Fulbright Program

UNF Fulbright Faculty

• University of North Florida Faculty Fulbright Alumni Mission

  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.
• List of UNF Faculty Fulbright Alumni

  The UNF community is privileged to include alumni of the prestigious Fulbright Scholars Program. Participants in two categories designated with *. 

   

  FULBRIGHT CORE/SCHOLAR

  Name	Subject	Country	Date
  Parvez Ahmed	Business	Bangladesh	2009-10
  Mina Baliamoune-Lutz	Economics	US (<- Morocco)	1998-99
  Andrew Buchwalter*	Philosophy	Germany	1992-93
  Keith Cartwright	American Studies	Mexico	2016
  Vanessa Cruz*	Art and Design	Ireland	2012
  Adel El Safty	Engineering	United Arab Emirates	2015-16
  Robert Frankel	Business/Intl Marketing	Poland	2002-03
  David Jaffee	Sociology	Hong-Kong	2010-11
  Jurek Karylowski (emeritus)	Psychology	Poland	2001-02
  Thomas Leonard (emeritus)	History	Argentina/ Central America/ Bulgaria	1984-85/ 1990
  Mauricio Gonzalez	Museology	Guatemala	1991
  Jay Huebner (emeritus)	Physics	Germany	1988
  Tru Leverette	English	Canada	2013
  Ron Lukens-Bull	Anthropology	Indonesia	2008-09
  Anne Pfister*	Anthropology	Mexico	2017-18
  Sidney Rosenberg (emeritus)	Business	Latvia	1994
  A Coskun Samli	Business	Turkey	1987
  William Slaughter (emeritus)	American Literature	Egypt/ China	1980-81/ 1987-88
  Gary Smart	Music	Indonesia	1992

   

  FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST

  Name	Subject	Country	Date
  Vanessa Cruz*	Art and Design	Austria	2014
  Rob Haley	Health	Egypt/ U.A.E	2008, 2012
  Michael Toglia	Psychology	Mexico	2011

   

  FULBRIGHT TEACHER

  Name	Subject	Country	Date
  Sarah Ainsworth	Psychology	Germany	2008-09
  Phillip Riner	Education	England	1984-85

   

  FULBRIGHT STUDENT

  Name	Subject	Country	Date
  Alison Bruey	History	Chile	2003-04
  Andrew Buchwalter*	Philosophy	Germany	1977-78
  Adel El-Ansary	Business	US	1966-69
  Patricia Geesey	French	Morocco	1987-88
  Philip Kaplan	History	Greece	1994-95
  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

Fulbright Scholar Program

• Opportunities for Scholars

  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.

• Application

  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

• Fulbright Scholar Program Competition

  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

• Opportunities for UNF Students

  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

• Application

  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.

• Fulbright Webinars

  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.