United Arab Emirates
Region: Near East/North Africa
FULBRIGHT FULL GRANTS
Language A level of proficiency in Arabic sufficient to carry out the proposed research is required. Most the courses at UAE University are now taught in English, except Arabic, Shari’a and certain law courses. See Critical Language Enhancement Awards.
Grant period 10 months. Fulbrighters should expect to arrive no later than September 2010. All Fulbrighters to the UAE must attend the pre-departure orientation in Washington DC during the summer of 2010.
Affiliation The official placement for Fulbright Fellows is the UAE University, where grantees may be affiliated with any of the University’s faculties and departments. However, Fulbright Fellows may be affiliated with other academic institutions. It is strongly recommended that applicants identify appropriate host institutions for their projects and that they include affiliation letters with their Fulbright applications. However, the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi makes the final arrangements in placing grantees at the appropriate academic institutions.
Research clearance Research clearance is assumed with university acceptance of the grantee.
Special considerations Housing has become a major issue in the UAE due to the unavailability of units as well as very high rents. The case of students coming with families is particularly difficult as there are no dorms equipped to host families.
Dependents The basic amount of the Fulbright grant is increased by $100 per month for grantees with one accompanying dependent and by $200 for grantees with two or more accompanying dependents.
Website http://uae.usembassy.gov
Critical Language Enhancement AwardThe Critical Language Enhancement Award provides an opportunity for Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantees to receive three to six months of intensive language study in addition to their research or study grants. The award provides a monthly living stipend and tuition reimbursement for grantees to pursue language training in the host country. Application for a Critical Language Enhancement Award is made in conjunction with the Fulbright U.S. Student application. For additional information and requirements on the award please see Critical Language Enhancement Award details. United Arab EmiratesAcceptable Languages: Arabic – Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and dialect Prior Language Study: A minimum of one year of prior Arabic study is required. For details, see here.
Dates and Timing: Grantees may start language training at any time following the mandatory pre-departure orientation for the Near East and North Africa. Grant duration is a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months.
Approved Institutions: Critical Language Enhancement Award Manager: Cara Wolinsky, cwolinsky@iie.org
Fulbright Grant Manager: Jermaine Jones, jjones@iie.org
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