Fulbright Faculty Program

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 310,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries each academic year.

• View "What's New for the Fulbright Core Program (2013-14)" 
• Upcoming webinars
• The application deadline for most awards is Aug. 1.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions visit the CIES website at http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/ or contact CIES at scholars@iie.org.
• OSU International Programs contact: Julie Walkin, Julie.walkin@oregonstate.edu. 

2012-13 Fulbright Visiting Scholars to OSU 

Dr. Dar Li Yang (National Formosa University) 

Dr. Yang, a Professor of Information Sciences/Systems at National Formosa University in Yunlin County, Taiwan,  will conduct research on "Using Data Envelopment Analysis and Data Mining Methods to Evaluate the Efficiency of Hospital Management".  He is hosted by Dr. Ping Hung Hsieh in the College of Business.

 

 

Dr. Amira Marzoug Bidani (University of Gabes)

Dr. Bidani, a Research Associate at the University of Gabes in Tunisia, will conduct research on "Genotypic Characterization of Cultivars and Wild Blueberry Germplasm.  She is hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is also collaborating with OSU's Department of Horticulture. 

 

View a list of Former Fulbright Visiting Scholars to OSU

 

2012-13 OSU Faculty Fulbright Fellows/Distinguished Chair

Dr. Julie Elston (Business – Cascade Campus)

Dr. Elston has been awarded theFulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe at the Wirtschaftsuniversität in Austria. Julie will share research in entrepreneurial studies, teach international entrepreneurship, and increase her understanding of the entrepreneurial process and environment in Austria and Central Europe.

 

Dr. Joan Gross (Anthropology)

Dr. Gross has been awarded a Fulbright research/teaching award in Ecuador. Joan is researching the alternative agrifood movement in Ecuador and establishing a bi-national learning community focused on food, culture and social justice.

 

 

Dr. David Hannaway (Crop and Soil Science)

Dr. Hannaway has been awarded a Distinguished Chair Fulbright to China where he will share research and teach on subjects related to forage and livestock systems at Nanjing Agricultural University and Sichuan Agricultural University. 

 

Dr. David McMurray (Anthropology)

Dr. McMurray has been awarded a 9-month Fulbright research award in Morocco.   David will be returning to the northern Rif Berber border town of Nador to carry out a study of the impact of massive out-migration and return migration on the city and its inhabitants.

 

Dr. Sujaya Rao (Crop and Soil Science)

Dr. Rao has been awarded a Fulbright research/teaching award in Ecuador.  Sujaya will focus on agricultural landscapes, and assess native bee pollinators in crops raised in coastal and inland biomes and teach a course on insect pest management.

 

Dr. Richard Sapon-White (Valley Library)

Dr. Sapon-White has been awarded a 9-month Fulbright teaching award in Poland.   Richard will teach library science classes at the University of Warsaw, Institute of Information and Book Studies with topics in cataloging, classification, and subject analysis. 

 

 Dr. David Turner (Forest Ecosystems and Society)

Dr. Turner has been awarded a 5-month Fulbright research/teaching fellowship in Sweden.  His research will focus on modeling the carbon cycle in boreal forests, and his teaching will be in the area of global environmental change.

 

Dr. Ken Winograd (College of Education)

Dr. Winograd has been awarded a 2-week Fulbright Specialist Program award to work with the Vietnam Institute of Educational Services in Hanoi, Vietnam.   Read more about Ken Winograd's experience in Life@OSU. 

 

View a list of Former OSU Faculty Fulbright Scholars

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

OSU is proud to have a number of outstanding graduate, and in some cases, undergraduate students who have participated in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.  The Fulbright Program enables one to conduct research and study in more than 135 countries. 

View a list of former OSU Fulbright Student Scholarship Recipients

A U.S. Student Fulbright Grant

• Allows for individually designed study/research projects or an English Teaching Assistantship You can propose a project and/or study plan that will take place during one academic year in a country outside the U.S.
• Provides support for study/research/teaching in a single country (For exceptions, see World Region Summaries) You can meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.
• Facilitates cultural exchange Through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks, you can gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.
• Promotes mutual understanding Through engagement in the community, you can interact with your hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom.

