Deadline: 5-Dec-22
The U.S. Embassy in Armenia is pleased to announce the 2023 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars (SUSIs).
The Institutes are intensive post-graduate level academic programs that provide foreign university faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. The program goal is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions abroad.
Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars will take place at various colleges, universities, and academic institutions throughout the United States over the course of five-to-six weeks beginning in or after June 2023. Each Institute includes a four-week academic residency component and, if possible, up to two weeks of an integrated study tour to another region of the United States. Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars comprise the following themes in U.S. Studies:
- American Politics and Political Thought
- Contemporary American Literature
- Journalism and Media
- U.S. Culture, Identity, and Society
- U.S. Economics and Sustainable Development
- U.S. Foreign Policy
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants should be citizens and residents of Armenia, mid-career, typically between the ages of 30-50, highly motivated and experienced scholars and professionals from institutions of higher education or research focused organizations (non-for-profits, think tanks etc.).
- The applicants should be scholars and professionals with little or no recent study experience in the United States, whose home institution is seeking to introduce aspects of U.S. studies into its curricula, to develop new courses in the subject of the institute, to enhance and update existing courses on the United States, or to offer specialized seminars/workshops for professionals in U.S. studies areas related to the program theme.
Program Requirements and Restrictions
- This is an intensive, rigorous, academic program and participants are expected to fully participate in all aspects of the program.
- The Institute is not a research program. Participants must attend all lectures and organized activities and complete assigned readings.
- During the U.S. component of the Institute, family members and/or friends may not accompany participants on any part of the program.
- Please note that Institute curriculum will not formally address teaching methodology and pedagogical methods.
- Note that Institute curriculum will not formally address teaching methodology and pedagogical methods.
- If the program is conducted virtually, the same participation requirements apply.
For more information, visit SUSIs.
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