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Fulbright Arctic Initiative 2015-2016 (Video)
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative creates a network to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries. Using a collaborative model to translate theory into practice, program participants address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations’ shared challenges.
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will bring together a network of scholars, professionals and applied researchers from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden for a series of three seminar meetings and a Fulbright exchange experience.
At its core, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative will create a network to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries. Using a collaborative model to translate theory into practice, program participants will address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations’ shared challenges.
Outstanding scholars from the U.S. and abroad will be selected to participate in the program as Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars through an open, merit-based competition. At least four of the scholars will be selected from the United States and at least one scholar will be selected from each of the other Arctic Council member states. Co-Lead Scholars will provide intellectual leadership throughout the Program, in addition to mentoring program participants and facilitating discussion and collaboration among the Arctic Initiative Scholars. Program activities will take place over 18 months
Selected scholars will participate in an individual Fulbright exchange of a minimum of six weeks up to three months, as well as in-person seminars and ongoing virtual communication, all supporting the scholars’ collaborative research projects. Scholars will focus on collaborative work in multidisciplinary and multinational research teams, and will propose and carry out an individual exchange element.
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative is a program of the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will provide a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multi-disciplinary research in one of four areas:
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The Fulbright Arctic Initiative for 2015-2016 provided a platform for scholars from across the Arctic region to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, problem-solving and multi-disciplinary research in one of four areas: Water, Energy, Health, and Infrastructure. A sample of some of the key outcomes of this initiative are included below.
October 24-28, 2016
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Final Group Meeting
The seventeen Fulbright Arctic Initiative researchers and their co-lead scholars --who hail from all eight Arctic nations--will gather in Washington, D.C. in October 2016.
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February 17, 2016
Source: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Video Remarks by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for the mid-term meeting of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative in Oulu, Finland.
October 26, 2016
Source: Fulbright Arctic Initiative
February 3, 2016
Source: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Featuring Gwen Holdmann
February 8-12, 2016
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Mid-year Group Meeting
The seventeen Fulbright Arctic Initiative researchers and their co-lead scholars --who hail from all eight Arctic nations--will gather in Oulu, Finland in February 2016.
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October 14, 2014
Source: MSNBC
Andrea Mitchell talks to Amb. Mark Brzezinski and Dr. Mike Sfraga about the State Department’s new Fulbright Arctic Initiative.
June 5, 2015
Source: The Arctic Sounder
At first glance, the average Arctic resident might think the Fulbright Arctic Initiative is another opportunity for scholars and scientists to talk at them, instead of with them, about their own home communities. Or perhaps they might think it's another conference, or series of meetings, where academics tell them what's best for their families and way of life. But it's not.
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July 24, 2015
Source: KUAC FM 89.9
A new State Department program enables scholars from circumpolar nations to share research and solutions for regional problems.
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