Fulbright Scholarship Programme: How to attract Fulbright scholars to Ghent?
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world.
Are you a UGent professor and are you thinking about attracting a Fulbright Scholar to UGent?
Attracting an American colleague (PhD-student, post-doc, professor) to UGent can be beneficial in many regards:
- It can be a stimulus to build bridges to research groups or consolidate existing linkages
- It helps you to put internationalisation into your (teaching) practice
- It can bring you in contact with a American research group and can foster future collaboration in education and research
Which important aspects to keep in mind?
- The incoming scholar Fulbright scholarship award length is 3 to 9 months
- Visa information for incoming scholars from the USA
- More information about Welcoming foreign guests at UGent (intranet).
Stay tuned!
The call for applications for American Scholars is now open! Deadline for scholar applications (States to Belgium) : September 16, 2024 . / More information for American Scholars who want to come to UGent: All Disciplines | Fulbright Scholar Program (fulbrightscholars.org)
EVENT: On Monday March 25th, the Fulbright Commission will come to UGent to give an information session specifically on “How to attract incoming Fulbright Scholars”. Register here!
Contact at UGent:
- In the case the scholar is a PhD student: phdexternalfunding@ugent.be
- In case the scholar is a post-doc or professor: international.employment@ugent.be