http://higherstudies.co.in Higher studies India ~ Higher studies Abroad Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://higherstudies.co.in/the-wilson-center-fellowship-for-study-abroad http://higherstudies.co.in/the-wilson-center-fellowship-for-study-abroad#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:38:42 +0000 admin http://higherstudies.co.in/?p=451 The center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. The center tries to ensure that the stipend provided under the fellowship, together with the fellows other sources of funding (e g grants secured by the applicant and sabbatical allowances), approximate a fellows regular salary. Stipends provided in recent years have ranged from $26,000 to $85,000 (the maximum possible). Stipends include round trip travel for fellows (included for spouses and/or dependent children who will reside with the fellow for the entire fellowship period). In addition to stipends, the center provides 75 percent of health insurance premiums for fellows who elect Center coverage and for their accompanying family members. Fellows are expected to be in residence for the entire US academic year (early September through May- nine months) Requirements: Citizens or permanent residents from any country (foreign nationals must be able to hold a valid passport and obtain a J1 Visa); men and women with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of backgrounds(including government, the corporate world, professions and academia); academic candidates holding a PhD (received by the application deadline of October 1); academic candidates demonstrating scholarly achievement by publications beyond their doctoral dissertations; practitioners or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement and English proficiency as the center is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows ]]> http://higherstudies.co.in/the-wilson-center-fellowship-for-study-abroad/feed 0