Fulbright Future Scholar Award (funded by The Kinghorn Foundation)

Eligibility

Fulbright Future Scholar Award (funded by The Kinghorn Foundation), with an application deadline in September, offers 5 awards of $5900 each.

Description

The Fulbright Future Scholarships support research projects that seek to advance cutting-edge applied science, kick start innovative business collaborations that foster the creation of new jobs, or further the development of impact-driven emergent technologies. This unique opportunity provides significant funding for projects that seek to have a positive impact on the health, prosperity, and livelihoods of Australians and Americans through programs of collaborative research and development. Applicants may propose an appropriate host. Any appropriate institution, including universities, research centers, think-tanks, government bodies, relevant professional and non-profit institutions, or other institutions of research and/or higher education is eligible. Applications are sought from those interested in Health Sciences excluding Psychiatry, Dentistry, General Practice, Nutrition, Psychology, and Fitness; Natural Sciences, including Earth Science, Life Science, Chemistry, and Physics; Formal Sciences including Computer Science, Statistics, including Artificial Intelligence, Biostatistics, and Statistical Modelling, and Systems Science; and Professions and Applied Sciences, including Agriculture excluding Animal Husbandry, Beekeeping, Agrology, Entomology, Enology, Engineering, and Mining. Academic applicants must have a PhD (or other terminal degree) and have 10 or more years of experience in their field (inclusive of PhD). Applicants with less than 10 years' experience who are appropriately qualified as a senior lecturer, associate professor, or full professor, will also be considered. Professional applicants should have at least 10 years' experience in their professional field. The application also requires two recommendations. Please visit the award's website or contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars for more information.