Opportunities for lecturing or advanced research in nearly 130 countries are available to college and university faculty.
Awards range from two months to a full academic year.
The basic eligibility for a senior scholar award are U.S. citizenship and the Ph.D. or comparable professional qualifications. For certain fields, e.g. fine arts, a terminal degree may suffice. Lecturing assignments are mostly in English. Deadline for applications is Aug. 1. The hours are set aside for residents to talk with Story about ideas or concerns regarding state government programs or legislative matters.