Application for the 2014 Study of the United States Institute on U.S. National Security

APPLICATION FOR THE 2014 STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICYMAKING

All information should be in English and presented as follows:

A. Title of Institute: U.S. National Security Policymaking

B. Full Name (exactly as it appears on passport)

Prefix (Dr., Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss)

Last Name

First Name

Middle Name

C. Gender

D. Date of Birth (please spell out Month, Day, Year)

E. Birth City

F. Birth Country

G. Country(ies) of Citizenship

H. Country of Residence

I. Medical, Physical, Dietary or other Personal Considerations

J. Candidate Contact Information: Home Address, City, HomeState/Province, Home Country, E-mail, and Telephone

Emergency Contact Name and Relationship:

Emergency Contact Telephone:

Emergency Contact Email:

K. Current Position Type, Title, Institution Name, and Country

L. Work Experience, including previous positions and titles, and the approximate dates of employment

M. Education, and Academic and Professional Training, including degree earned, year earned, and fields of specialization. Degreeslisted should reflect the closest U.S. equivalent.

N. Active Professional Memberships (including position, title and organization)

O. Publications Related to the Institute: Publications should include the publicationyear, type of publication, title, and publisher. All foreigntitles should be translated into English. (Please list no morethan 10.)

P. Previous Experience in the United States: Please list alltrips to the United States and includeapproximate dates and the reason for travel.

Q. Family Residing in the United States: Please list anyimmediate family members who currently are residing in theUnited States, including city and state.

R. Evidence of English Fluency (e.g. personal interview, testscore, etc.)

S. Professional Responsibilities

Please discuss your professional responsibilities in greater detail, including research interests, administrative responsibilities (ex. curriculum design), and/or other pertinent information.

Current Courses Taught: Please list the course title, level of students (Ph.D., M.A., Undergraduate, High School), number of hours per semester, number of students, and the estimated percent of U.S. studies content.

Current Student Advising: Please include the number of students advised who are studying U.S. related topics, level of students (Ph.D., M.A., Undergraduate, High School), and the number of advising hours.

Other Potential Outcomes: Please include details of the likely potential outcomes that might result from your participation in this Institute:

1) Update Existing Course;

2) Create New Course;

3) Create New Degree Program;

4) University Curriculum Redesign;

5) National Curriculum Redesign;

6) New Research Project;

7) New Publication;

8) Professional Promotion;

9) Government or Ministry Policy;

10) New Professional Organization;

11) New Institutional Linkages;

12) Raise Institutional Profile.

T. Personal Essay (limit 250 words)

Please discuss how your participation would enhance your personal and professional goals, the current state of U.S. studies in Finland, or in your institute/organization. Include how attending this program would help you achieve the “Other Potential Outcomes” you have mentioned above.

U. Phone interviews with selected candidates will be conducted on November 4 and 5, 2013. Please indicate in your application when you can be reached between 09:00-17:00 on those dates.

Applications should be submitted no later than October 29, 2013 to the Embassy of the United States, Cultural and Exchanges Assistant Mirka McIntire, e-mail: