Fulbright’s International Education Administrators (IEA) Program, designed specifically for U.S. higher education professionals invites AACRAO applicants to apply intensive two-week seminars in six countries: France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia.
Seminars include campus visits with a cross-section of universities and colleges; briefings with faculty and administrators, government officials, and leading educational experts; and tours of historical and cultural sites. Participants return to their home institutions with an enhanced ability to build partnerships, encourage study abroad participation, and support international students.
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars administers the Fulbright Scholar Program on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
They are currently accepting applications for October 2016 seminars in France and Germany.
- U.S.-France International Education Administrators Program: This two-week seminar is open to senior-level university administrators (such as deans, directors, vice presidents, provosts, and presidents) with substantial responsibility for enhancing the international dimension of their institutions. Applicants must be affiliated with a college, university, community college, or non-profit international education exchange organization and have a minimum of five years of full-time work experience in the field of international education.
- U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program: This two-week seminar is open to administrators involved in one of the following areas: international exchanges (student or faculty exchanges, foreign student admissions and advising, study abroad programs, and international education exchange services), career services, alumni affairs, and development and fundraising. Applicants must be full-time administrators affiliated with a U.S. university, college, community college, or nonprofit international education exchange organization.
Grants include economy round-trip airfare, travel within the host country, lodging, and a lump sum supplement for incidentals.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Find complete eligibility criteria, application guidelines, and review criteria on the Council's website. The application deadline for both seminars is February 1, 2016, and complete award descriptions are available at the hyperlinks above.