The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals.

AMERICAN COUNCILS FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Intensive Summer Language Institutes Program taking place in Alexandria, Egypt and Changchun, China. The application deadline is March 2, 2012. This program provides fully funded fellowships for U.S. faculty to spend six weeks overseas studying intermediate and advanced-level Arabic and Chinese.

The Intensive Summer Language Institutes are funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and implemented by American Councils for International Education. The ISLI program is open to current K-12 teachers and community college instructors of Arabic and Mandarin Chinese, as well as to students enrolled in education programs who intend to teach these langauges.

IREX INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR U.S. SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS

IREX sponsors a range of grant opportunities for masters, predoctoral, and postdoctoral researchers a as well as for professionals and policymakers. For nearly 40 years, IREX has supported more than 6,000 fellows in their academic and professional careers. Fellowship opportunities include:

• Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program
• Short-Term Travel Grants Program
• U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Program
• Regional Policy Symposium

Click here for information and applications.