THE United States (US) Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is calling for applications to three programmes under the Fulbright Exchange Grant for 2020-2021.
Fulbright programmes are funded by the US Department of State and administered by the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE) in partnership with the US embassy.
The Fulbright Malaysian Scholar Programme is targeted at Malaysian academics, who want to develop or update their research through interaction with their distinguished American counterparts. While these grants are typically research-focused, applicants who are willing to add a lecturing component to their proposals are encouraged to apply.
Meanwhile, the Fulbright Malaysian Professional Exchange Programme provides opportunities for mid-career Malaysian professionals in the public and private sectors to broaden their experience through research, lecturing and other professional enrichment programmes.
These grants are meant for practitioners rather than scholars. Administrators, managers of organisations or associations, journalists, doctors and lawyers are encouraged to apply.
The application deadline for the programmes is on Nov 15. For more information, visit www.macee.org.my/2020fulbright-malaysian-scholar-program/ and www.macee.org.my/2020-fulbright-malaysian-professional-exchange-program.
For the Fulbright US- ASEAN Visiting Scholar Programme, the application is open to university faculty members, the foreign ministry or other government officials and professionals in private-sector think tanks and Asean non-government organisations, to research issues of priority to the US-Asean relationship.
Selected visiting scholars will travel to the US during the spring semester of 2021 (January to May). To apply, visit www.macee.org.my/2020aseanvisitingscholar/ by Dec 13.
