Description
The award is for research, teaching or teaching/research at a Hungarian institution. Teaching, teaching/research scholars will be expected to teach two or three courses, conduct workshops, and consult on curriculum development and staff training, as requested. The scholar can also conduct collaborative research in area of specialization.Applicants are encouraged to affiliate with one of the following institutions:
- Eotvos Lorand University
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
- University of Miskolc
- University of Szeged, Bolyai Institute
- Eszterhazy Karoly University
- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center
- Obuda University
- Szent Istvan University
- University of Debrecen
- University of Pecs
- John von Neumann UniversityOnly applications in the following disciplines will be considered:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Environmental Sciences
- Geography
- Geology
- Information Sciences/Systems
- Materials Sciences
- Mathematics
- PhysicsWhile this award is open to any project in the disciplines listed above, there is interest in scholars who are in these particular specialty areas:
- Biology: ecology, microbiology, plant pathology, genetics, mycology, viticulture, horticulture, agronomy, pepper-pathogen interaction, focus on resistance against viruses, bacterias, nematodes, environmental study, wildlife conservation and management
- Chemistry: material science and technology
- Engineering: mechanical engineering, theory of machine-tools, biomedical engineering, biomedical robotics, bioinformatics, urban planning and design, building energy, building services engineering, architectural engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, structural engineering, road design and safety, chemical machinery engineering, jet engineering, fluid and heat engineering, materials science: industry laser technologies, sheet metal forming, electrical engineering and acoustics
- Mathematics: applied mathematics, mathematical biology, dynamical systems
- Computer and Information Technology: software technology, programming languages, type theory, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous systems, data science, electrical engineering, bioinformatics Eligibility The grant is open to academics, all levels including early career. A Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) is required. A letter of invitation is required. Teaching will be in English; additional language proficiency is not required. Knowledge of Hungarian commensurate with research project requirements. Feasibility of conducting research must be demonstrated in the project statement.University level teaching experience is required.Applicants must meet all of the following requirements at the time of application unless specific exemptions apply:
- U.S. citizenship - permanent residence is not sufficient
- Recipients of a Fulbright Scholar grant are eligible to apply for another Fulbright Scholar grant two years after the date of completion of the previous grant. (For serial or Flex grants, the two-year period begins at the end of the final grant in the series.) - Candidates who have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible. In this case, a period of nine months or more during a calendar year is considered to constitute a full year abroad.
- Sound physical and mental health: selected candidates are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be finalized.
- Employees and their immediate families (i.e. spouses and dependent children) of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development and of public or private organizations under contract to the U.S. Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after termination of such employment.Candidates who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States will be given preference, provided their qualifications are approximately equivalent to those of other candidates.Candidates who previously held a Fulbright Scholar grant should be aware that, as a general matter, preference will be given to candidates who have not previously received a Scholar grant. Therefore, previous Fulbright Scholar grantees are expected to make a strong justification in their application for a repeat Fulbright grant.
