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This program will bring 25 scholars in a variety of fields in science and technology to selected U.S. institutions. Grantees will come from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, M orocco, O man Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, West B ank/Gaza and Y emen. The program is sponsored by the United States Department of State’s B ureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

A 12-week session in the fall of 2011 will provide an opportunity for faculty development, other guided study activities and research. The program’s objective is to equip grantees with the knowledge and tools necessary to build the capacity of their universities. In addition, the program will lay the foundation for the grantees and their host institutions to develop long-term institutional relationships and to identify sustainable areas of cooperation after the grant period.

Program Objectives

• Acquire professional and academic knowledge and tools in the scholars’ fields that can be applied to higher education in the grantees’ home countries.
• Gain expertise in the scholarship of teaching, service learning, the use of technology, educational administration, development and management of libraries and other collaborative methods of research, instruction, and student engagement appropriate to higher education in the grantees’ home countries.
• Develop lasting relationships between the grantees and U.S. scholars across institutions and disciplines that contribute to the host institutions’ efforts to internationalize their campuses and surrounding communities.

Host Institutions

Approved host institutions will demonstrate particular strengths in the following areas of focus:

• Science and Technology
• Engineering
• Environmental/Earth Sciences
• Agriculture/Food Security
• Information Technology

About the Visiting Scholars

Participants in the program will be permanent or tenured faculty at an institution of higher education. They will demonstrate an advanced level of education, training or expertise in one of the recommended fields. They will demonstrate a commitment to advance their own academic/ professional development and to contribute to the development of educational institutions in their countries. The grantees are expected to share what they learn from their research or other activities with colleagues and others in their home countries. The specific activities might include development of curriculum, creation of teaching materials, promotion of collaboration within and among institutions as well as establishment of substantive and workable relationships with U.S. institutions. The ability to communicate fluently in English orally and in writing is a requirement.

Host institution proposals are due
February 1, 2011.

For more information contact:

Gary Garrison, ggarrison@iie.org, 202-686-4019
or Jillian Foster, jfoster@iie.org, 202-686-6233
www.cies.org/Fulbright/MENA

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