Post on 11-Feb-2017
• 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
Le<er scribbling • My format/hints and tips!
o Keep it brief o Keep it personal o Offer to help them with it
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!
Developing a policy: Phase 1
Paper to Fulbright Board for discussion
o Gold and Green Open Access
o Practicalities
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
‘Making’ a Repository • Thanks to the OpenCon Community!
o ePrints (others are available) o Funding o Time
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.