Things You'll Need:
- Internet Access
- Computers
- Word-processing Software
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Step 1
Make sure you're eligible: Be a U.S. citizen at the time of application; have a Ph.D. or equivalent professional degree; have teaching experience in your field at the postsecondary level; have an appropriate level of proficiency in the foreign language of the country you'll be visiting; and be of sound mental and physical health.
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Step 2
Get an application form. Either download it (cies.org) or request one by phone at (202) 686-7877, or by e-mail from apprequest@cies.iie.org.
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Step 3
Determine whether you're more interested in lecturing or in pursuing your own research.
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Step 4
Decide whether to apply for a "prescribed award," which is designed around the priorities of the host countries and universities, or an "open award," in which you design your own research or lecturing program.
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Step 5
Think about what sort of program you'd like to design for yourself and how you'd describe the project to the funding committee. Consider a program related to the theme of mutual understanding between nations, since this is what the program exists to promote.
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Step 6
Notify recommenders well ahead of time for any letters you need from them.
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Step 7
Prepare the following materials: the application form; a project statement; a select bibliography (for research awards only); curriculum vitae; samples of course syllabuses (for lecturing awards); a letter of invitation from the host institution; a teaching report and reference letters; a language proficiency form (if required); and additional materials if your field is journalism, writing, architecture or the arts.
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Step 8
Photocopy your application materials before sending them in, and keep a copy for your records.
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Step 9
Send in all the materials before the deadline, which for most (but not all) grants is August 1 of the year before the grant begins. Be sure to write the destination country on the application envelope.







