{"id":125,"date":"2021-02-26T15:10:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:56:39","slug":"international-visiting-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/international-visiting-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"International Visiting Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Office of International Academic Initiatives (IAI) welcomes international visiting scholars and guests. We are committed to international initiatives across campus by supporting international collaborations, research partnerships and faculty mobility.\u00a0IAI administers the Visiting International Research Scholar program for those scholars who wish to affiliate with 精品成人福利在线 to conduct research.\u00a0Departments wishing to hire an international scholar full-time would not use the Visiting Scholar process, but instead should work with Human Resources to facilitate the employment and visa processes. To initiate a visiting scholar request, the Montclair faculty member should complete the Academic & Export\u00a0Control Application<\/a><\/a> as the first step.<\/p>\n Visiting scholars with a PhD or PhD candidates with teaching or research appointments at a university are eligible to apply for residency at 精品成人福利在线. Scholars without a PhD but who are otherwise appropriately qualified may apply for review.<\/p>\n Visiting Scholars must be matched with a 精品成人福利在线 faculty host for the duration of their affiliation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Priority will be given to:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visiting Scholars will be required to have a J-1 visa prior to their arrival on campus. The J-1 Exchange Visitor visa classification was developed to implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (Fulbright-Hayes Act) of 1961. The purpose of the Act is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through educational and cultural exchanges<\/p>\n J-1 Visas are issued by the Department of State under the auspices of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program<\/a>. Please visit the Office of Global Engagement for J-1 Visiting Scholar Categories<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Office of Global Engagement will assist visiting scholars with the sponsorship paperwork required to apply for a J-1 visa.<\/p>\n 精品成人福利在线 and the U.S. State Department requires all Visiting Scholars to demonstrate English language proficiency.<\/p>\n Applicants will automatically be considered proficient in English if either of the following applies:<\/p>\n All other applicants must provide one<\/strong> of the following documentations to qualify for the J-1 visa:<\/p>\n Departments must also conduct a phone or online interview with the scholar to determine suitability to research or teach at 精品成人福利在线 University.<\/p>\n The above scores represent the minimum<\/em> to allow consideration of the scholar application.<\/p>\n A 精品成人福利在线 faculty member may initiate an application to host a visiting scholar at 精品成人福利在线 by completing the Academic and Export Control Application (file download above),\u00a0<\/strong>securing\u00a0Department Chair and Dean’s signatures, and then sending it to the Office of Research for Export Control review. All steps and the necessary emails are outlined in the downloadable Word file above. \u00a0\u00a0Please note that these steps should be taken by the host faculty, not the proposed visiting scholar. Additional considerations:<\/p>\n Requests should be submitted as far as advance as possible, no later than four months from the proposed start date. This lead time is important to allow time for the visa process which can take four months if not longer.<\/p>\n If you are interested in becoming an International Visiting Scholar please send a letter of introduction, your CV and a brief research proposal to the relevant department<\/a> chairperson for review. If you are matched, the department\/professor will submit the application on your behalf.<\/p>\n If you have a general question about becoming a Visiting Scholar please email Tim White at whitet@montclair.edu.<\/p>\n J-1 Visiting Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n International Guests<\/a><\/p>\n Visiting Scholars will receive an invitation letter after their host faculty have secured Chair approval, Dean approval, Export Control review by the Office of Research, and the approval of the Office of International Academic Initiatives.<\/p>\n Invitation letters contain the name of the visiting scholar, purpose (teaching or research), the topic and the area of their research interest, host department and host faculty members names, dates of their stay, and any relevant details of funding sources for the visiting scholar. 精品成人福利在线 University will prepare this Letter of Invitation for the Scholar so that he\/she may use it for the visa appointment and for scholarship\/fellowship applications, as appropriate.<\/p>\n A host faculty member must be assigned to each visiting scholar. The person will be the main point of contact and is responsible for supervising the scholar\u2019s research and supporting the scholar during their stay at 精品成人福利在线 University. The scholar must be provided with a suitable space to work on campus.<\/p>\n The host faculty will be the liaison between the visiting scholar, the Office of International Academic Initiatives, and campus community. As the primary contact, the host faculty will provide assistance during the residency of the visiting scholar and will be expected to:<\/p>\n Visiting scholars should interact significantly with the campus community. In addition to successfully completing the proposed research or teaching assignment, a visiting scholar will be expected to<\/p>\n Visiting scholars are responsible for complying with U.S. federal laws and regulations governing the J-visa.<\/p>\n 精品成人福利在线 offers no long-term housing for Visiting Scholars. It is the visiting scholar\u2019s responsibility to find off campus accommodation with the assistance of the faculty host. Scholars may also access the University’s Off-Campus Housing site<\/a>. <\/a><\/p>\n IAI wants to support faculty hosts to integrate their scholars with the campus community. We will co-host and promote events in which your scholar participates and try to connect your visiting scholar with other services and\/or with faculty in other disciplines where appropriate. Please reach us if you\u2019d like to discuss ways our office can support you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Office of International Academic Initiatives (IAI) welcomes international visiting scholars and guests. We are committed to international initiatives across campus by supporting international collaborations, research partnerships and faculty mobility.\u00a0IAI administers the Visiting International Research Scholar program for those scholars who wish to affiliate with 精品成人福利在线 to conduct research.\u00a0Departments wishing to hire an international […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":137,"parent":0,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1081,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions\/1081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/international-academic-initiatives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Scholar Eligibility<\/h2>\n
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Visa Requirements and the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n
English Language Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Initiating a Visiting Scholar\u00a0<\/strong>Application<\/h2>\n
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Deadlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Apply to be a Visiting Scholar<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Letter of Invitation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Expectations of the 精品成人福利在线 Faculty Host<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Visiting Scholar Expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Housing and Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n