For U.S. candidates, grants are available in over 120 countries. August 1 is the deadline for U.S. candidates to apply for lecturing or research awards. Non-U.S. candidates apply in their home country for awards to come to the United States. Opportunities exist in every area of the social sciences, arts and humanities, sciences, and many professional fields, for undergraduate and graduate teaching, individual advanced research, joint research collaboration, and more. For professionals and artists outside academe, recognized professional standing comparable to that associated with the doctorate in higher education is required, unless otherwise noted in the individual award description.
Awards range in duration from two months to twelve months.
Although the majority of teaching assignments are in English, foreign language proficiency is expected for lecturing awards in some countries and for some research projects.