Information For Visiting Scholars
Prepared by the Department Visiting Scholars Committee
UCLA Linguistics Department
The Linguistics Department at UCLA admits Visiting Scholars with a serious interest in the study of linguistics. To be considered for Visiting Scholar status, it is necessary to submit a curriculum vitae and bibliography, a detailed outline of proposed study or research at UCLA and copies of one or two papers, published or unpublished. We also ask that you provide us with the name of the individual on our faculty whom you would prefer to work most closely with. Should we admit you as a Visiting Scholar, this faculty member will serve as your sponsor, if s/he accepts to work with you.
The Departments financial resources are limited and no support can be provided. Visitors are expected to obtain their own support from research or study grants obtained from a foundation, university, or other agency.
While you are at UCLA as a Visiting Scholar, you will be eligible to obtain a library card and check books out of the campus' libraries. You will also be eligible for an email account, and free (excluding any phone connection costs). Internet access via UCLA's own Internet Service Provider, Bruin OnlineTM. As a Visiting Scholar, you will be eligible to use the athletic facilities available to other faculty on campus. Those facilities charge a one time user fee which varies depending on the duration of their use you wish to purchase.
Within the department, space for visiting scholars is unfortunately very limited and the department may or may not be able to provide you with a desk or other working space, depending on availability. If we are able to provide you access to a phone, you will be responsible for all charges from it. Likewise, the department will be happy to sell you a debit card which you may use to make photocopies on department's machine. The campus libraries sell similar cards for use in their own machines, as well.
Also within our department, you are welcome to use our non-circulating department library. Furthermore, we maintain a small computer laboratory that you may use, with the understanding that you would be expected to relinquish your use of a computer should one of our graduate students need it.
While the department is unable to provide Visiting Scholars with vehicle parking on campus, three different community bus lines provide excellent public transportation to and from campus from the areas surrounding it. Fares vary between the different lines, but all are inexpensive.
Housing around UCLA is typically very expensive. The department has no means to locate or subsidize housing for Visiting Scholars. Unfortunately, Visiting Scholars are not eligible for the Faculty Apartments. However, UCLA does maintain a Community Housing Internet Website, and the Department will give all Visiting Scholars access to its subscription to this site.
Finally, the Department will be happy to sponsor J-1 visas to those individuals needing permission to enter the country. The Unitd States requires that certain specific conditions be met before a J-1 visa will be issued to an individual, and the department can provide you with information regarding those conditions upon request. Assuming you are able to meet the requirements, the department will obtain and send to you the documents you will need to obtain the J-1 visa from the American Consulate in your country of residence.
If you are interested in being a Visiting Scholar in our department, please send the requested information to the faculty Chair of the Visiting Scholars Committee at the departmental address. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact the department's Academic Personnel Coordinator or the faculty committee chair.
Visiting Scholar Fee: Our department charges $600 per quarter for Visiting Scholars to UCLA. Your funding agency or your home department may be able to cover this fee. If your funding agency or your home institution is unable to cover this fee, please mention this in your application.