The exchange of professors and research scholars promotes the exchange of ideas, research, mutual enrichment and linkages between Oregon State University and international institutions. The Professor, Research Scholar or Short-Term Scholar category is for a foreign national who enters the United States for the primary purpose of teaching, lecturing, observing, consulting, or conducting collaborative research at OSU.
The exchange visitor program must:
Exchange visitors must:
Professor or Research Scholar: The maximum program length of this category is 5-years.
Short-Term Scholar: The maximum program length of this category is 6-months.
The 12 or 24-month bars to future program participation in the Professor or Research Scholar category may apply.
Incidental lectures or short-term consultations are permitted with the approval of the responsible officer so long as they are directly related to the objectives of the participant’s program, and do not delay the exchange program’s completion date.