For further information and applications please contact the local U.S. embassy. U.S. institutions interested in hosting an African Research Scholar may contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars for information on placement procedures. The African scholar is invited to teach regular courses, to develop new courses, to participate in special seminars and to serve as a resource for faculty and students, and, through outreach, to the community at large. The SIR program is designed to strengthen the international dimension of teaching programs at American institutions that may have limited opportunities to receive foreign scholars. SIR grants are also used to develop or enrich established area studies or international programs of American universities.
Many universities request scholars by name.
Other proposals describe the qualifications of the desired scholar and request the assistance of U.S. embassies to identify an appropriate scholar. The U.S. college or university sends its application to the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars. After extensive review of applications by CIES academic advisory committee, final selection of institutions to receive grants for Scholars in Residence is made by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Notification of selection for a grant is made in May of the following year. The U.S. Embassy in the scholar s country of residence presents the official invitation to the African scholar to participate in the SIR program.