Who can apply for a U.S. Student Fulbright Grant?

• Recent BA/BS graduates Graduating seniors and recent Bachelor’s-degree recipients usually propose projects for which they have had some undergraduate preparation and/or direct work or internship experience.
• Master's and doctoral candidates Will demonstrate capacity for independent study or research, together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the countries to which they are applying.
• Young professionals, including writers, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fields May have up to 5 years of professional study and/or experience in the field in which they are applying. Those with more than 5 years of experience should apply to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
• Artists and musicians Applicants without a Bachelor’s degree may substitute at least four years of professional training or experience. 

Fulbright US Student Program 

Application Information

Fulbright U.S. Student Resources and Events

OSU Fulbright U.S. Student Program Adviser: LeAnn Adam, International Degree & Education Abroad

If you are interested in applying for a U.S. Student Fulbright grant, please contact LeAnn Adam to make an appointment. LeAnn will explain the application requirements, discuss different options and offer guidance and assistance throughout the application process.

International Service Award

International Service Award

Each September, on University Day, the OSU Faculty Senate recognizes the extraordinary contributions of faculty and staff who enhance student, faculty, and staff awareness and participation in international education, research and related activities.  

2012 Ping Hung Hsieh College of Business

2011 William Warnes College of Engineering

2010  Morrie Craig College of Veterinary Medicine

2009 Sunil Khanna College of Liberal Arts

2008 Lizbeth Ann Gray College of Health & Human Sciences

2007  Anuncia Escala  College of Liberal Arts 

Eligibility and Award Criteria 

Faculty Internationalization Grants (FIGs)

Faculty Internationalization Grants (FIG) are designed to encourage and support OSU faculty who are working to further OSU’s internationalization efforts as well their own professional involvement in activities that enhance our teaching, research and engagement with topics and colleagues beyond the U.S. OSU’s current internationalization efforts include recruitment and retention of diverse international students, developing and supporting education abroad opportunities for OSU’s domestic students, promoting global learning through curricular and co-curricular means, and fostering strategic international partnerships to promote faculty research and outreach activities. Grants are available to OSU faculty to help promote international research, partnership, and collaboration. The applicant’s unit is expected to share the cost of this investment to promote internationalization across the University.   

International activities eligible for funding

• Travel or lodging for purposes related to international research site – funds will be awarded to support individual or collaborative international research by faculty.
• Travel or lodging to participate in an international conference – funds will be awarded to help faculty present papers/workshops and/or moderate panels at professional meetings and conferences abroad.
• Travel or lodging to teach as a visiting faculty at an international university.
• Invite international researcher/collaborator to OSU – funds can be used to support travel, lodging, or speaker fees/honoraria.
• Travel or lodging for purposes related to the development of a new education abroad opportunity.

Grants

• Maximum award amount: $2,500
• Matching funds of at least 25% at the unit level are required. 
• Applications will be accepted throughout the year and awarded on a rolling basis.
• Grants are awarded through International Programs and administered within the awardees’ respective units.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be:

• OSU faculty  (includes professional and fixed-term, non-tenure track) 
• 0.5 FTE or greater
• 9-12-month appointment

Ineligible: Emeritus, visiting, courtesy or temporary faculty, graduate students and post-docs.

Criteria for Award Selection

• Describe how the activity furthers OSU’s internationalization efforts.
• Describe how the activity enhances your own professional portfolio (teaching, research and/or engagement) with topics and colleagues beyond the U.S.
• Letter (email) of support from Dean or Associate/Vice Provost.
• Note: FIG awards are limited to one award per faculty member per academic year.

Approval Notification and Procedures for Transfer of Funds

• Units must provide at least 25% in matching funds of total request. For example, if the total request is $2,500, the unit must provide a minimum of $625 in matching support.
• Applicants will be notified of approval or incompleteness by the Office of the Associate Provost for International Programs within 30 days of application submission.
• International Programs will transfer the funds to a departmental index code provided by the recipient. The recipient/unit will be responsible for tracking expenditures and following University policies related to travel, procurement, reimbursements, etc.

