Fulbright-ISEF Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Instructions for the preparation and submission of applications
All required documents must be submitted in English.
Each application must be computer generated using a 10 point font and should include the following material: printed visiting scholar application form; passport picture; project statement; and curriculum vitae.
Candidates must email the Word file of their completed application to [email protected]
The earliest date for submission of applications is September 15, 2016. The final date for submission of applications is December 1, 2016.
Three letters of reference written in English on institutional letterhead paper, together with reference forms, should be e-mailed directly to USIEF by the candidate’s referees before the final date for submission of the application. Do not submit more than three references. All of these references should be from persons qualified to evaluate the applicant's work and with whom he/she has studied in his/her academic field. o One reference should be submitted by the applicant's doctoral degree advisor; o one by another faculty member from the applicant’s home institution; o one by a colleague in the applicant's field from outside his/her institution.
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all references are submitted by the deadline so that his/her application may be properly processed.
In addition, a responsible official of two organizations/programs with which the applicant has been involved in community service activities should e-mail a letter on official letterhead paper, describing and evaluating the applicant’s contribution to the organization/program.
The project statement is the most important component of the Fulbright application. The length of the project statement should not exceed five single-spaced pages (3,500 words), including bibliography. It should present: o background; o objectives; o methodology; o a connection between past experience to what the applicant is preparing to do if he/she receives an award; the applicant should focus on what can be reasonably accomplished during the period of the grant; o an explanation of the significance of the project for the field, for Israel and the applicant’s own professional development; o plans for assessment and distribution of research results in Israel; o rationale for conducting research in the United States.
Applicants should submit, if available, documentary evidence of affiliation to an accredited university or affiliation to a non- profit research institute in the United States. It is not necessary to have a firm affiliation arranged and evidence of financial support at the time of submitting the application. The applicant's name should be given exactly as it appears on the applicant's passport. Where dates are requested, the name of the month should be given rather than the numerical figure. Those separated, divorced, or widowed should indicate their family status as "single". In references to publications, a distinction should be made between books and articles. For books, the title should be underscored and the publisher and date should be noted. For articles, the title should be given in quotation marks, followed by the name of the journal or collection (underscored) and the publication date. English translations of titles should be provided for material published in Hebrew.
Fulbright Scholar Program 2017-2018 Visiting Scholar Application Form Fulbright-ISEF Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the United States
(Use 10-point or larger type, and do not hand write. Answers must fit in the space provided
1. Title (check one): Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms. 2. Gender: Male Female 3. Family name: First: Middle: 4. Home mailing address, telephone, fax, cell phone and e-mail:
5. Date of birth: 6. Place of birth: Spouse’s name: City and State:
7. Marital Status: Married: Single: Spouse’s Name:______8. Country (ies) of citizenship: 9. Country of legal residence:
10. Do you have or are you applying for U.S. permanent residency (i.e., a green card)? Yes No 11. Israeli I.D. Number: 12. Date of your arrival in Israel (if applicable):
13. Current position and start date: job title of current position month/year start date of current position
Department/office, institution (complete mailing address, telephone, fax and e-mail):
14. Ph.D. Status: PhD. Granted Yes No If yes, date granted
Dissertation Submitted Yes No If not, anticipated date of submission:
15. Number of months required for project in the USA Date (month/day/year) you expect to a. Begin your project: b. End your project: 16. Major academic discipline: 17. Specialization(s): 18. Identification of referees: (List the name, title, mailing and e-mail addresses and telephone and fax numbers of three persons from whom you have requested a letter of reference. These colleagues should know your work, and at least one should be from outside your home institution Indicate which referee is your dissertation supervisor.) (1)
(2)
(3)
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION PREFERENCES
19. Preferred host institution(s): (If you have made arrangements for affiliation with a U.S. host institution, provide the following information and attach your letter of invitation. If you have not made arrangements for affiliation, you are strongly encouraged to identify three preferences in order of priority. Be sure to give detailed reasons for each choice, and confirm that these universities offer programs in your field of interest.)
