Deadline: 15 December 2024
The U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan is inviting applications for its Study of the United States Institutes Program to provide foreign scholars and university faculty the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions.
The ultimate goal of the program is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in universities and other academic institutions abroad. Applicants are asked to note that this is not a teaching methods/methodology or a research program.
The five or six-week 2025 program for scholars and university instructors will take place in the United States starting around late May, and ending around early July contingent upon health, safety, and travel conditions.
Themes
- Each of the six programs will focus on a different topic, as follows:
- American Politics and Political Thought: The Institute on American Politics and Political Thought will provide participants insight into how intellectual and political movements have influenced American political institutions and American democracy.
- Contemporary American Literature: The Institute on Contemporary American Literature will provide participants with a deeper understanding of U.S. society and culture, past and present, through an examination of contemporary American literature.
- Journalism and Media: The Institute on Journalism and Media will provide a participants with a deeper understanding of the roles that journalism and the media play in U.S. society.
- U.S. Culture, Identity and Society: The Institute on U.S. Culture, Identity, and Society will provide participants with a deeper understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions through the lens of diversity and national unity.
- U.S. Economics and Sustainable Development: The Institute on U.S. Economics and Sustainable Development will provide participants with a deeper understanding of key components and structures of the U.S. economy.
- U.S. Foreign Policy: The Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy will provide participants with a deeper understanding of new approaches to U.S. foreign policy and how U.S. foreign policy is formulated and implemented.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following criteria apply:
- Candidates should be mid-career with at least 5 years of work experience in their field of study, and be around 30-50 years old.
- Candidates must be motivated and experienced professionals from institutions of higher education or research.
- Candidates should have little or no prior experience in the United States.
- Priority will be given to candidates who have firm plans to enhance, update or develop courses or educational materials with a U.S. studies focus or component, develop new courses in the subject of the visited institute, enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or offer specialized seminars for professionals in US studies areas related to the program theme.
- Candidates must be fully fluent in English, able to handle substantial reading assignments in English, and to fully and actively participate in all seminar and panel discussions.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Please note, the following individuals are not eligible for the program:
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents (green card holders)
- Relatives of U.S. Embassy employees.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan.
