migración and the Commission has no control over the timeframe of this process.
 

usprograms@comexus.org.mx
Program Officer for US Programs
Berlín 18, 2o Piso., Col. Juárez, México D.F., 06600
+52-55-5592-2861
Any potential applicants can contact Comexus

August 1, 2008.
The application must be submitted to CIES: www.cies.org. For more information contact Carol Robles, Senior Program Officer, crobles@cies.iie.org, (202) 686-6238.
 
 

September 2009 or January 2010 for one semester grants; September 2009 for academic year grants.