Visiting Research Chairs for Canadian Scholars

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Excellence in scholarship, a commitment to diversity, and community service are the hallmarks of the Fulbright Program. In 1946, as the junior senator from Arkansas, J. William Fulbright introduced legislaon to start a new internaonal educaonal exchange program with an ambious goal – to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program now operates in more than 155 countries and has supported approximately 360,000 students and scholars. Visiting Research Chair in Peace and Studies

Conduct Research at Norwich University: US$25,000

Norwich University welcomes a Fulbright Vising Research Chair in Peace and with experse in any of the following disciplines: Internaonal Relaons, History, Diplomacy, Military , , Just/Posive Peace, Informaon or Cyber Warfare. As the United States’ oldest private military college, and the birthplace of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, the Norwich campus comprises a populaon of approximately 1500 cadets, 500 students, and 120 tenure-track faculty. Founded in 1819, Norwich University is located in the heart of the Green Mountains in idyllic Northfield, Vermont, 230 km south of Montreal and 280 km north of Boston. Resident in the newly-formed Peace and War Center in the College of Liberal Arts, the Fulbright Vising Research Chair will conduct research, guest lecture at the undergraduate level, and support the missions of the Peace and War Center, the College of Graduate and Connuing Studies’ , Diplomacy or Informaon Assurance Programs. The Chair will have opportunies to parcipate in public lectures, aend conferences, and otherwise contribute to the intellectual life at Norwich University. Implementaon of this Research Chair posion is in direct support of Norwich’s commitment to further expand the stature of the instuon and to bolster the strength of the intellectual environment of Norwich University. In addion to the US$25,000 award, the Chair is provided with a suitable workspace, as well as support services including access to numerous computer databases, Smithsonian Museum materials (Norwich is a Smithsonian Affiliate), and Norwich Museum archives.

SpecializaƟons: Internaonal Relaons, Military History, Diplomacy, Military Sociology, Terrorism, www.norwich.edu Just/Posive Peace, Informaon/Cyber Warfare.

General Eligibility Requirements Benefits of becoming a Fulbright Scholar in the United States:  Canadian Cizenship.  Research Grant: US$25,000.  A Ph.D. or equivalent professional degree, or significant  Eligibility to apply for up to $750 for the Outreach Lecturing Fund. professional experience.  Eligibility to apply for up to $4,000 to propose an environmental  Proficiency in English. iniave in Canada or the United States. (Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership Program)  Eligibility to apply for up to $8,000 to propose a community / Award Details social jusce iniave in Canada.  Grant length: 2 terms (4 months). (Fulbright Canada-U.S. Embassy in Oawa Community Leadership Program)  Awards are taken up Sep-Dec 2016 or Jan-Apr 2017.  The opportunity to develop long-term research collaboraons.   Deadline to apply: November 15, 2015. Access to world-class universies and research facilies.  Access to a presgious network of Fulbright scholars.  Grantees on 4 month exchanges may seek an unfunded  Exceponal comparave research opportunies. extension for up to 8 months.  Sabbacal, leave-of-absence, or rerement pay may be used concurrently with Fulbright awards.

All awards are subject to the availability of funding, approval by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), and compliance with FFSB and USG guidelines.