What's on offer

In conjunction with the Western Institute of Irish Studies, the Fulbright Irish Studies Scholar Award will be hosted by the University of California-Berkeley English Department during the 2010-2011 academic year.  This lecturing / research award rotates annually between University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University.

The UC-Berkeley English Department is home to some of the finest English scholars and students in the United States. The Department encourages the appreciation and analysis of English literature, and, more broadly, of the relations between literary work and other modes of human endeavor. The Department has a strong tradition of work in Irish literary studies.  Recent faculty members include Thomas Flanagan, Robert Tracy and David Lloyd.  See http://english.berkeley.edu/ for further information.

The Scholar will be required to teach a graduate seminar and give a public lecture presenting the research accomplished during the award period. The lecture may be taped and distributed via the website of the Western Institute of Irish Studies.

The Scholar must commit to a placement of at least five months.  The options are either:

• the Fall semester (late August through early December) 2010 or
• the Spring semester (January through early May) 2011.

Successful candidates:

• will receive a monetary award of $20,000 ($10,000 from the Fulbright Commission and $10,000 from Stanford University)
• accident and emergency insurance while in the United States
• can participate on a range of cultural and professional programs in Ireland and the US
• must apply for and be granted a J-1 visa for the United States which will remain their status until the completion of their approved academic program
• are subject to the 2-year home rule.  They will not be eligible for a US residency or work visa until they have fulfilled the two-year home residency requirement of the J-1 visa
• must take up their award within the academic year for which the award is granted.  All Fulbright awards are for one academic year only. If an awardee is unable to take up the award within that period, s/he will be asked to reapply the following year
• must submit progress reports during the course of their award.