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Faculty Development FellowshipNote: The application deadline for 2009 fellows has passed. Please check back in January 2009 for details on the next call for applicants.
In 1997, the Open Society Institute introduced an innovative faculty exchange nondegree program designed to
- encourage the pursuit of academic careers;
- generate new approaches to curricular and pedagogical reform; and
- support the development of regional and international institutional partnerships and collaborative projects, thereby improving the quality of social science/humanities education in the countries served.
Each year for up to three years, fellows spend one semester at a U.S. university and one semester teaching at their home universities. The first groups of grantees designed new courses, presented conference papers, completed several articles and books, expanded research topics, and developed new teaching materials.
Awards
Over the course of two years, fellows will alternate semesters between a U.S. university and their home university. Participants may apply for a third year once they have successfully completed the first two years. Approximately 20 awards will be granted to professors teaching humanities or social sciences. The Faculty Development Fellowship is being offered to applicants in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Fellows will begin their first semester in January 2009.
Participant Responsibilities
Pre-Academic Summer Program
In July/August 2008, grantees are required to participate in a four-week pre-academic summer program held in Istanbul, Turkey. The program consists of classes in academic writing in English and curriculum development, as well as social science and humanities-based seminars.
U.S. Component
The program is focused on learning alternative approaches to teaching and developing appropriate curricula for the home institution. Grantees will be assigned faculty mentors and will be expected to participate in the classroom as well as assist with class-related tasks. Ideally, grantees will also absorb other aspects of U.S. higher education such as administrative structures and student-related services, which may be applicable to the home institution. It is expected that by the second semester in the United States, some mechanism for online connectivity between home/host departments will be in place. It is also expected that by the end of two years grantees will have developed course plans and related materials for new courses.
Minimum Requirements
- Audit two to four courses, complete assignments, participate in discussion;
- Develop new courses for the home institution;
- Give lectures at host institution and/or teach a full course (during the second or third semester);
- Visit classes to observe teaching methods, review syllabi and reading lists of host faculty;
- Attend departmental and university faculty meetings;
- Introduce the home country's higher education system to faculty and graduate students.
Examples of Other Grantee Activities
- Co-publish and participate in research projects;
- Consult with students who have a project related to the grantee's field;
- Participate in academic conferences—as an attendee and/or panelist;
- Develop new courses for host institution;
- Attend seminars offered by local organizations;
- Establish exchange link between home and host institution;
- Create resource-oriented web site for students;
- Participate actively in university outreach efforts (e.g., presentations at local schools, email correspondence for incoming international students);
- Take courses on U.S. higher education history and/or administration.
Home Country Component
During the home semester and summer, grantees will be expected to maintain contact with their U.S. mentor and develop plans for sustaining that relationship. They will be expected to test teaching methods and course material developed while in the United States. Grantees should share information and resources with colleagues and home institution administrators. OSI staff will work with grantees to ensure that grantees are fully cognizant of other initiatives in higher education reform to which they can contribute and use to further their professional goals.
Fields of Study Offered
American studies, art history, cultural anthropology, history, law, philosophy, political science, religion, social work, or sociology.
Host University Responsibilities
U.S. universities are asked to provide J-1 sponsorship, work space, faculty supervision, access to university research facilities, and on-campus logistical support. Assistance with securing housing will also be necessary for the first semester.
Participating Universities
Host universities for the program have included: Appalachian State University, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Ithaca College, Indiana University, The John Marshall Law School, New School University, New York University, Rutgers University, San Francisco State University, Stanford University, Tulane Law School, University of Arizona, University of Arkansas, University of California at Berkeley, State University of New York at Buffalo, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Denver, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Maine, University of Minnesota, University of Montana, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, University of Pennsylvania, University of Richmond, University of Texas at Austin, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, University of Wyoming, Wake Forest School of Law, Washington University in St. Louis, Washington State University at Pullman, and Yale University.
Application Information
Note: The application deadline for 2009 fellows has passed. Please check back in January 2009 for details on the next call for applicants.
Contact Information
ARMENIA
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation - Armenia
7/1 Tumanyan Street, 2nd cul-de-sac
Yerevan, Armenia 375002
Tel./Fax: (374 10) 533 862, 536 758
Contact Person: Anahit Papikyan
panaida@osi.am
www.osi.am
AZERBAIJAN
Baku Education Information Center
71 Alivsat Guliyev
Baku AZ1009, Azerbaijan
Tel./Fax: (994 12) 44 828 45/46
Contact Person: Bahar Haji-zada
Bhaji-zada@beic.az
www.beic.az
GEORGIA
Center for International Education
10 Chovelidze Street
Tbilisi 0108, Georgia
Tel/Fax: (995 32) 25 26 15
Contact Person: George Gigiberia
gaga@osgf.ge
www.cie.ge
KAZAKHSTAN
Educational Center “BILIM - Central Asia”
31 Tulebayeva Street, Room 15
Almaty, 050004, Kazakhstan
Tel. 7 (727) 259 7620
Fax: 7 (727) 259 5955
Contact Person: Larissa Gorbunova
lgorbunova@bilim.kz
www.eac.bilim.kz
KYRGYZSTAN
Soros Foundation - Kyrgyzstan
55a Logvinenko Street
Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyzstan
Tel: (996 312) 66 34 75; 66 42 18
Fax: (996 312) 66 34 48
Contact Person: Rakia Rustemova
rakia@soros.kg
www.soros.kg
MOLDOVA
Educational Advising Center
148 Stefan cel Mare blvd., off. 22
Chisinau, MD 2012, Moldova
Tel: (373 22) 22 11 72
Tel/Fax: (373 22) 22 11 67
Contact Person: Angela Muset
amuset@eac.md
www.eac.md
MONGOLIA
Educational Advising Resource Center
Sukhbaatar district, 8 khoroo, Students’ Street, Bldg. MKM-24, 1st Floor
Ulaanbaatar, 210648, Mongolia
Tel: (976) 11 31 90 16
Fax: (976) 11 32 69 41
Contact Person: Sayamaa Dangaasuren
sayamaa@earcmn.org
TAJIKISTAN
Advising Center
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation – Tajikistan
Ozod Street, No. 6
Dushanbe, 734003, Tajikistan
Tel: (992 37) 224 13 01
Contact Person: Gulnora Choukourbekova
osi@eicosi.tajik.net
UZBEKISTAN
Educational Center “BILIM-Central Asia”
25 Gani Ilyaev Street
Shymkent 160012, Kazakhstan
Tel/Fax:7(7252)21 19 81
Contact Person: Arman Turdaliyev
aturdaliyev@eac-kz.org
www.eac-kz.org
UNITED STATES
Open Society Institute
Network Scholarship Progams
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
USA
Tel: 1-212-548-0175
Program Manager: Larissa Strashko
lstrashko@sorosny.org
