Description
The award is for teaching or teaching and research. The Scholar is expected to teach courses to undergraduate and graduate students (the exact hours, teaching load, and responsibilities will be negotiated directly with the host institution), perform collaborative research in cooperation with the host institution, and upon request of the host, provide advice for professional curriculum building, student advising, and supervision.Only applications in the following disciplines will be considered:
- Anthropology
- Area Studies, non
- U.S.
- Art History
- Arts
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Dance
- Drama/Theater
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- Film/Cinema Studies
- Gender Studies
- History, non
- U.S.
- Information Sciences/Systems
- International Relations
- Materials Sciences
- Museum Studies
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Urban PlanningThe following institutions will only accept applications in specific disciplines, listed below:1. Tallinn:
- Estonian Academy of Arts - specialization in Industrial Design, Public Service Design, Social Design; and Queer Studies in Visual Communication
- Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre - specialization in Acting for Camera; Dance, Movement and Physical Theatre; Voice and Speech for Actors
- Tallinn University School of Natural Sciences and Health - specialization in Art Therapy and Clinical Dance Movement Therapy; and Forensic Psychology and Criminology
- Tallinn University Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School - specialization in Advertising and Branding; Big Data and Communication
- Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Business Administration - specialization in International Security, Hybrid Warfare, Cyber Security Policy
- Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture - specialization in Structural Engineering and Construction Management
- Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Energy Technology - specialization in Technology Entrepreneurship
- Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering, Department of Materials and Environmental Technology - specialization in Wood and Wood Adhesives Chemistry
- Tallinn University Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School - specialization in Digital Cultures, Social Media and Research Methods2. Tartu:
- University of Tartu, School of Theology and Religious Studies
- specialization in Religions in India, Anthropology of Religion
- University of Tartu, School of Law, IT Law Program - specialization in Cyber and Artificial Intelligence Law
- University of Tartu, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies - specialization in Political science, International Relations, Economics, Public Administration
- University of Tartu, Institute of Technology - specialization in Robotics, Control Theory, Mechanical Engineering3. Viljandi:
- University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy - specialization in Sound Engineering and Music Production; and Craft/Material Cultures Studies4. Narva:
- University of Tartu, Narva College - specialization in Business Administration, Team Management and IT Process Management Eligibility The award is open to professionals, academics, all levels including early career. Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) is required. A letter of invitation is required. All teaching will be in English. For research, language proficiency sufficient to complete the proposed project is required. Both academic and professional applicants must have at least three years of teaching experience at a university, college or community college at the time of application. Teaching assistantships do not count toward this three-year requirement. Professional applicants with the required teaching experience will be considered and evaluated by the host institution case by case.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.
- Recent college graduates with limited professional experience are ineligible for consideration under the Fulbright Scholar Program. - Graduate or doctoral students seeking funding to complete their degrees are ineligible for consideration under the Fulbright Scholar Program.
- 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.
