International Awards /

US UK Fulbright Commission RSE Scholar Award

The RSE and the Fulbright Commission offer a joint annual award for academics and professionals from anywhere in the UK to conduct research or carry out lecturing at a top university in the US for a maximum of three months in the following areas: science and technology, arts, humanities, social science, business and public service. This activity serves to enhance the awardee’s contribution to the
intellectual life of Scotland.

Awardees 2020

Who
What
Where

Dr Stuart Dunmore

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What

Gaelic learner motivations and ethnolinguistic orientations in social Boston

Where

University of Edinburgh, Harvard University

"This is obviously a difficult time in the higher education and public policy sectors, but I am optimistic my Fulbright scholarship at Harvard will contribute to helping me find a fit for my research skills in a permanent position. There are so many things that interest me about my field, and I’m confident that there are many years of stimulating research, teaching and public engagement ahead of me."

Dr Stuart Dunmore

Case Studies

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Revitalising Scottish Gaelic in Scotland and among diaspora communities in Nova Scotia and New England

A Fulbright research scholarship to Harvard University, which will investigate motivations to learn and use Scottish Gaelic among diaspora communities in New England. In many ways, the tenacity of our Gaelic language, and its survival into the 21st century both within and outwith our small country – in the face of serious long-term decline – is incredible.

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