Anexo del Boletin Mensual del Proyecto Juarez:
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Proceso para solicitor Fulbright Senior Speaker Specialists:
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CIES only receives project requests which have been approved by both the Fulbright Commission and the US Department of State;

The project request process is further explained below:

1)  Overseas Host Academic Institutions make requests for Fulbright Senior Specialists  through their local Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Office if no such Commission exists.  The Commission or Embassy has the request forms.  Host institutions may include the name of a preferred candidate on the form. However, it is important to note that this is not a promise of a grant to the preferred candidate since other equally qualified candidates will also be considered for the grant opportunity.


2)  The local Commission or Public Affairs Office must approve the project requested. Each Commission/Office is responsible for accepting and approving requests in accordance with the Fulbright Program in that country.


3)  Once the Commission or Embassy approves the program request, it passes the request on to the Bureau of Education and Cultural Exchange at the Department of State for a second approval from the Fulbright geographic Branch.


4)  Approved projects are then forwarded to CIES.  CIES begins to process a project request only when approval has been received by  both the Commission/Embassy and the Department of State.


5)  CIES Fulbright Senior Specialists Program staff will then contact any potential and preferred candidates to ascertain availability and, if necessary, request an application and proceed with both peer review and Fulbright Board approval.


6)  CIES then sends a short list of approved, qualified candidates to the Host Institution and Commission/Office for final selection of the grantee.


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