The Fulbright Specialist Program

The Fulbright Specialist Program promotes linkages between U.S. academics and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions in Romania. The program is designed to award grants to qualified U.S. faculty and professionals, in select disciplines, to engage in short-term collaborative projects at host institutions which initiate these projects.

The program is administered by World Learning. To learn more about how Fulbright Specialist projects are developed and administered, please see: https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org/program-timeline.

To participate in the program, host institutions must develop and submit project proposals, and U.S. experts must apply to join the Fulbright Specialist Roster.

Eligibility Requirements for Host Institutions

Institutions that may be eligible to request a Fulbright Specialist include, but are not limited to:
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Government Institutions (ministries or agencies, courts, parliamentary or congressional bodies)
• Cultural Institutions (conservatories, museums, etc.)
• Non-Governmental Organizations including non-partisan, issue-centered institutions and think tanks
• Medical Institutions (public health organizations, teaching hospitals, etc.)

Eligible Project Activities

The Fulbright Specialist Program encourages host institutions to tailor projects to their own needs. However, all projects should have an education or training focus. Due to the short-term nature of the exchange, projects should have concrete objectives that can be achieved over the course of the Specialist’s visit. Past Specialists have supported host institutions by conducting activities such as:

• Delivering a seminar or workshop
• Consulting on faculty or workforce development
• Developing academic or training curricula and materials
• Lecturing at the graduate or undergraduate level
• Conducting needs assessments or evaluations for a program or institution

How to Apply

► IF YOU ARE AN AMERICAN SPECIALIST

American specialists interested in participating in the Fulbright Specialist Program should follow the instructions on the World Learning website: https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org/specialist-application-process

► IF YOU ARE A ROMANIAN INSTITUTION

Romanian institutions interested in inviting an American Specialist should check the eligibility requirements here. Interested Romanian host institutions are also invited to visit the FAQ section on the World Learning website: https://fulbrightspecialist.worldlearning.org/faqs-institutions/.

Note

Please note: Before beginning an application for the Program, prospective host institutions should contact the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission to confirm eligibility of the project.

Contact person @ Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission
Mihai Moroiu
American Program Director
E-mail: mihai.moroiu@fulbright.ro

Length of project

The length of a Fulbright Specialist project must be a minimum of 14 days and a maximum of 42 days, including travel days and weekends.

Program Costs

International roundtrip airfare and the honorarium are funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Romanian host institutions should be prepared to provide the Specialist with lodging, meals, and in-country transportation, either through monetary or in-kind contributions. However, if your institution is unable to cover some of these costs, there may be limited funding available to support these expenses. Please contact the Fulbright Commission for more information.

Eligible Disciplines

Specialists should demonstrate expertise in one of the following disciplines: Agriculture; American (U.S.) Studies; Anthropology; Archaeology; Biology Education; Business Administration; Chemistry Education; Communications and Journalism; Computer Science and Information Technology; Economics; Education; Engineering Education; Environmental Science; Law; Library Science; Math Education; Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies; Physics Education; Political Science; Public Administration; Public/Global Health; Social Work; Sociology; Urban Planning

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Fulbrighter Global Network

"I returned to the Faculty of Journalism in June of 2005 as a short-term Fulbright scholar […] to teach a 10-day seminar to current students. Best of all, I would help celebrate a reunion with that first class of some 50 students. Since my arrival in Romania in the fall of 1991 I have returned a half dozen or more times as a reporter, teacher and journalism foundation executive."

Timothy Kenny

U.S. Fulbright Specialist, 2005,
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 1991-1992

"In 1995, Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin was introduced to Romanian and Balkan folk dancing, and she was transfixed by the rhythm and context. She would remember those dances a few years later, when she began to consider what type of photography project she would like to do."

Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2002-2003

"I just wanted to say how deeply and profoundly my exchange to Romania has affected my career. Truly, Romania is my home away from home. I have so many friends and colleagues there and have now visited well over a dozen times. I remain a champion for the program and laud the beauty of Romanian culture at every opportunity."

David Weindorf

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2010-2011

"I brought back enduring connections with colleagues and friends and a resolve to return to reconnect and continue to explore the hidden corners of Romania and maybe find my own special spot in a secluded 'sat.'"

Mary Claire Heffron

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2019-2020

"My memories of my Fulbright semester are a whirlwind of colors and sensations: the whimsical architecture of Bucharest streets—familiar, yet also very much changed—the smell of coffee in Old Town, the bustle of the Gara de Nord railway station and its trains, the outlines of the mountains in Brasov, the arches of greenery of Rose Park in Timisoara, and the salty bitter taste of the Black Sea on a scorching hot weekend in June."

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2018-2019