The Fulbright New Century Scholars (NCS) Program is designed to play a vital role in forging new links among scholars and professionals from around the world who will work together to seek solutions to issues and concerns that affect humankind.
The NCS program provides a platform for scholars from the U.S. and around the world to engage in debate and dialogue based on multidisciplinary research and to develop new global models for understanding the social context within which nations and communities shape their responses to the many challenges of the 21st century.
To create this platform for collaborative thinking and pursuit of tangible solutions to issues of universal concern, NCS combines the traditional Fulbright research exchange experience with a series of three in-person seminars and ongoing virtual communication among the multinational and multidisciplinary participants under the guidance of the NCS Distinguished Scholar Leader. At the end of the program year, these scholars share the results of their collaborative interaction and engagement in a public forum at which they present their conclusions and recommendations for initiatives that will translate the results of their collaborative thinking into tangible impact on the local, regional or global level.
Outstanding scholars and professionals of any rank in any field related to the NCS research theme are eligible to apply.
How to Apply The 2011-2012 NCS Program is likely to be announced by the Council of International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) in June 2010. For details and application materials visit CIES website at www.cies.org/NCS and USIEF website at www.usief.org.in.
