Experts in the seminar topic, as well as nonexperts with an interest in the topic, are encouraged to apply. U. S. citizenship and Ph.D., Ph.D. candidacy, or equivalent experience required. Liberal arts colleges, community and junior colleges, and institutions devoted primarily to undergraduate education are strongly encouraged to apply, as are institutions serving minority populations. Proposals are welcome from individual institutions, as well as from consortia of two or more institutions. The purpose of the program is to bring scholars and professionals from abroad to campuses and programs that do not often have the opportunity to host visiting scholars, thereby expanding the contact of American students and faculty with people of other cultures.
Preference is given to proposals in the humanities or social sciences.
Awards are usually made to persons with at least three years of experience and supervisory responsibility. The program includes meetings in Bonn and Berlin, as well as travel to institutions of higher education in western and eastern Germany. The Program will consist of briefings, campus visits, selected government appointments, attendance at the meetings of the Japan Association for Foreign Student Affairs, and cultural activities. November 1 Four individuals will be selected to participate in a two-week group program designed to familiarize them with higher education, culture, and society in Korea.