FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

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FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

• The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little
  more knowledge, a little more reason, and a
  little more compassion into world affairs and
  thereby to increase the chance that nations will
  learn at last to live in peace and friendship."
• Senator J. William Fulbright, Arkansas
• (1905-1995)

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HISTORY

• August 1, 1946 Fulbright Act signed into law by
  President Harry S. Truman
  
• More than 265,000 participated in the program
  101,000 from the U.S., 164,000 from other
  countries
  
• More than 150 countries have participated in the
  program
  

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FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION

• Funded by the U.S. Congress to the Department of
  State
  
• Sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and
  Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State
  
• Abroad administered by commissions, or Public
  Affairs Offices at U.S. Embassies
  
• Last budget 144 million
• 6,000 awards every year

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FULBRIGHT PROGRAM IN CROATIA

• Started in 1964
• More than 400 alumni
• In cooperation with the Ministry of Science,
  Education and Sport www.mzos.hr
  
• Administered by the Public Affairs Office at the
  U.S. Embassy in Zagreb http//zagreb.usembassy.g
  ov
  
• Annual budget 400,000 divided among American
  scholars and students to Croatia, and Croatian
  scholars and students to the United States
  

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TYPES OF FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS

• Traditional Fulbright Program (pre-doctoral and
  post-doctoral) both ways
  
• Fulbright Science and Technology PhD
• Fulbright Senior Specialist Program American
  faculty to Croatia
  

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TRADITIONAL FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

• Categories predoctoral (students) 2
  semesters, and postdoctoral (scholars) 1 or 2
  semesters
  
• Type visiting research (non-degree)
• Number of grants approx. 10 each way
• Preference candidates with little or no previous
  experience in the United States
  

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COMPETITION IN CROATIA

• Every year between March 1 May 1
• 1.5 year ahead of the program beginning
• Announced in major daily newspapers web sites of
  the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, and
  the American Embassy
  
• Instructions and application forms available on
  both web sites

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BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Croatian citizenship
• Evidence of employment in Croatia
• University degree
• Proficiency in English
• Completed application package
• References

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USEFUL WEB SITE INFO

• American Embassy http//zagreb.usembassy.gov
• Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
  www.mzos.hr
  
• Council for International Exchange of Scholars
  www.cies.org scholar program
  
• Institute of International Education
  www.iie.org - student program

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HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

• Founded in 1978
• Named for the late Senator and Vice-President,
  Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (1911-1978)
  
• A year of combined academic and professional work
  (non-degree) at an American university
  
• Fellows selected based on potential for
  leadership, and commitment to public service
  
• Who can apply civil servants at state and local
  levels, judiciary, employees of non-governmental
  organizations, financial organizations, banks,
  media professionals

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HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

• Fellowship fields communications, journalism,
  natural resources/environment, public
  administration, economic development,
  agricultural development, finance and banking,
  human resource management, law, human rights,
  urban and regional planning, technology policy,
  educational planning, public health policy

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BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Croatian citizenship
• Evidence of employment in Croatia
• University degree
• Proficiency in English
• Five years of professional experience
• Completed application package
• References

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JUNIOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• 1 semester (5 months) academic and professional
  experience at U.S. universities
  
• Eligible junior faculty with 2 years of
  university teaching experience
  
• Annual quota 5 (flexible)
• Fields humanities and social sciences
• Administered by the Institute for the Development
  of Education www.iro.hr

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FULBRIGHT SENIOR SPECIALIST PROGRAM

• U.S. faculty to Croatian academic institutions
• Length 2-6 weeks
• Annual quota 5 specialists
• Activities lecturing, curriculum and faculty and
  material development, leading seminars or
  workshops, conference participation
  
• Funding U.S. Government covers international air
  fare and daily honorarium host institutions
  (through Croatian Ministry of Science) housing,
  meals, local transportation

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FULBRIGHT SENIOR SPECIALIST PROGRAM

• Fields agriculture, anthropology, archaeology,
  business administration, communications/journalism
  , economics, education, environmental science,
  information technology, law, library science,
  peace and conflict resolution, political science,
  public administration, public/global health,
  sociology, social work, urban planning, TEFL,
  American studies