From: Michèle Phillips [mailto:mphillips@fulbright.ca] Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:23 PM Subject: Fulbright Canada Programs for Canadian Scholars and Students

Dear Dr. Keselman,

I am writing today to encourage you, your colleagues, and your students to apply to the Fulbright Canadahttp://www.fulbright.ca Programs. You will find below a list of all our programs for Canadian Scholarshttp://bit.ly/1phm43v and Studentshttp://bit.ly/1sVXsCQ that I would encourage you to share. Your expertise in identifying and encouraging Canadian candidates to apply would be much appreciated. If there are particular candidates that you would like us to follow up with, please send their contact information to Brad Hector (bhector@fulbright.camailto:bhector@fulbright.ca), Program Officer for Scholars. Please, also, feel free to reach out to me directly.

We also encourage you to share the information on your website and social media. Follow us on Twitter @FulbrightCanadahttps://twitter.com/FulbrightCanada

Awards for Canadian Studentshttp://bit.ly/1sVXsCQ follows.

Awards for Canadian Scholarshttp://bit.ly/1phm43v

Applicants can apply to the:

Visiting Research Chairs Programhttp://bit.ly/1evvCZP: US$25,000 for one semester (4 months)

Traditional (All Disciplines) Awardhttp://bit.ly/1cQFLPj: US$12,500 for one semester (4 months), or US$25,000 for a full academic year (9 months)

Visiting Research Chairs in:

Announcing New Visiting Research Chair in Social Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa : Apply Todayhttp://bit.ly/1fhJHul|Read Press Releasehttp://bit.ly/1RcxlQ6

Arctic Studies at the University of Washingtonhttp://bit.ly/1Sbxw0c

Canadian Studies at Kennesaw State Universityhttp://bit.ly/1FYUKyd

Canadian Studies at Michigan State Universityhttp://bit.ly/1B8xPou

Canadian Studies at the University of California, Berkeleyhttp://bit.ly/1JKRTQH

Canada-U.S. Relations at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholarshttp://bit.ly/1f7dZQn

Environmental Humanities at the University of California, Irvinehttp://bit.ly/1Aub7Xi

Military Social Work at the University of Southern Californiahttp://bit.ly/1IzZjD7

Nanosystems Institute at the University of California, Los Angeleshttp://bit.ly/1IOKcZC

North American Studies at American Universityhttp://bit.ly/1ThlIuQ

Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Austinhttp://bit.ly/1cQGNLf

Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern Californiahttp://bit.ly/1JKS3r6

Québec Studies at the State University of New York College at Plattsburghhttp://bit.ly/1MwwCrq

Science at Illinois Institute of Technologyhttp://bit.ly/1Gjt3U8

Peace and War Studies at Norwich Universityhttp://bit.ly/1BbU38T

Open Field at the University of California, Santa Barbarahttp://bit.ly/1cQGYq0

Open Field at Vanderbilt University http://bit.ly/1ThlXWR Inquiries: Brad Hector, Program Officer (Scholars), bhector@fulbright.camailto:bhector@fulbright.ca

Core Facts about the awards

· The Fulbright Canada competition for Canadian scholars is now open, and closes November 15, 2015

· The competition is for awards taken up September 2016 and/or January 2017

Eligibility

· Candidates must be Canadian citizens,

· Hold a Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree as appropriate. Candidates outside academia (e.g., professionals, artists) with recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments are also eligible

· Be proficient in English

Awards for Canadian Studentshttp://bit.ly/1sVXsCQ

Graduate Students can apply to the:

Traditional Fulbright student awardshttp://bit.ly/1e9qDhG: US$15,000 for one nine-month academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States

Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program:http://bit.ly/1B8yG8DGrants allow students to live in the United States for a period of 10 months. The award includes a $400-$600 stipend per month (commensurate with average cost of living in host city, room and board, visa services, health insurance, and a bursary to complete two courses per semester that are most beneficial to the student’s teaching career.

Core Facts about the awards

· Fulbright Canada competition for Canadian graduate students is now open, and closes on November 15, 2015

· The competition is for awards taken up for one 9-month academic year starting September 2016

Eligibility

· Candidates must be Canadian citizens,

· Be in receipt of a bachelor's degree prior to the proposed start date of the grant, and

Inquiries: Michelle Emond, Program Officer (Students), memond@fulbright.camailto:memond@fulbright.ca

Fulbright Canada at a glance:

· With approximately 360,000 Fulbright alumni in more than 155 countries, the Fulbright program is the gold standard in academic exchange and a leader in public diplomacy.

· The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada) is a binational, treaty-based, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with a mandate to identify the best and brightest minds in both countries and engage them in residential academic exchange.

· The mandate of Fulbright Canada is to enhance mutual understanding between the people of Canada and the people of the United States of America by providing support to outstanding individuals. These individuals conduct research, lecture, or enroll in formal academic programs in the other country. In doing so, Fulbright Canada aims to grow intellectual capacity, increase productivity, and assist in the shaping of future leaders.

· For more informationhttp://www.fulbright.ca/

*Please follow these links if you are an American Scholarhttp://bit.ly/1ExHNKO or Studenthttp://bit.ly/1BpbIol interested in Fulbright Canada Awards.

Sincerely,

Dr. Michael K. Hawes Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur général Fulbright Canada 2015-350 rue Albert Street Ottawa, Canada K1R1A4 t. 613.688.5509; f. 613.237.2029; www.fulbrightcanada.comx-msg://99/www.fulbrightcanada.com

Michèle Phillips Program Officer, External Relations Agente de programmes, Relations externes Fulbright Canada 2015-350 rue Albert Street Ottawa, ON K1R 1A4 t. (613) 688-5517 ; f. (613) 237-2029 FB fulbright.canadahttps://www.facebook.com/fulbright.canada Twitter: @FulbrightCanadahttps://twitter.com/FulbrightCanada fulbright.cax-msg://5785/www.fulbright.ca

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