Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators and Scholars

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The Public Affairs Section (PAS) is seeking candidates for the 2018 Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI).

Program Overview

The SUSI for scholars are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign University faculty and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions.  Its purpose is to explore contemporary American writers and writing in a variety of genres; and to suggest how the themes explored in those works reflect larger current within contemporary U.S. society and culture.

 

This institute is divided into:

1– The institute on Journalism and Media

2– The institute on Religious Pluralism in the U.S.

3– The institute on U.S. Culture and Society

4– The institute on U.S. Foreign Policy

5– The institute on U.S. Political Thought

6- The institute on Contemporary American Literature

The program will expose participants to writers who represent a departure from the tradition for American Literature. This institute will take place at various colleges, universities and institutions throughout the United States over the course of six (6) weeks beginning June 2018.

 

Candidate Qualifications

Qualified candidate for this program will be highly motivated first through third year undergraduate students from colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education, who demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.   Candidates should have sufficient proficiency in English to allow them to participate in a university-level academic program.

 

Candidates should be:

  • Mid-career, between the ages of 30-50
  • English Language Fluency
  • Experienced Scholars or Professional from Institutions of Higher education or research focused organizations.
  • Have very little or no experience in the U.S.
  • Ideal candidates are individuals 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.
  • Should be willing and able to fully take part in an intensive post-graduate level academic program and study tour and be comfortable with campus life and an active program schedule.

 

How to apply?

To apply for the program, applicants must:

  • Fill out the SUSI for Scholars Application Form (PDF 317 KB);
  • Curriculum Vitae (English version);
  • Signed letter of recommendation from employer (French or English version), and;
  • Identification Document (photocopy).

And submit all documents and the form by midnight (EST) Saturday, December 30, 2017 to: papacademicprograms@state.gov or in hard copy to:

Public Affairs Section
2018 SUSI/ U.S. Embassy
Tabarre 41, Boulevard 15 Octobre ; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tel: (509) 22 29 8000

The Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educator are intensive post-graduate level academic programs with integrated study tours whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary educators the opportunity to deepen their understanding on the U.S. Society, culture, values, and institutions.

The ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula and to enhance the quality of teaching about the U.S. in secondary and other academic institutions abroad. Educators will learn how to develop high school level curricula about the United States through a combination of traditional, multi-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches while illuminating contemporary political, social, and economic debates in American society.

All participant costs, including program administration, international and domestic travel and ground transportation, book, cultural activities, mailing and incidental allowances, housing and subsistence are covered by the program.

NB: The institute for secondary educators includes secondary school teachers, teacher’s trainers, curriculum developers, textbook writers, ministry of education officials, secondary school administrators, or other related professionals with responsibility for secondary education.

 

Candidate Qualifications

Qualified candidate for this program will be highly motivated first through third year undergraduate students from colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education, who demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.   Candidates should have sufficient proficiency in English to allow them to participate in a university-level academic program.

Candidates should be:

  • Mid-career, between the ages of 30-50
  • English Language Fluency
  • Experienced Scholars or Professional from Institutions of Higher education or research focused organizations.
  • Have very little or no experience in the U.S.
  • Ideal candidates are individuals 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.
  • Should be willing and able to fully take part in an intensive post-graduate level academic program and study tour and be comfortable with campus life and an active program schedule.

 

How to apply?

To apply for the program, applicants must:

And submit all documents and the form by midnight (EST) Saturday, December 30, 2017 to: papacademicprograms@state.gov or in hard copy to:

Public Affairs Section
2018 SUSI/ U.S. Embassy
Tabarre 41, Boulevard 15 Octobre ; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tel: (509) 22 29 8000

The Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSIs) for Student Leaders are intensive short-term academic programs whose purpose is to provide groups of undergraduate student leaders with a deeper understanding of the United States while simultaneously enhancing their leadership skills.  The five-week Institutes will consist of a balanced series of seminar discussions, readings, group presentations, and lectures.  The coursework and classroom activities will be complemented by educational travel, site visits, leadership activities, and volunteer opportunities within the local community. The Institutes will include an academic residency component of approximately four weeks and a domestic study tour of approximately one week.  During the academic residency, participants will also have the opportunity to engage in educational and cultural activities outside of the classroom.

The four-week academic residency will provide participants with an overview of how entrepreneurial skills can address social issues.  The Institute should review the development, history, challenges, and successes of social enterprises and community leaders, in the United States and globally.  The Institute should give participants a foundation in how to employ entrepreneurial skills to address social issues and will provide unique opportunities to meet with diverse community leaders and social entrepreneurs.  The Institute will address topics such as organizational development and management, business ethics, negotiations, emerging markets and risk analysis, microfinance, corporate social responsibility, strategic business planning and innovation, and women and minorities in entrepreneurship.  The academic residency will be complemented by an educational tour that will take participants to another area of the U.S.  Throughout the Institute, participants will meet with local, state, private, and not-for-profit organizations working in the field.  They will also be challenged to create follow up community projects to implement in their home communities upon returning to their countries of origin.

 

Candidate Qualifications

The participants are expected to be highly motivated first through third year undergraduate students from colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education, who demonstrate leadership through academic work, community involvement, and extracurricular activities.  Their fields of study will be varied and may include the sciences, social sciences, humanities, education, business, and other professional fields

  1. (U) Candidates nominated for this program must:
  • be proficient in SPANISH
  • be interested in the topic of Social Entrepreneurship;
  • be between 18 and 25 years of age;
  • have at least one semester left of their undergraduate studies, and therefore be committed to return to their home universities following completion of the program;
  • demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university and community activities;
  • indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States;
  • have a sustained high level of academic achievement, as indicated by grades, awards, and teacher recommendations;
  • demonstrate commitment to community and extracurricular university activities;
  • have little or no prior study or travel experience in the United States or elsewhere outside of their home country;
  • be mature, responsible, independent, confident, open-minded, tolerant, thoughtful, and inquisitive;
  • be willing and able to fully participate in an intensive academic program, community service, and educational travel; and,
  • be comfortable with campus life, prepared to share living accommodations, and able to make adjustments to cultural and social practices different from those of their home country.

 

How to apply?

To apply for the program, applicants must:

  • Fill out the SUSI for FOR STUDENT LEADERS ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Form (PDF 317 KB);
  • Two letters of recommendation from teachers/professors;
  • Official transcripts for years of university study (with notarized English translations)
  • First year students must submit official transcripts for years of high school study (with English translation)

And submit all documents and the form by 5 PM (EST) Thursday, January 11, 2018 to: papacademicprograms@state.gov or in hard copy to:

Public Affairs Section
2018 SUSI/ U.S. Embassy
Tabarre 41, Boulevard 15 Octobre ; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Tel: (509) 22 29 8000

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