5/11/2015
Fulbright program for 2016 for the development of youth
professors is to bring them to American institutions for the development of
staff members, direction and the activities of cultural exchange in the fields
of Engineering and renewable energy as well as teaching English language
foreign language (TEFL) and public health during ten weeks from 6/7/2016 until
14/9/2016.
During this period, the professors will be directed to
the latest methods in research, teaching, and observation of study classes,
attendance of seminars and the development of relations with American Faculties
through lectures of weekly guidance.
This program is not intended to provide a place for
single research projects as it does not constitute one of components of youth
professors development program in the introduction of new methods of research
in the specialisms of scholars.
The Fulbright program is sponsored by the U.S. State
Department and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (participation
programs)
The goals based on this
program:
1) Building higher educational
efficiency through the development and direction of youth professors
2) Encouraging long-term
cooperation and relations between Egyptian and American scientific institutions
3) Payment of mutual understanding
between the US and Egyptian communities to facilitate the process of
involvement of Egyptian researches with the host American society.
The
available fields for application from Egypt in the following areas:
1) Engineering and renewable
energy (solar, wind, hydro-electric, electric, biofuels and ground bioenergy)
2) Physics, chemistry,
mathematics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering related specifically
to renewable energy (do not include petroleum or fields/ nuclear energy
engineering)
3) Public health: epidemiology,
food science, health care management, family and community health and
professional health.
4) Linguistics: TESOL, TEFL (do
not include literature, American literature and American studies)
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Standards of acceptance:
1) The applicant should be
resident in Egypt
2) The applicant should not be
American citizen or have US passport or green card
3) The applicant should be one of
staff members in one of universities or the Egyptian institutions of higher
education and should get Bachelor degree at least.
4) The applicant should be
resident in Egypt in the time of application during interviews and the stages
of choice until the date of travel
5) The applicant should have
Master’s Degree with five years of experience at the level of training in
universities or Doctorate, but the period of experience in teaching should not
be more than five year after obtaining Doctorate.
6) Master’s Degree holders should
be listed in Doctorate program and have three years of experience at least in
teaching in the universities.
7) The applicant should speak
English fluently
8) The applicant should be
commitment in teaching with the desire to strengthen the skills of teaching and
leadership
9) Academic researcher should
focus on one of regiments of scientific specialisms programs
10) The applicant must have the possibility to
travel to United States of America and participate in this program from
6/7/2016 until 14/9/2016
11) It does not accept the
employees on Egyptian Government
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Aspects of benefit:
1) Administrative salary
2) Travel allowance and financial
promotion for professional development
3) Individually furnished housing
4) Travel and accommodation for
the rehabilitation of a workshop to be hosted in Washington
5) International ticket back and
return to and from the United States of America
6) Health insurance for illnesses
and accidents during the period of the study program
7) It is not allowed to accompany
accompanies (including spouse and children) during this program
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The announcement about this program is on
1ST September 2015
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The application is available on the
following address:
https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/scholars/30
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The instructions of application is
available on:
http://www.cies.org/sites/default/files/Application-Instructions-Egypt.pdf
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The last date for the application is on 1ST
December 2015
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Personal interview: the first week of
January 2016
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The deadline of application is on 1ST
December 2015
For
more information, please visit:
usteam@bfce.eun.eg