2007-2008 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program

The Scholar-in-Residence program is designed for U.S. institutions that do not usually have a chance to host visiting scholars from abroad, such as liberal arts colleges, regional undergraduate universities, community colleges, and minority-serving institutions. The scholars teach regular courses, give campus-wide lectures and talks to community organizations, help initiate international student exchange programs, and contribute to curriculum development. The institution can name the countries from which they would like to have a scholar.

One institution has specifically requested a scholar from Taiwan for the 2007-2008 academic year, beginning in January 2008:

Salve Regina University, located in Newport, Rhode Island, is requesting a scholar from Taiwan who will team-teach one undergraduate course and direct a graduate seminar, both of which would be concerned with business practices related to Taiwanese economic and trade objectives, emerging market in the Pacific Rim, and current and future economic and political issues facing the region. The preferred academic fields, in order of priority, are (1) international trade/emerging markets, and (2) international business. The scholar would also be invited to participate in the evaluation of student work in the Senior Capstone Program, and present a program that would be open to the general public in an evening lecture series related to the global market. Public lectures attracting a state and region-wide audience would also be arranged with the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy.  The period would be from January 7 to May 30, 2008.

Grant Benefits

Each scholar will receive a monthly stipend of US$2500-2,900; round-trip international travel; basic accident and sickness insurance; a one-time settling-in allowance ($500); a small ($750) one-time professional allowance for books, services and professional travel within the United States; and a monthly  dependent allowance for up to two qualifying dependents ($200 for one dependent and $350 for two or more). The scholar is expected to travel to the U.S. under a J visa. The host institution will provide housing in a furnished apartment near campus, utilities, a salary supplement of $4,500, meals at the university’s dining facilities, and a travel allowance if the scholar is invited to present a paper at a peer-reviewed conference.

Application Procedure:

1. Obtain an application form and further information from Ms. Amy Pan, at the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, 2F., 45 Yanping S. Rd., Taipei. (學術交流基金會學人交換中心傅先生，台北市延平南路45號2樓. Tel: 02/2388-2100 ext. 112.  E-mail:clarence@saec.edu.tw).
                                                                                                         
2. All completed applications must be accompanied by the following:
‧ An application form
‧Three letters of reference
‧An indication from the scholar that his/her home institution will grant a leave of absence if they are selected for a grant
‧An English language proficiency form to be completed by our Foundation
‧The candidate’s passport bio-data pages, as well as passport bio-data pages for any dependents who will accompany the grantee

3. Deadline: August 24th, 2007

4.  Final announcement of selections will be in late October.

 

 

Ms. Amy Pan
Program Specialist
Foundation for Scholarly Exchange
2F, No.45, Yanping S. Rd., Taipei 10043, Taiwan
Phone: 886-2-2388-2100, Ext. 112
Fax: 886-2-2388-2855
Email:clarence@saec.edu.tw