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Fulbright-Formosa Plastics Group Scholarship (Scholars)

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Description and Purpose

  1. To provide scholars with opportunities to conduct in-depth research in academic fields in Early Intervention and Geriatric Health Promotion
  2. To develop lasting professional contacts at U.S. institutions

AWARD

1 award

ACTIVITY

Research

LENGTH

3 to 10 months

DEADLINE

October 31, 2024

Fields

  • Early Intervention
  • Geriatric Health Promotion

Benefits

  • A fixed sum from US$9,600 to US$32,000, prorated over the grant period.
  • A settling allowance of US$3,000
  • Possible placement services by IIE
  • Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programs.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants are eligible who:

  1. Have held the rank of assistant professor or assistant research fellow (or its equivalent) or above for at least 3 years, and are currently affiliated with a university or research institution in Taiwan
  2. Are recommended by the highest chief administrator of the home institution. (File  the Leave Approval Form, the last page of the application instruction in the application system.)
  3. The duration of grants ranges from 3 to 10 months. The grants must begin no earlier than August 1, 2025. They must end no later than August 31, 2026. The grant should not be used in different stages.
  4. Meet the Grant Conditions and Provisions (Eligibility & Visa)

Applicants are Ineligible who:

  1. Are currently teaching, studying, or conducting research in the U.S.
  2. Have received a J-1 visa in the category of Professor/Research Scholar within the past 2 years. They cannot be issued another J-1 visa in the category of Professor/Research Scholar.

Other Requirements:

  1. The duration of grants ranges from 3 to 10 months, though the visa sponsorship could be extended to 12 months. The grants must begin no earlier than August 1, 2025. They must end no later than August 31, 2026. The grant should not be used for different stages.
  2. During the grant period, the grantee must submit a research or reflections article to FSE’s Online Journal Research & Reflections
  3. After receiving the notification of nomination, the candidate has to provided research summary and topic in Chinese. After completing the grant/ returning to Taiwan, the grantee has to provide the research report in Chinese, and participate in at least one conference conducted by Formosa Plastics Group to share the result (presented in Chinese) with the relevant organizations to improve the fields of Early Intervention and Geriatric Health Promotion.

Learn More About the Process

Application Procedure
Application FAQ
Selection Procedure

Application Procedure

1

Apply online no later than October 31, 2024. For application information, please refer to: Application Instruction (PDF)

2

Submit a hard of the following required documents to Fulbright Taiwan, postmarked no later than October 31, 2024.

  • Hard copies of your completed on-line application form (filled in English, including application form, project statement, English CV, highest chief administrator approval form, financial statement of other grants/ scholarships which will be used in the same period of Fulbright grant, and passport copy)
  • Chinese CV (the translation version of your English CV with your cell phone number and mailing address. We’ll deliver the notification letter via post mail after the nomination list is confirmed.)
  • 3 English recommendation letters (if your referees do not want to complete recommendation letters online)

The mailing address is: 2nd Fl., 45, Yanping S. Rd., Taipei 100011, Taiwan

TO: Fulbright Exchange Program (FPG-Senior)

3

The application process has been completed! Wait for the notification letter!

FAQ

Applicants are not required to submit TOEFL or IELTS score reports if they will not take courses in universities. English proficiency statements such as TOEIC, GEPT, etc., or certificate of degree received from foreign universities are acceptable.

Invitation letter is preferred, but not required. It’ll enhance your application if you have. If FSE has not received invitation letters from applicants (issued by the host institutions) six months prior to the start of the grant, applicants need to provide a preference list for IIE to start the placement work.

FSE is in charge of documents required for visa application, including DS-2019, visa fee waiver, and the administrative procedures of visa application. It is not the host institution’s responsibility to issue DS-2019s to Fulbright grantees.

The policies regarding visa, documents and fee waiver are also applicable to grantees’ dependents (i.e. non-U.S.-citizen spouse and children under 21).

1) During the grant period, grantees have to submit at least one research result/reflections report to FSE’s Online Journal (in Chinese or English)

2) After completion of your grant in the United States, you should return to Taiwan for at least two years before being eligible to apply for temporary worker (H), intracompany transferee (L), fiancé (K) visa, or immigrant visa/lawful permanent resident status (LPR), so called Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Within the two-year period, the grantees are allowed to apply for tourist visa, student visa, and other non-immigrant- non-employment visa to attend conferences, travel or study in the U.S. This Requirement applies to J-2 dependents as well.

Please refer to the selection reports.

October 31, 2024——Deadline of application

Early December, 2024——A Selection Committee (academic peers from a variety of disciplines and Board members) reviews all documents and research proposals.

Late December, 2024—— The Selection Committee recommends a nominee list to FSE’s Board. Applicants are notified by our Foundation of nomination/non-nomination after the Board meeting.

March, 2025——Final approval is released from FFSB to our Foundation.

May, 2025——Pre-Departure Orientation

August, 2025——Grant starts (the grant start date is flexible but it should be between August 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, and ends no later than August 31, 2026)

Selection Procedure

December

In early December, a Selection Committee (academic peers from a variety of disciplines, Board members, and staff) reviews all documents and research proposals and recommends a slate for final selection by Fulbright Taiwan’s Board.

January

Applicants are notified by Fulbright Taiwan of nomination/non-nomination after the Board meeting. Their nomination is also sent to J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB).

The grant is then subject to:

  1. Approval by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB)
  2. Acceptance of the candidate’s research proposal by a U.S. institution

March of the grant year

Final approval is then normally received by Fulbright Taiwan in March and conveyed to grantees as soon as received.

Note: All Taiwan grantees travel to the U.S. must hold a J-type visa for academic and cultural exchange programs.

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Ms. Troy Tung
Email: fse@fulbright.org.tw
Tel: 02-2388-2100 ext. 143

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