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4.
• Global Fulbright – 155 countries with over 300,000
alumni
• Every year –
o 8000 grants/year
o 2800 US students and scholars
o 4900 visiting students and scholars to the USA
• US-UK Fulbright programme
5.
Le<er scribbling
• My format/hints and tips!
o Keep it brief
o Keep it personal
o Offer to help them with it
6.
Meeting policy makers
• Assume they know less than they do
• Don’t be afraid to admit what you don’t know
• Use the OpenCon Community!
7.
Developing a policy:
Phase 1
Paper to Fulbright Board for
discussion
o Gold and Green Open
Access
o Practicalities
8.
Developing a Policy:
Phase 2:
• Fulbright recommendations
o Yes to Open Access
o Yes to Green
• Write actual policy
o Fulbright Board endorsement of an Open
Access Policy
o Pilot of Fulbright open access policy by US-
UK Fulbright Commission with aim for
international roll-out
o Fulbright Repository
9.
‘Making’ a Repository
• Thanks to the OpenCon Community!
o ePrints (others are available)
o Funding
o Time
10.
Status now:
• US-UK Fulbright Commission pilot Open Access
policy and Fulbright Repository for 2016/17 cohort
• Funding dependent
• Aim to roll out across the Fulbright network.
11.
Tips
• Start the conversation
• Be realistic
• Get advice from the OpenCon Community
• You know more than you think!