Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Program
About the Program
The Fulbright NEXUS Program brings together a network of junior scholars, professionals and mid-career applied researchers from Western Hemisphere nations for a series of three seminar meetings and a Fulbright residential exchange experience. Through international exchanges, seminars, and collaborative research, up to 20 Fulbright participants (1/3 from the United States, 2/3 from Canada and other countries of the Western Hemisphere) will engage in collaborative thinking, analysis, and problem-solving with a focus on improving the quality of life for communities in the region. Fulbright NEXUS Scholars will conduct individual and team-based research projects designed to generate knowledge-based, policy-oriented solutions with immediate and practical implementation potential at the local, national, or regional levels.
The NEXUS program is organized around the following themes:
Science, Technology, and Innovation;
Entrepreneurship; and,
Sustainable Energy.
Projects focusing on climate change adaptation strategies, and/or public policy focused research ventures thatexamine strategies to cope with climate variability, including extreme events, are particularly welcome.Projects should also come from a wide range of disciplines, and could include, for example, those in thefields of public health and engineering and design, addressing issues such as changes in air quality, thepredominance of water- and food-borne diseases and/or weather-related injury or death, and disaster andemergency preparedness.
We are very pleased to announce that Canada will be hosting the Fulbright NEXUS Program for 2012-13!
Featured Fulbrighter
Dr. Sandy Ng
NEXUS Scholar
2011-12