1) Professor, Department, Telephone, Fax and E-mail Institution and Institutional Address Is a letter of invitation attached? Yes No If you have not obtained a letter of invitation, list reasons for suggested affiliation:
Initial contact made: (date: ) Letter of invitation expected: (by date: ) No contact has been made:
2) Professor, Department, Telephone, Fax and E-mail Institution and Institutional Address
Is a letter of invitation attached? Yes No If you have not obtained a letter of invitation, list reasons for suggested affiliation:
Initial contact made: (date: ) Letter of invitation expected: (by date: ) No contact has been made:
(3) Professor, Department, Telephone, Fax and E-mail Institution and Institutional Address
Is a letter of invitation attached? Yes No If you have not obtained a letter of invitation, list reasons for suggested affiliation: Initial contact made: (date: ) Letter of invitation expected: (by date: ) No contact has been made:
20. Do you expect to receive other sources of financial support during your Fulbright grant? Yes No If you answered yes, please specify source(s) and amount(s) in U.S. dollars (please attach supporting documentation):
21. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic violations)? Yes No
22. Have you been arrested for, indicted for, or charged with a felony or misdemeanor (excluding minor
traffic violations), and the criminal matter has not been resolved? Yes No
23. Community service activities
Are you currently active as a volunteer, or have you taken part as a volunteer during the last 6 years, in
a community service organization/program? Yes No
If yes: 1. Name of the organization/program: Address:
Period of activity: from (year) to (year)
Describe briefly the organization /program and your role in it, including leadership activities: Do you/did you receive payment of more than NIS 500/month for your activity in the organization/program
Yes No
2. Name of the organization/program: Address:
Period of activity: from (year) to (year)
Describe briefly the organization /program and your role in it, including leadership activities:
Attach additional pages, if it is necessary to report on more than 2 organizations/programs. A responsible official of each organization/program noted here should be requested to send to USIEF a note, on official letterhead paper, describing and evaluating your contribution to the organization/program. These notes should reach USIEF no later than December 1, 2016.
Discuss your plans for further community service activities in the future:
24. How did you learn of this Fulbright fellowship? (Please indicate all that apply.)
Friend or relative University (Specify) Fulbright Website
Previous Fulbrighter Newspaper (Specify) Internet Link
Poster/Flyer Other Publication (Specify) Other (Specify)
By my signature below, I certify that to the best of my knowledge, the information provided in all parts of my application is accurate and complete. I understand that final approval of my application is dependent upon my eligibility for a visa to the United States. I agree to return to my home country upon the expiration of my authorized stay in the United States.
Signature: Date:
PROJECT STATEMENT
Name
Project Title
Project summary (two or three sentences)
Full project statement No more than five single-spaced pages (3,500 words) including the bibliography. Do not exceed the page limit of the proposal. Curriculum Vitae
Name: Phone and Cell phone: Address: E-Mail: Homepage:
Besides English and Hebrew, list knowledge of other languages:
Education: Dates: PhD student (Discipline, Affiliation, Name of supervisor) Dissertation title
Dates: MSc/MA student (Discipline, Affiliation, Name of supervisor) Thesis title
Dates: BSc/BA student (Discipline, Affiliation)
Distinctions if any
Teaching experience if any: Years: List Courses
Honors and Awards (including Membership in Professional Societies):
Publications: a. Published b. Accepted for publication c. Submitted
Community service and other activities or hobbies: Professional travel and/or residence abroad during the last five years (list countries, dates and purpose of activity). If you have entered the United States on a J-1 or J-2 visa, please list the J category of sponsorship (professor, research scholar, student, specialist, short-term scholar, etc.) and provide copies of your previous DS-2019: VISA REQUIREMENTS
Should you receive and accept an award, the Foundation will facilitate the issuance of your Exchange Visitor J-1 visa . Applicants should note that Exchange visitors whose programs are financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly by government funding, are required to return and reside in their own country for two years following completion of their program, including any transfer of visa sponsorship, before being eligible for immigrant status; temporary worker status (H); or an intra-company transferee status (L). There is no restriction on the issuance of B1/B2 visitor’s visas .
A J-2 dependent (accompanying spouse) of a J-1 Exchange Visitor may apply to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of the United States and request permission to work only if the income received will not be necessary to support the J-1 spouse. Permission to accept employment will have to be obtained from the INS at the place of the scholar’s residence in the United States.
