PF HQ was asked to share with membership. It seems legit so here it is. ------------------------------ begin ------------------------------- From March to August 1, 2009, U.S. faculty and professionals are invited to apply for Fulbright scholar grants at www.cies.org. For monthly updates, write us at outreach@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:outreach@xxxxxxxxxxxx> for a complimentary subscription to The Fulbright Scholar News, an electronic newsletter. *The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government's flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 286,000 participants from over 155 countries with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. For more information, visit http://fulbright.state.gov/ <blocked::http://fulbright.state.gov/> . Fulbright Scholar Program for US Faculty and Professionals for 2010-2011 is open The Fulbright Scholar Program offers 31 awards in lecturing, research or combined lecturing/research in art, including three Fulbright Distinguished Chairs. Even better, faculty and professionals in art also can apply for one of the 144 "All Discipline" awards open to all fields. What does Fulbright offer in art? Here are a few of the awards for 2010-2011: Sub-Saharan Africa: Award #0103 - Education, Social Sciences, Humanities, American Studies, Professional Fields and Arts in South Africa; Award #0072 - Fine Arts and Music in Guinea; Award #0081 - Engineering or Fashion Design, Marketing and Merchandizing in Mauritius; Award #0106 - Museology or Anthropology in Swaziland; Award #0079 - Visual and Performing Arts in Mali Western and Southern Europe: Award #0237 - NGO management and development in the Czech Republic Middle East and North Africa: Award #0438 - Artist in Residence and Award #0441 - Postdoctoral Fellowships in Israel; Award #0417 - Middle East and North Africa Regional Research Program; Award #0430 - Visual Arts and Award #0423 - Postdoctoral Research in Egypt Southern and Western Europe: Award #0224 - Fine and Performing Arts in Bulgaria; Award #0396 - Social Sciences and Humanities in Turkey; multiple art awards in Ireland. Northern and Eastern Europe: Awards in cultural resource management, landscape architecture and urban planning are featured in the Fulbright Programs with Ukraine and Estonia. Opportunities exist in a broad range of specializations, including arts administration, museum studies, historic preservation, conservation, historical tourism, and architecture. Western Hemisphere: Award #0539 - Graphic Design in Honduras; Award# 0545 - Fulbright Border Program in Mexico Distinguished Chairs: Award #0023 - Fulbright-Israel Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences; Award #0003 - Fulbright-Academy of the Fine Arts Vienna Distinguished Chair in Media Theory and Media Studies and Award #0007 - Fulbright-University of Innsbruck Distinguished Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences in Austria. The application deadline is August 1, 2009. U.S. citizenship is required. For a full, detailed listing of all the Fulbright programs and other eligibility requirements visit our website at www.cies.org <http://www.cies.org/> , or send a request for materials to scholars@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:scholars@xxxxxxxxxxxx> .
