Award Benefits

The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program offers a stipend commensurate with the recipient’s experience and expected expenses in the host country.

Fellows: The term of the award will be for a maximum of one academic year (as defined by the academic calendar of the host country).

Scholars: The term of the award will be as little as one academic semester, or up to two academic years in length, contingent upon satisfactory progress during the first year (for post-doctoral research fellowships). Scholar awards generally should require a full academic year, but any length of time proposed should be appropriately justified at the time of application.

Award Benefits Include:

• Round trip international airfare
• A monthly living stipend
• Health & Accident insurance
• Fellows Only: Tuition (and bench fees) reimbursement, capped at US$35,000 (regardless of country of exchange or exchange rate)
  Individual reimbursement amounts are determined by the Whitaker Program at the time of grant award, typically no greater than US$25,000

Grantee Meetings

To foster the sharing of information and the development of a community of international fellows and scholars, interaction among recipients is encouraged during their grant tenure.  Grantees are invited to an Annual Enrichment Seminar in the Spring where they are asked to make presentations on their research projects and experiences during the grant tenure.  Guidelines for presentations are emailed in advance.

Former fellows and scholars may also be invited to periodic conferences in the United States, and funding may be made available for such gatherings.