[Bioundgrd] Fwd: Canadian Fulbright information

[Janice Chang]

 From Jennifer Cook:
>
>Last Friday I sent an email regarding this information session. 
>Here is some specific information about the Canadian Fulbright 
>Grants.  Could you please pass this along to your students and 
>faculty members?  Thank you very much.
>Best,
>Jennifer Cook
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>CANADA-U.S FULBRIGHT PROGRAM CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
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>AMERICAN GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS, 
>POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS, FACULTY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS (JUNIOR 
>AND EXPERIENCED)
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>Long regarded as the world's premier academic exchange program, the 
>Fulbright Program engages exceptional scholars from more than 150 
>countries worldwide in educational exchange.  Among the fastest 
>growing of the bilateral exchanges is the Canada-U.S. Fulbright 
>Program, offering American students and scholars the unique 
>opportunity to explore contemporary issues relevant to Canada and 
>the United States and the relationship between the two countries.
>
>American graduate students, prospective graduate students, 
>post-doctoral researchers, faculty members and professionals (junior 
>and experienced) are encouraged to attend an information sessions at 
>on
>Tuesday, September 20th, 2005 from 2 to 4:00 p.m.
>Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1-277
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>Awards
>Traditional Fulbright Student Awards are intended for Canadian and 
>American graduate students and junior professionals who wish to 
>enrol in a graduate studies program or continue their current course 
>of graduate study and/or research at a university or research centre 
>in the United States or Canada, respectively.  Fulbright 
>scholarships are granted for periods of nine months. The award is a 
>fixed sum US$15,000 for one nine-month academic year beginning in 
>September.
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>Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards offers grants of four to nine 
>months to American and Canadian scholars, post-doctoral researchers 
>and experienced professionals to conduct research and/or teach at a 
>host institution in Canada, and the United States, respectively. 
> The award is a fixed sum of US$25,000 for a full academic year 
>(nine months) or $12,500 for one semester.
>
>Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs enable promising and 
>prominent Canadian and American scholars, as well as experienced 
>professionals to conduct research, develop collaborations and guest 
>lecture at select American and Canadian universities, respectively. 
>In addition, successful candidates will have the opportunity to 
>deliver public lectures, give seminar presentations, participate in 
>conferences and otherwise contribute to ongoing research activities 
>at the host institution.  Provisions for Fulbright Visiting Chair 
>awards are particular to each institution, though normally carry a 
>value of US$25,000 for one semester.
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>The competition is officially open for awards to be taken up in the 
>academic year beginning September 2006.  American students may apply 
>on-line at <http://www.iie.org/>www.iie.org and American Scholars 
>are advised to consult <http://www.cies.org/>www.cies.org for 
>detailed application instructions.
>
>Field of Research
>While the competition is officially "field open", applications in 
>the following areas are especially encouraged:  comparative public 
>policy; international trade; North American integration; security; 
>communications and culture; ecology and the environment; indigenous 
>issues; law; border issues; public health; Canada-U.S. relations; 
>Canadian studies; and, American studies.
>
>Deadline
>Traditional Fulbright Student Awards:  October 21, 2005
>Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards:  competition closed
>Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs:  applications are 
>being accepted until September 30, 2005 for selected positions
>
>For further information, please visit 
><http://www.fulbright.ca/>www.fulbright.ca or contact Michelle 
>Emond, Program Officer at 
><mailto:memond at fulbright.ca>memond at fulbright.ca or 613-688-5513, or 
>Brad Hector, Program Officer at 
><mailto:bhector at fulbright.ca>bhector at fulbright.ca or 613-688-5511.
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>Jennifer Cook
>Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education
>Special Projects and Initiatives
>MIT, Room 6-203
>77 Massachusetts Avenue
>Cambridge, MA  02139-4307
>617-253-0676
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