PARC U.S. Faculty Development Seminar on Palestine

May 20-31, 2010 in Jerusalem

Application deadline: January 30, 2010

Awards announced: March 16, 2010

PARC announces its inaugural faculty development seminar on Palestine. This 12-day seminar is for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. PARC will select 10 to 15 U.S. faculty members to participate in Jerusalem-based activities that will include lectures, workshops and visits to local universities and other related institutions in the West Bank. Through these activities, participants will learn about the region, deepen their knowledge of their particular fields of interest as they relate to Palestine, and build relationships with Palestinian academic colleagues.

Applicants must:

  • Be U.S. citizens.
  • Be full-time faculty members at recognized U.S. colleges or universities. Applicants may come from any academic discipline, including the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, health, and science.
  • Have a demonstrated interest in Palestine.
  • Have little travel experience to Palestine.
  • Be willing to integrate their experiences from the seminar into their own teaching and/or pursue a joint research project or publication with a Palestinian colleague.
  • Be a member ofPARC.

PARC will make all arrangements for seminars, workshops, tours and meetings with Palestinian academic colleagues. PARC will also cover all expenses for group air and ground travel, accommodations, and group meals. Personal expenses will be the responsibility of each faculty member.For more information about this new program, please visit PARC on the web at or send an email . (Program contingent upon funding.)

This program is funded by the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State through an agreement with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

2010PARC Faculty Development Seminar Application Form

For U.S. Citizens Only

Application deadline: January 30, 2010

Award notification: March 16, 2010

Please send4 copies of this application form and all other materials to: PARC, Penelope Mitchell, 6520 E. Halbert Rd. Bethesda, MD20817-5414. Please have references send their recommendations directly to this address as well.

  1. Full Name: ______

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  1. Current position, field of study, and academic institution:

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  1. Permanent mailing address:______

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  1. Telephone:______Fax:______
  2. E-mail:______
  3. Citizenship (must listall): ______
  4. Please provide4 copies of answers to the following questions. Each response should be no more than 400 words.
  5. Why are you interested in Palestine?
  6. What do you hope to gain from this faculty development seminar and travel opportunity?
  7. What will be the end result of your participation in this seminar (a joint publication with a Palestinian colleague; a joint research proposal with a Palestinian colleague;and/or a curriculum or teaching materials drawing from the seminar experience)? Please be specific.
  8. What types of Palestinian academics would be most beneficial for you to meet and with whom might you partner on joint research or a publication?
  1. Please provide 4 copiesof a curriculum vitae including grant history and a sampling of courses taught.
  1. Please fill in the names, telephone numbers, and addresses oftwo references: (Please contact your references and ask them to send letters of recommendation directly to PARC. U.S. recommendations must come through the mail, foreign recommendations may be sent via e-mail or through the mail.)
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