Description
The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund fellowships for faculty members seeking to improve their area studies and foreign language skills by conducting research abroad. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. Key aspects of the program include:
* The program is open to institutions of higher education (IHEs) and eligible faculty members at the IHE.
* The program has an absolute priority of focusing on specific geographic regions of the world, including Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories).
* The program has competitive preference priorities, including a focus on less commonly taught languages, thematic focus on academic fields, and promoting equity in student access to educational resources and opportunities.
* The program provides fellowships to individual faculty members, with an estimated range of awards of $25,000-$40,000 and an estimated average size of awards of $30,000.
* The project period for the institutional project is 18 months, with faculty members able to request funding for a period of no less than 3 months and no more than 12 months.