On October 14, 2021, Ms. Angela Rodel, Executive Director of the Fulbright Bulgaria Program, and Ms. Maria Kostova, Program Officer, Bulgarian Grantees, visited the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. They presented the work of the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Educational Exchange Commission and the opportunities it offers for scientists, researchers and PhD students.
The meeting at the Conference Hall of IMI was attended by the Director of the Institute – Prof. Petеr Boyvalenkov, Prof. Oleg Mushkarov, Chairman of the Scientific Council of IMI, Prof. Velichka Milousheva, Deputy Director of IMI and others. The meeting was held in compliance with all anti-epidemic measures. A zoom session was provided for colleagues wishing to participate in the meeting.
Fulbright scholarships for scholars and professionals for research and lecturing in the United States enable Bulgarian scientists and university professors to work in their speciality for up to 5 months in prestigious universities and research institutes in the US.
Applicants are required to have a doctoral degree, proficiency in English and to provide an invitation letter from a U.S. academic institution. The deadline for submitting documents for the academic year 2022-2023 is December 1, 2021.
More information and application forms can be found here.
The Fulbright program enables young researchers at an advanced stage of full-time or part-time doctoral studies to work at prestigious universities and institutes in the United States.
2 scholarships are awarded each year.
Applicants are required to speak English and it is recommended that they have an invitation letter from a U.S. academic institution. The deadline for submitting documents for the academic year 2022-2023 is December 1, 2021.
More information and application forms can be found here.
After the presentation, Ms. Rodel visited the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), where she was hosted by the director of the Center – Prof. Oleg Mushkarov, and Prof. Lyudmil Katzarkov, scientific director of ICMS, who joined the event through zoom. Opportunities for cooperation and participation in Fulbright programs were discussed at the meeting.
