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Research Fellowships in the USA

Fulbright Research Scholar Awards

The Fulbright Commission

Call for Applications!

Fulbright is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 Fulbright Awards for Research and/or Lecturing in the US

We are seeking applications for a wide variety of subjects including:

  • Blindness or eye disease -research into the prevention and treatment of blindness or eye disease.
  • Diabetes - research into the clinical or biomedical aspects ofdiabetes or the social or economic issues faced by people living with diabetes.
  • Deafness - laboratory based research into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment.
  • Multiple Sclerosis-research into the clinical or biomedical aspects of MS or the social and economic conditions of suffers.
  • Surgery - research into the development of new operative techniques, improvements in patient care and recovery and/or the causes of surgical conditions and how to treat them.
  • Astra Zeneca Research -research on an aspect of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology or Bio-informatics.

Benefits

  • Award offers vary from £2,750 per month to £75,000
  • limited sickness and accident benefit coverage
  • visa sponsorship
  • participation in a number of Fulbright Scholar events in the UK and US.

Awards will be paid in instalments in US dollars (converted at the prevailing rate at the time of processing each instalment) directly to the grantee, the first of which is typically given just prior to departure from the UK. This funding is intended as a contribution towards any institutional fees, travel to/from the US, accommodation and general maintenance costs whilst in the US.

Selection Criteria
Minimum eligibility for this award category:

* UK citizen (resident anywhere)
* hold or expect to receive a PhD in a relevant area before departure to the US

Awards are not available for peripatetic visits or attendance at conferences only.

Applying
Full application details including the terms and conditions are available on our website. The deadline for submission is 31 May 2011.

Further information
For more details about the Fulbright Awards Programme, including the terms and conditions for this award category, please visit www.fulbright.co.uk or contact the Fulbright Commission staff (programmes@fulbright.co.uk).