It is the responsibility of the academic department to initiate paperwork to invite a visiting scholar to the Missouri S&T campus. Please work with your department administrative assistant to submit the necessary paperwork, as they should be very familiar with this process. The following items are required to fill out the DS-2019 Request Form (DS2019 Request Packet) and related required forms:
Please submit all forms and information to ia@mst.edu.
Missouri S&T has been certified by the DOS to sponsor the various categories of visiting scholars listed below:
|
Short-Term Scholar |
Research Scholar |
Exchange Student |
Student Intern |
Length of visit |
1 day - 6 months |
3 weeks – 5 years |
Up to 24 months |
Maximum 12 months |
Positions for Scholars/Students (No tenure track or staff/administrative positions) |
Visiting Scholar Post-Doc Research Fellow Research Associate Visiting Lecturer |
Visiting Scholar Post Doc Research Fellow Research Associate |
Degree Seeking Non-Degree Seeking |
Currently pursuing studies in an undergraduate program at a higher education institution outside the United States |
Purpose of Visit
|
Research Teach/Lecture Observe Consult |
Research Teach/Lecture* Observe Consult |
Course Study |
Work-based learning program which fulfills the educational objectives of the student's degree program, full-time and consists of a minimum of 32 hours per week |
Home Country Physical Presence Requirement? (if applicable) |
No. Unlimited participation, no return requirement. |
Yes, 2-year return requirement.** |
Yes, 1-year return requirement. |
Yes, a 2-year return requirement. |
*Cannot be the primary program objective
**Requirement applies regardless of whether or not the scholar used the full five years in his/her program.
The academic department must determine if the application for the visiting scholar is a New Program (scholar arriving from abroad), a Transfer (arriving from another U.S. institution), or an Extension (scholar is currently participating in a Missouri S&T program). If transferring in from another institution, the applicant will need to provide copies of all DS-2019 Forms before OICA can transfer the scholar’s DS-2019 and issue a new one.
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