Awardee Obligations

Awardees must submit a one-page FIG Reflection Report to their college/unit and International Programs within 30 days of completing the activity. The report should include:

• Outcomes of the activity and how it contributed to the internationalization of the college/unit/college/ university.
• Your plans to disseminate what you have learned as a result of the activity. We encourage awardees to share knowledge and contacts by participating in department, college, or University international activities.

IP will post these reports on our website to illustrate the depth and breadth of international activity on campus and to provide a conduit for networking amongst faculty.

Online FIG Application

 

Please contact Charlotte Moats-Gallagher, if you have any questions.

Past Grant Recipients

2011-12 IP Faculty Grant Recipients
2010-11 IP Faculty Grant Recipients

Graduate Internationalization Grants (GIGs)

The Division of International Programs, in collaboration with the Graduate School, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Graduate (student) Internationalization Grants program known as GIG, beginning Spring Term 2013. 

Graduate Internationalization Grants (GIG) are designed to encourage and support OSU graduate students who desire to engage internationally either in research or internships that relate to their field of study.  Grants are available to masters and doctoral students to help fund international travel to research or internship sites and pay for related expenses. The applicant’s academic unit is expected to share the cost of this investment to promote internationalization across the University.

OSU’s current internationalization efforts include recruitment and retention of diverse international students, developing and supporting education abroad opportunities for OSU’s domestic students, promoting global learning through curricular and co-curricular means, and fostering strategic international partnerships to promote faculty research and outreach activities. 

International activities eligible for funding

• Travel expenses (airfare, lodging, meals) related to international research or internships.

Grants

• Maximum award amount: $2,000.
• Matching funds (at least 25%) at the academic unit level are required
• Grants are awarded through International Programs and administered within the awardees’ academic units.

Application Deadlines:

• February 1 for travel between March 1 and July 31,
• May 1 for travel between June 1 and October 31,
• August 1 for travel between September 1 and January 31, and
• November 1 for travel between December 1 and April 30 of the following year.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be:

• Degree-seeking OSU masters or doctoral students.   
• Upholding the Graduate School’s Continuing Enrollment minimum registration requirements.
• In good academic standing.

Domestic and international students are eligible.

Ineligible: Post-doctoral scholars

 Criteria for Award Selection

• funding availability
• completeness of application
• reasonableness of the budget and attempts at economizing
• strong letter (email) of support from your major professor.
• strength of applicant’s response to the two questions below:

1. Describe how the activity will enhance your professional portfolio (research and/or engagement) with topics and colleagues beyond the U.S.
2. Describe how this opportunity will help you develop a global perspective.

Award decisions are also contingent upon availability of funding and will take in to account representation across the University.  Note: GIG awards are limited to one award per student per academic year.

 Approval Notification and Procedures for Transfer of Funds

• Academic units must provide at least 25% in matching funds of total request. For example, if the total request is $2,000, the unit must provide a minimum of $500 in matching support.
• Applicants will be notified of award approval or otherwise by the Office of the Associate Provost for International Programs within 30 days of application submission.
• International Programs will transfer the funds to the major professor of the student unless otherwise directed to the director of your graduate program, for example. The recipient unit will be responsible for tracking expenditures and following University policies related to travel, procurement, reimbursements, etc.

Awardee Obligations

GIG awardees must submit an International Reflection Report (no more than one page) to their major professor and International Programs within 30 days of completing the activity. The report should include:

• Outcomes of the activity and how it enhances your professional portfolio (research and/or engagement) with topics and colleagues beyond the U.S.
• Describe how this opportunity has helped you develop a global perspective and how you will incorporate this into your professional development.

Note: IP may post these reports on our website to illustrate the depth and breadth of international activity undertaken by graduate students on campus.

Online GIG Application

Please contact Charlotte Moats-Gallagher if you have any questions.