THE JORDANIAN FULBRIGHT VISITING SCHOLAR AWARDS TO THE UNITED STATES:

PLEASE NOTE:  The next competition for the 2013-2014 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Awards will be announced on 1 January 2012 with a deadline date for all applications to be submitted to the "Fulbright House" in Shmeisani is on 30 April 2012.

The 2013-14 Scholar Award details and criteria are described below:

These grants are awarded to Jordanian scholars to lecture or conduct post-doctoral research (or a combination of both) at U.S. academic institutions for a grant period between 4-9 months. This program is designed for Jordanian scholars interested in pursuing a specific collaborative research project in the United States, for a period of stay ranging from a minimum of four (4) months to nine (9) months maximum.

Only those currently holding a Ph.D. or an equivalent professional degree are eligible to compete for this award.

These competitions are announced in January of each year for the following academic year(s).

Hereunder are Eligibility and Application Guidelines for this Scholarship Competition.

• Proficiency in English appropriate to the proposed lecturing or research project to be carried out in the United States. Applicants may be required to take an English proficiency examination at the Fulbright Commission.
• The applicant must be currently engaged in teaching or significant research at a Jordanian university or research institution.
   
  Note  :  In some cases, a TOEFL Score Report may be requested. The minimum requirement on the TOEFL Score is 90-91 on the new Internet Based Test (iBT). If requested, potential applicants will be asked to contact the AMIDEAST office (Tel. No. 592-9994, Extn. No. 2) immediately to register for the next TOEFL exam, or contact AMIDEAST to sit for the Institutional TOEFL Program (ITP) and submit this score with your application.   
• The applicant must secure an approved leave of absence from his/her institution.
• Generally this requirement is worked-out in favor of those on sabbatical leaves. However, grants are not limited to those on sabbatical.
    
  Note: Grantees are not allowed to take a paying job during the term of their award. The U.S. host institution provides access to its research facilities, equipment, office space, secretarial help, and other assistance. No financial support is expected of the host U.S. institution.
• Applicants must hold the Jordanian Citizenship (Nationality), a valid Jordanian Passport and must have a permanent residence status in Jordan at the time of application.
• Persons applying for or holding permanent residence in the United States are not eligible. Persons who are citizens of both Jordan and the United States are also not eligible.
    
  Note: Fulbright Scholars enter the United States on an Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa under a Department of State program and are subject to the two-year home-country residence requirement associated with the J-1 visa.
• Sound physical and mental health: Those selected for a Fulbright grant are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be finalized.
• The applicant must not be approaching retirement age, at least 10 - 15 years must be remain in the candidate's academic or professional career until retirement.
• Applicants should be representative and responsible citizens who can contribute to a full and fair picture of the culture of their own countries and thereby contribute to understanding between the people of the United States and Jordan.
• They should also demonstrate the cross-cultural sensitivity and flexibility needed to adjust successfully to life in the United States.
• Preference may be given to those without recent experience in the United States.
• Applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender and/or physical impairment. 

• Fill in the information requested in the FUBRIGHT Application form as completely and in as much accurate detail as possible.
   
  Note: The entire application must be typed or computer-generated. Handwritten applications will not be accepted. 
• Responses to questions on the four-page application must fit on the pages on which the questions originally appear.
• You may wish to attach additional pages to answer these questions.
• Treat the application as a unitary whole, with all parts reinforcing the project statement. The flow should be orderly: the candidates' capabilities are listed in the application, further documented in the curriculum vitae and confirmed in the references.
• Use the project statement to make the parts interact by referring to items in the curriculum vitae or research bibliography, without being redundant or simplistic, you should make it easier for the reviewer to find the key pieces of information you wish to convey.
• A detailed statement of proposed activity for research or lecturing at a US institution. The proposed project should contribute to the development of knowledge in your field and must be effectively investigated within a period of four (4) to nine (9) months in the United States.
• Applicants must indicate and list in the Application or C.V. the number of publications, titles and/or co-authorship in academic and professional journals related to your field of specialization or discipline.
• Attach official, translated and certified undergraduate, graduate or Ph.D. transcripts, as applicable.
• Include a well thought-out biographical essay, in English with the application. Include three (3) letters of recommendation (in English) from persons familiar with your academic achievements. 
   
  Note:   All items must be in English.
• Letter of invitation, if you have one (although this is not a requirement).
• Proofread the entire application before submitting it to the Fulbright Commission.
• The application should be free of grammatical and spelling errors.
• Attach four (4) recent passport-size photographs.
• Attach a valid, official TOEFL, when needed. (Please refer to the minimum requirements above).
• Your Application Form and all requested supporting documents mentioned above should be submitted with a 25 JD fee to the Fulbright office in Shmeisani (Tel.568- 4760) NO LATER THAN 30 April 2012.
• Applications received after this date or incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

• When using an electronic version of the application, do not change the format of the forms, the pagination, the fonts or the type size. The 2013-14 Jordanian Fulbright Scholar Application Form can be downloaded below (in the old and new Word format versions):
  
  Click here to download the:   2013-14 Jordanian Fulbright Scholar Application
                                                      Form (New Word Format)
                                                                       2013-14 Jordanian Fulbright Scholar Application
                                                      Form (Old Word Format)
  
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  The Binational Fulbright Commission's Contact Points: 
  Jordanian-American Commission for Educational Exchange (JACEE)
  (aka The Binational Fulbright Commission in Jordan)
  Street Address: 19, Mahdi Bin Barakah Street (Shmeisani)
  Mailing Address: P.O. Box 850215, Amman 11185, Jordan
  Tel:  (962-6) 568-4760  (962-6) 568-4760 or 560-4630, Exts. 11 or 15
  Fax:  (962-6) 568-4820
  Office Mobile No.: (962-79) 644-4119, Exts. 11 or 15
  E-Mail:  info@fulbright.org.jo 
  Website: www.fulbright-jordan.org

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