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Fulbright - Lloyd's of London Scholar Awards

Receive a grant to carry out research in the USA in 2017-18 and become part of the history and tradition of the Fulbright Commission

Sponsored by Lloyd's Tercentenary Research Foundation, up to two grants will be offered to a UK academic or professional to pursue research in a subject related to risk for a period of 3 to 12 months. The research may be conducted at any accredited US university. Applicants should choose and make arrangements with US host institutions directly and independently.

You can read profiles of current and past Fulbright scholars, as well as a list of FAQs, to help you learn more about the Fulbright Programme. Suggested research areas include but are not limited to:

Big data analytics/machine learning: how can these emerging technologies be harnessed to improve the understanding of risk?

Climate change: mitigation and management of risk

Cyber Risk – how do we begin to quantify potential systemic exposures?

Digitisation, automation, artificial intelligence and robotic systems

Earthquake / Volcanic activity: methodologies for assessing the economic and social impacts

Energy risks and insurance - development of green technology and related risks, e.g. offshore windfarms

Geographic information systems and remote sensing: how can these be harnessed to deliver risk transfer solutions for developing countries?

Human disasters, such as epidemics and famines

Risk accumulation over multiple extreme natural events

Political risk: frameworks for measuring political stability and the likelihood of trade disruption

Reputational harm: frameworks for measuring threats and exposures

Social media and insurance

Understanding liability risk across geographic and political boundaries and globally interconnected supply chains

Understanding risk in data poor environments

How to Apply

Applications open: 1 August 2016

Submission deadline: 6 November 2016

The application process:

Online application at www.fulbright.org.uk with biographical information and academic, research and extra-curricular accomplishments

Provide information on the proposed US host institution(s) & an affiliation letter

A personal statement & research objective

Three letters of recommendations are required

About Fulbright

The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers the only bi-national transatlantic academic awards programme between the US and UK. We are part of a global programme conceived by Senator J William Fulbright in the aftermath of World War II, to promote leadership, learning & empathy between nations through educational exchange.

Kind regards,

Lucy

Lucy Stanbrough
Executive, Emerging Risks and Research
Exposure Management
Lloyd's
www.lloyds.com

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