Fulbright Scholar Program
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering lecturing/research awards in some 140 countries for the 2004-2005 academic year. Opportunities are available not only for college and university faculty and administrators, but also for professionals from business and government, as well as journalists, lawyers, scientists, artists, independent scholars and many others.

While foreign language skills are needed in some countries, most Fulbright lecturing assignments are in English. Some 80 percent of the awards are for lecturing.

Application deadlines include:

U.S. Scholar Programs
Traditional Fulbright Scholar Program: The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad to 140 countries each year for two months to an academic year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. Deadline: August 1, 2004

Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program: The Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program awards are among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. Most awards are in Western Europe, although a few are available in Canada and Russia. Deadline: May 1, 2004

Fulbright Senior Specialists Program: The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program provides short-term Fulbright grants of two to six weeks. Activities offer U.S. faculty and professionals opportunities to collaborate on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities. Rolling Deadline

Fulbright Alumni Initiatives Awards Program: The AIA program offers small institutional grants to Fulbright alumni to continue or develop projects that will link their home and host institutions. Deadline: February 16, 2004

Fulbright International Education Administrators Program: U.S international education administrators are invited to apply for two- to three-week summer seminars in Germany, Japan or Korea. Deadline: November 1, 2004

Fulbright German Studies Seminar Program: The topic for the 2005 seminar is "Current Trends in Contemporary German Literature." What was once a summer seminar for German specialists only has in recent years become an interdisciplinary experience for specialists and non-specialists alike. Deadline: November 1, 2004

Fulbright (Non-U.S.) Visiting Scholar Programs
Fulbright Visiting Non-U.S. Scholar Program: This program is for non-U.S. scholars interested in applying for research/lecturing grants in the United States.

Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World: This new program will support 20-25 grants for visits of between two and six weeks by scholars and professionals from abroad who are former Fulbrighters to American institutions that desire to enrich understanding and knowledge of Islamic, Middle Eastern and South Asian societies and cultures. Deadline: April 15, 2004

Visiting Scholar Occasional Lecturer Program (OLP): Provides support for scholars and professionals who are already in the United States on Fulbright grants to visit other campuses for the purpose of guest lecturing. Individual faculty, departments, and institutions are encouraged to contact scholars directly; scholars apply to CIES for reimbursement of their round-trip transportation costs.

Worldwide Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence (SIR) Program: Brings visiting scholars and professionals from abroad to lecture at U.S. colleges and universities for one semester or one academic year. The program is especially appropriate for small liberal arts colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, many of which do not often have the opportunity to host visiting scholars. Deadline: November 3, 2004

European Union Scholar-In-Residence (EU SIR) Program: The purpose of the Fulbright European Union Scholar-in-Residence Program is to strengthen expertise in European Union affairs by bringing to U.S. campuses scholars from the European Union. Deadline: November 4, 2004

For information, contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) at 3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009. Telephone: 202-686-7877; E-mail. Information and an online application are also available on the Web.

APSA Centennial Center for Political Science & Public Affairs Visiting Scholars Program
Assists scholars from the United States and abroad who would benefit from a stay in and access to the resources available in Washington, DC, providing infrastructure including furnished work space with computer, phone, fax, conference space, and library access.
Contact: Centennial Center or call Sean Twombly at (202) 483-2512

Johnson Foundation Wingspread Conferences Program
Co-sponsors conferences on public interest issues.
Contact: Barbara J. Schmidt, Program Secretary
P.O. Box 547
Racine, WI 53401-0547
Phone: (262) 681-3343
Fax (262) 681-3325
Web forms available.

Markle Foundation
Most projects are solicited by the Foundation.
The Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th floor
New York, NY 10020
proposals@markle.org
Web forms available

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Civil Society Program
Supports efforts to assist in democratic institution building, strengthen communities, promote equitable access to resources, and ensure respect of rights and diversity.
Web forms available

National Endowment for the Humanities
Supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Deadlines: Varies with programs

Pew Charitable Trusts
Six program areas of culture, education, environment, health and human services, public policy, and religion, as well as the interdisciplinary Venture Fund.
Web forms available

APSA lists numerous other funding opportunities.