On 16 February, Professor Nabil Al-Tikriti attended a Fulbright Scholar Liaison (FSL) workshop at the Institute for International Education (IIE) in Washington, DC. In the course of this workshop, IIE informed and prompted guest FSL attendees from throughout the nation on various Fulbright programs, and related initiatives to internationalize campuses.
Issues addressed in the course of this workshop included the following, which might be of interest to the UMW community:
- Fulbright Scholar Program for eligible faculty members
- Fulbright Scholar in Residence (SiR) Program
- International Education Administrator (IEA) Seminars
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Fulbright Specialist Program
- Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) speakers list
- Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) possibilities for guest lecturers
- Institutional membership in IIE
- Individual membership in the Fulbright Association
- Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program
- Pre-Departure Orientations on applicant campuses
- Placing foreign graduate students at U.S. TESL programs
The primary Powerpoint presentation made at the workshop can be accessed here: https://www.cies.org/document/power-point-fulbright-scholar-program-workshop
If colleagues would like to hear more about this workshop, or explore certain potential initiatives further, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Al-Tikriti.