Fulbright Program
Fulbright Program Overview
The prestigious Fulbri
ght program was established by legislation introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright in 1945. The purpose of the program is to promote international good will through student exchanges. Since becoming law in 1946, about 360,000 faculty and upper-level students have been awarded grants to lecture or study abroad in over 160 countries as participants in the program. Grants are administered by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and awarded through a competitive application process.
A full description of the program and awards is available at the Department of State website. More information is presented on the website of the Institute of International Education.
The Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards for academic year 2018-2019 are closed.
The next full Core competition, for academic year 2019-2020, will open in March 1, 2018.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers
teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries
for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and
university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists,
journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others.
UNF Fulbright Faculty
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The mission of the University of North Florida Faculty Fulbright Alumni is to strengthen the internationalization of the University community. Employing the mission as a guide, the Faculty Fulbright Alumni, consisting of faculty and administrator recipients of Fulbright Awards abroad, will engage in a variety of actions that include:
1. Meet once per semester to discuss programs and activities.
2. Bring visiting (non-US) Scholars to campus via the Outreach Lecturing Fund as expertise, topics and schedules might allow.
3. Work with University administration to ensure that faculty applications to the Fulbright program proceed smoothly, with University support.
4. Assist UNF faculty in their applications to the various Fulbright Scholars programs.
5. Provide support to promotional efforts for UNF students to apply to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
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The UNF community is privileged to include alumni of the prestigious Fulbright Scholars Program. Participants in two categories designated with *.
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Name
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Subject
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Country
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Date
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FULBRIGHT CORE/SCHOLAR
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Parvez Ahmed
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Business
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Bangladesh
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2009-10
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| Mina Baliamoune-Lutz |
Economics |
US (<- Morocco) |
1998-99 |
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Andrew Buchwalter*
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Philosophy
|
Germany
|
1992-93
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| Keith Cartwright |
American Studies |
Mexico |
2016 |
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Vanessa Cruz*
|
Art and Design
|
Ireland
|
2012
|
| Adel El Safty |
Engineering |
United Arab Emirates |
2015-16 |
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Robert Frankel
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Business/Intl Marketing
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Poland
|
2002-03
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David Jaffee
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Sociology
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Hong-Kong
|
2010-11
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| Jurek Karylowski (emeritus) |
Psychology |
Poland |
2001-02 |
| Thomas Leonard (emeritus) |
History |
Argentina/ Central America/ Bulgaria |
1984-85/ 1990 |
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Mauricio Gonzalez
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Museology
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Guatemala
|
1991
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| Jay Huebner (emeritus) |
Physics |
Germany |
1988 |
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Tru Leverette
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English
|
Canada
|
2013
|
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Ron Lukens-Bull
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Anthropology
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Indonesia
|
2008-09
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| Anne Pfister* |
Anthropology |
Mexico |
2017-18 |
| Sidney Rosenberg (emeritus) |
Business |
Latvia |
1994 |
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A Coskun Samli
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Business
|
Turkey
|
1987
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| William Slaughter (emeritus) |
American Literature |
Egypt/ China |
1980-81/ 1987-88 |
|
Gary Smart
|
Music
|
Indonesia
|
1992
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|
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FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST
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Vanessa Cruz*
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Art and Design
|
Austria
|
2014
|
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Rob Haley
|
Health
|
Egypt/ U.A.E
|
2008, 2012
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Michael Toglia
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Psychology
|
Mexico
|
2011
|
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FULBRIGHT TEACHER
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Sarah Ainsworth
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Psychology
|
Germany
|
2008-09
|
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Phillip Riner
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Education
|
England
|
1984-85
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|
|
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FULBRIGHT STUDENT
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Alison Bruey
|
History
|
Chile
|
2003-04
|
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Andrew Buchwalter*
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Philosophy
|
Germany
|
1977-78
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Adel El-Ansary
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Business |
US |
1966-69 |
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Patricia Geesey
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French |
Morocco |
1987-88 |
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Philip Kaplan
|
History
|
Greece
|
1994-95
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| Anne Pfister* |
Anthropology |
Mexico |
2012-13 |
|
Nataliya Roman
|
Communication |
U.S.
|
2009-11
|
|
Harry Rothschild
|
History
|
China
|
2000-01 |
|
David Sheffler
|
History
|
Germany
|
1999-00
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Fulbright Scholar Program
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The Fulbright Program offers nine
different types of opportunities for faculty who want to participate in
teaching or conducting research abroad.
Awards are available from two months to an academic year. Fluency in the language of the country is
required by some countries, but most lecturing assignments are in English.
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The Council for International
Exchange Scholars website provides complete descriptions of programs and award
opportunities available. Applications,
resources for applicants, and deadlines are also found on the website.
http://www.cies.org/programs
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2018-2019 Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Competition is closed.
The next full Core competition, for academic year 2019-2020, will open in March 1, 2018.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers
teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries
for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and
university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists,
journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others.
Fulbright for UNF Students
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Graduating seniors who want to study abroad for a year before beginning graduate studies may apply for Fulbright scholarships. Masters and doctoral level students may also Fulbright scholarships to conduct research abroad. Fluency in the language of the country and a plan of study through a university is a requirement of some countries. Fulbright scholarships pay for travel, tuition and a monthly stipend.
The Fulbright Program at UNF is administered by the Hicks Honors College.
Hicks Honors College
904-620-2649
honors@unf.edu
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Students apply online in September for study during the next academic year. Notification of the award is sent directly to the recipient, between March and June. UNF is not notified until months after the recipients have been notified.
For more information please visit the Fulbright website.
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Weekly webinars provide useful information about available Fulbright opportunities, and guide applicants through the process of submitting a successful Fulbright application. On the webinar Fulbright Program website a calendar of future and previously presented webinars is available.