Holders of J-1 professor/research scholar visas who have concluded their programs and departed from the United must remain abroad for at least twenty-four months before being allowed to re-enter the United States with a new J-1 professor/research scholar visa. There is no such limitation to re-entry to the United States as the holder of a J visa in another category (short-term scholar, specialist, international visitor), or as the holder of a student or tourist visa.
Program fellows who enter the US as J-1 visa holders must receive a special waiver in order to change their visa status to J-2 while still in the United States. The Department of State does not support such change of status requests. APPLICATION SUMMARY AND CHECKLIST
A correctly prepared application packet facilitates the review process and increases your chance for an award. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete before submitting it to the Foundation. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all references are submitted by the deadline so that his/her application may be properly processed.
Applications must be computer generated only.
A completed set includes
One copy of the visiting scholar application form with passport picture One copy of the detailed project statement Three references One copy of the curriculum vitae The form, project statement, curriculum vitae and references must be prepared in English. Original documents in other languages must be accompanied by an English translation. UNITED STATES - ISRAEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (USIEF) Telephone 03-517-2131
CONFIDENTIAL LETTER OF REFERENCE FULBRIGHT-ISEF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Name of Candidate Field
University Attended
In the rating chart below, please evaluate the applicant in comparison with other scholars in the same field whom you have known during your career:
Excellent Very good Average Below Average Intellectual ability Motivation to pursue research Potential for significant future contribution in field Resourcefulness and initiative Emotional maturity Adaptability to new situations Leadership qualities
Comparing the applicant with a representative group of scholars in the same field whom you have known at comparable stages of their career development, how do you rate the candidate in Overall Academic Ability and Promise for Research and Teaching:
Truly Exceptional/ Outstanding/ Good / Unusual/ Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 15%
Date Signature Name, Position, Institution
Please attach to this form a letter of reference on institutional letter-head paper, in which you provide your evaluation of the candidate’s intelligence, originality and potential for research and teaching, as well as the importance and feasibility of the applicant’s proposed program of research.
This form should be received by USIEF no later than December 1, 2016. Please email the form and letter of reference directly to [email protected] UNITED STATES - ISRAEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (USIEF) P.O. Box 26160, Tel Aviv 61261 Telephone 03-517-2131
CONFIDENTIAL LETTER OF REFERENCE FULBRIGHT-ISEF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Name of Candidate Field
University Attended
In the rating chart below, please evaluate the applicant in comparison with other scholars in the same field whom you have known during your career:
Excellent Very good Average Below Average Intellectual ability Motivation to pursue research Potential for significant future contribution in field Resourcefulness and initiative Emotional maturity Adaptability to new situations Leadership qualities
Comparing the applicant with a representative group of scholars in the same field whom you have known at comparable stages of their career development, how do you rate the candidate in Overall Academic Ability and Promise for Research and Teaching:
Truly Exceptional/ Outstanding/ Good / Unusual/ Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 15%
Date Signature Name, Position, Institution
Please attach to this form a letter of reference on institutional letter-head paper, in which you provide your evaluation of the candidate’s intelligence, originality and potential for research and teaching, as well as the importance and feasibility of the applicant’s proposed program of research.
This form should be received by USIEF no later than December 1, 2016. Please email the form and letter of reference directly to [email protected] UNITED STATES - ISRAEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (USIEF) P.O. Box 26160, Tel Aviv 61261 Telephone 03-517-2131
CONFIDENTIAL LETTER OF REFERENCE FULBRIGHT-ISEF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Name of Candidate Field
University Attended
In the rating chart below, please evaluate the applicant in comparison with other scholars in the same field whom you have known during your career:
Excellent Very good Average Below Average Intellectual ability Motivation to pursue research Potential for significant future contribution in field Resourcefulness and initiative Emotional maturity Adaptability to new situations Leadership qualities
Comparing the applicant with a representative group of scholars in the same field whom you have known at comparable stages of their career development, how do you rate the candidate in Overall Academic Ability and Promise for Research and Teaching:
Truly Exceptional/ Outstanding/ Good / Unusual/ Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 15%
Date Signature Name, Position, Institution
Please attach to this form a letter of reference on institutional letter-head paper, in which you provide your evaluation of the candidate’s intelligence, originality and potential for research and teaching, as well as the importance and feasibility of the applicant’s proposed program of research.
This form should be received by USIEF no later than December 1, 2016. Please email the form and letter of reference directly to [email protected]