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Dear Listserv Owner,

I am a representative of the Fulbright Scholar Program and would like to have a message posted on your listserv announcing the approach of the application deadline for Fulbright Scholarship opportunities for academic year 2015-2016 in the field of Business and Economics.  It would be greatly appreciated if you could post this message on our behalf. The message is below. Please note that this message or one with a similar content may be sent to other listservs.

Thank You,

Allison Bahneman

Outreach Division

Fulbright Scholar Program

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Institute of International Education (IIE)

1400 K Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20005

The Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is administered by CIES, a division of IIE.

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Subject: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Application Deadline is Approaching!

We are writing to you today to share about the exciting Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant opportunities around the world in the fields of Business Administration and Economics. Although it is not too late to apply, the application deadline of August 1^st for the 2015-2016 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program core competition is quickly approaching.

The Fulbright Core U.S. Scholar Program offers more than 200 opportunities to guest lecture, conduct research, consult, network and building collaboration across world regions including; Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe-Eurasia, East Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere.

Highlighted awards by region:

·         Austria, #5152: Fulbright–Management Center Innsbruck (MCI) Visiting Professor

·         Jordan, #5427: Business and Economics

·         Philippines, #5122: Fulbright-SyCip Distinguished Lecturing Award: Study of the United States

·         India, #5452: Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair (Multiple Disciplines)

·         Benin, #5007: Agricultural Economics or Business Administration

·         Argentina, #5470: Social Sciences and Humanities

In the past, business focused scholars have:

Explored the facets of international human resource management in Austria;
Examined economic reforms in the Philippines;
Promoted business ethics in Turkey;
Trained potential doctoral students in Sri Lanka with the skills, statistical tools and knowledge to be proficient researchers;
Tracked the effects of contextual factors in the relationship between employee attitudes and organizational outcomes in Ghana; and
Lectured on social enterprise development in Mexico.

Specializations in the fields include: 

Business Administration
Behavioral management, financial accounting, finance, international business, marketing, management information systems, managerial economics, logistics, management science, organizational behavior and/or theory.

Economics
Microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, banking, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, international finance, monetary theory, economic history, and international trade.                                                                           

Many countries also offer Business Administration and Economic opportunities through All Disciplines awards. The complete catalog of awards is available online at http://catalog.cies.org/. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and hold a Ph.D. or appropriate professional/terminal degree at the time of application. 

For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, please follow the link http://cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program. You may also wish to register for one of our webinars here or join our online community, My Fulbright, a resource center for applicants interested in the program.

Please feel free to share this message with members of your listservs, newsletters or social media. For further information about specific awards, please contact the program staff listed in the award description. 

Best regards,

Alina Hamden, Program  Officer, AHamden@iie.org
Beth Carlisle, Program Coordinator, BCarlisle@iie.org