Applicants must draw up a detailed project outline and provide evidence that a US institution will agree to act as host and supervisor. Lecturers and researchers must supply proof of US affiliation and details of its nature.

Benefits

• Award value will be up to £1,500 per month, not to exceed a total of £15,000.

• Health and accident insurance.

• Visa paperwork administered by the Fulbright Commission

• A 2-day pre-departure cultural orientation in London in June 2008.

Deadline

The deadline for application for a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award for academic year 2008-2009 has now passed. Please check back in May for announcement of the 2009-2010 competition.

Terms

• Fulbright awards are offered to UK citizens (regardless of where they currently reside) only. Non-UK citizens are required to apply through the Commission in their country of citizenship. Dual UK citizens must apply in the country in which they currently reside; if not resident in either country then applications must be made through the Commission in the country in which they have resided the longest period of time. US nationals, those with dual US-UK citizenship and those resident in the US may not apply.

• The award must be taken up between August 2008 and April 2009.

• Medical doctors intending to work with patients in any capacity while in the US are ineligible.

• Awards are not available for peripatetic visits or attendance at conferences only.

• Candidates should note that any academic fees will be their responsibility.

• Applications should include a letter of invitation from their host institution in the US.

• Academic candidates should have/expect to have a PhD in a relevant area before departure to the US.

• Interviews will be held in London in April 2008.

Conditions

• The successful applicant will be issued with a J-1 visa which requires the holder to return to the UK for a minimum of two years on completion of the fellowship before applying for work or residence visas. (Tourist trips are not affected).

• The award is offered conditional upon the approval of the J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) in the United States.

• A full report will be required at the end of the fellowship.
Three years must elapse from the end of the stay in the US before an applicant may be considered eligible for another Fulbright grant.