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Commission for Educational Exchange
Between the United States of America and Belgium
The US Experience:
doctoral research and post doc
2012
Education Advising Center
Website
Email - Phone
Outreach
Resource Library
Fulbright Grants
Research
Journalism
European Union
Language Teaching Assistant
Mission
• Wide array of options
• Flexibility
• Internationalize your CV
• Opportunity to travel to the US
Why go to the US
Commission for Educational Exchange
Between the United States of America and Belgium
The US Experience:
post doc
1. Further training
2. Broaden research experience
3. Enhance teaching effectiveness
4. Make contacts with peers in field
5. Gain experience in grant writing
6. Opportunity to publish and position yourself for a full-time position
Purpose of a Post Doc/Research
1. Research Associate – Usually in sciences
– Employment not training
– Tax implications
2. Fellowships (sciences vs. humanities) Specifically for training or research
Training grant can come from university, federal agency, or foundation or association
1. Internships/Apprentinceships
2. Jobs in the industry
3. Instructor positions
4. Assistant professor
Types of Post doc positions
Specifically for training or research
Fellowships (sciences vs. humanities)
More $ for sciences
Science duration can be longer
In sciences can be skill acquisition
Training grant can come from:
university
federal agency
foundation
association
Fellowships
Network with your own contacts first
Whose direction/scope appeals to you?
What impact does this individual have in this field?
Speak with present or
past students/postdocs
Is this field growing?
What next?
Searching for a postdoc advisor?
Contact a year before you will finish your degree More funding resources, number of positions with that
adviser, incentive to finish!
Write them a cover letter stating your interest in them as an adviser and how you are a good match
Show them how you will help find funding
Contacting potential advisors
Keep them informed of your progress
Be realistic about when you can actually arrive
Duration of training?
Goals during training?
Salary? Health care?
Visa? Family status? Student or professor?
What can you ‘take with you’
Are you working on their project or your original works?
Collaboration with others?
Once you have an advisor
Take your exams early in case you need to re-take
Make a chart comparing programs
Look at articles to see who is publishing + where
Describe your academic fit with institution
Take time to reflect
Tips about Post Docs
1. Choose 4-6 universities & contact each one.
2. Determine if any tests are needed to apply & take them (TOEFL/IELTS or GRE/GMAT).
3. Look for financial support.
3 Simultanious Actions
Commission for Educational Exchange
Between the United States of America and Belgium
Funding:
doctoral research and post doc
March 19, 2012
1. Personal funding
2. Loan
o From a bank
o From Lazard Foundation in Belgium
3. Fellowship from U.S. university
o Research assistantship
o Teaching assistantship
o Work Study (20 hrs/wk)
4. Scholarship from other organizations
◦ Fulbright
◦ BAEF
◦ Rotary
◦ Etc.
How to finance your studies
• Shrinking endowements
– Less money available to fund Ph.Ds + post docs
• Poor employment prospects
• Find your perfect match!
Does the Econ Crisis effect you?
Write your own grant: autonomy, goals, ownership
Look for as many funding sources as possible but check the conditions of the award?
Visa restrictions??
Can you combine the grant with other awards?
Thoughts on Financial support
• Tuition or Fee Waivers
– Tuition could cost up to 45,000USD
– Are there fee waivers or teaching assistantships for Ph.D candidates?
• Health insurance coverage?(avg 1500USD)
• Support to attend conferences?
Funding
• Federal Science
– NRC Reseaerch associateship programs (scence, engineering, atmospheric, aeronautic, OSHA, Energy, NOAA
– National Science Foundation
– National Labs (ex. Lawrence-Livermore, Los Alamos)
– National Academy of Engineering
– American Western Universities (AWU)
Funding Post Docs: Science
• NIH
• NSF
• HHMI
• Foundations for disease research: American Cancer Society, Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Leukemia Society, March of Dimes
• Industry: Pharma companies like Pfizer, DuPont, Amgen, Genentech, SAIC, Merck, etc
• General med research: Damon Runyon, Helen Hay Whitney, Charles King Trust, Jane Coffin Childs, Markey, Life Sciences
Funding Post Docs: Biomedical
• Woodrow Wilson Post Doc Fellowships in Humanities
• Social Sciences Research Council
• American Philosophical Society
• University fellowships: Uchicago, University of California, Cornell (Mellon), Stanford Humanities Fellows, Woodson (African and African American Studies)
• Arts (Ahmanson, Getty)
Funding Post Docs: Humanities
Education Advising Center
Website
Email - Phone
Outreach
Resource Library
Fulbright Grants
Research
Journalism
European Union
Language Teaching Assistant
Mission
Commission for Educational Exchange Between the US +Belgium
“ to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries " former Senator J. William Fulbright
established in 1946
Be an ambassador of Belgium to the US
• Cash award of a travel grant up to 30,000 USD
• Sickness and accident insurance
• Visa sponsorship
• Prestigious title
Benefits?
• Belgian citizen
• Distinction every year or big distinction in the last year of study
• Must return to Belgium/EU for 2 years following grant
Conditions?
How to apply?
Preliminary Application
Print + Send 3 letters of rec
Final Online Application
Provide letter of affiliation
Notification Interview
o Students, Researchers, Lecturers
oMid-career journalists
o Language teaching assistants
o Secondary school teachers
Who can receive a scholarship?
October 31 Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Program October 31 Frank Boas Scholarships for Harvard October 31 Fulbright - Hays Journalism Grant October 31 Summer Seminar in American Studies March 1 Fulbright Awards for Research Scholars & Lecturers March 1 Fulbright - Schuman Grants March 1 Fulbright Awards for Graduate Study
Deadlines for Fulbright Grant
Other Fulbright Commissions
Visit the Commission’s website in your home country
for more information
Austria www.fulbright.at
Belgium and Luxembourg www.fulbright.be
Bulgaria www.fulbright-bg.org
Cyprus: www.fulbright.org.cy
Czech Republic www.fulbright.cz
Denmark www.daf-fulb.dk
Finland www.fulbright.fi
France www.fulbright-france.org
Germany www.fulbright.de
Greece www.fulbright.gr
Hungary www.fulbright.hu
Iceland www.fulbright.is
Ireland www.fulbright.ie
Italy www.fulbright.it
Netherlands www.fulbright.nl
Norway www.fulbright.no
Poland www.fulbright.edu.pl
Portugal www.ccla.pt
Romania www.fulbright.ro
Slovak Republic www.fulbright.sk
Spain www.fulbright.es
Sweden www.fulbright.se
Turkey www.fulbright.org.tr
United Kingdom www.fulbright.co.uk
Russia http://fulbright.ru
Ukraine www.fulbright.org.ua
Special Event on Post Docs: Nov 14
Dr. Peter S. Fiske is a scientist, author, lecturer and entrepreneur. He is the author of Put Your Science to WORK! A Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists and a nationally-renowned writer and lecturer on the subject of careers and career development for PhD scientists and engineers.
“Put Your Science to WORK! Practical career Advice for Early Career”
Wednesday, November 14th 2012 4 – 6 p.m.
KU Leuven Law Faculty room DVI 91.56 Tiensestraat 41
3000 Leuven
Kindly register by Nov 12th to secretary@fulbright.be
Opening hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 – 13:00
Closed to the public on Fridays
Phone calls: 14:00 – 16:00
Royal Library Albert I
Boulevard de L’Empereur, 4, Keizerslaan B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 519.57.72 Fax: +32 (0)2 519.57.73
adviser@fulbright.be www.fulbright.be
Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States of America and
Belgium
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