Scholars

Under the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and as part of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (The Fulbright-Hays Act), the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program serves to "increase mutual understanding between Americans and people of other countries." Scholars are vital to the exchange of research knowledge and ideas and promote mutual enrichment through both long and short term appointments. 

If you are interested in coming to USF as a visiting scholar to teach or conduct research, you will need to contact the appropriate department. Please review the different departments in each School or Center at USF and contact them directly.

A prospective international scholar will need the support of the USF department to sponsor their visa status. What the scholar will do while at USF will determine the terms of their program and the visa category. Once a department has agreed to host you, you and your department will begin the process for gathering and submitting your paperwork to apply for your visa status. It is not possible for ISSS to start this process before the department has officially agreed to be the visa sponsor and the terms of this scholar appointment have been determined.