The Fulbright Senior Postdoctoral Program For Visiting Scholars 2015-2016
The Fulbright Senior Postdoctoral Program For Visiting Scholars 2015-2016
The Fulbright Senior Postdoctoral Program For Visiting Scholars 2015-2016
2015-2016
The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission announces the annual competition for Fulbright Senior Postdoctoral
Awards for Romanian professors, researchers and professionals who have a doctoral degree or equivalent
(certified). Grants are available for conducting research and/or lecturing in the U.S. universities.
The Fulbright Senior Postdoctoral program provides international travel, accident/sickness insurance and a monthly
stipend covering accommodation and living expenses.
Eligible Fields: any field, except clinical medicine and other
clinical disciplines.
Grant duration: 3 - 6 months.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
hold Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with
dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
hold or expect to receive a PhD or equivalent (certified) in a
relevant area before departure to the U.S.;
show a proficiency in English corresponding to the proposed
research or teaching project; a TOEFL score is not necessary;
interviews will be conducted in English.
Each applicant will be required to submit:
an online application form: https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/scholars/;
a detailed statement of proposed activity for research and/or lecturing at a U.S. university, uploaded to the
online application;
three letters of reference*, uploaded to the online application by university professors and/or other
acknowledged Romanian or foreign professionals;
a photocopy of the PhD diploma e-mailed to [email protected];
Please refer to the complete online application instructions at:
http://www.cies.org/sites/default/files/Visiting-Scholar-Application-Instructions.pdf
Application deadline: November 10th, 2014
*Applicants are advised to encourage their referees to provide online recommendations following the instructions
included in the online application; recommendations as hardcopies are also accepted as an alternative these
should be sent to the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission, Ing. N. Costinescu Street No. 2, 011878, Sector 1,
Bucharest no later than November 10th, 2014 (postmarked);
For further details, please send your inquiries to [email protected]
www.fulbright.ro