"She understands, because she has lived it, the commitment that Princeton makes to ensure that the term scholar-athlete bears equal weight on both sides of the hyphen," he said.
This does not apply to J-1 status holders in the Short-Term Scholar category.
For example, it does not apply to Exchange Visitors in the "Short-Term Scholar" and "Student" categories.
While the J-1 Short-Term Scholar category does not have some of those drawbacks, it only allows the scholar to stay for a maximum of 6 months.
Description: The short-term scholar category is for an individual coming briefly to lecture, observe, consult, train, or demonstrate special skills.
You are considered a scholar if box 4 on your DS-2019 indicateitherher "Professor," "Research Scholar," "Short-Term Scholar," or "Specialist". J-1 Students (including J-1 non-degree students) are NOT automatically eligible to apply for an SSN.
Anyone who is physically present in the United States for 6 months or more as a J-1 Exchange Visitor or a J-2 dependent must be out of J status for twelve months before being eligible to begin a new Visiting Professor or Research Scholar program in J-1 status at the University of Chicago (unless the visitor was in the Short-Term Scholar category or transfers to the University of Chicago).
Dr. Hsin-Chou Yang also thanks Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for supporting a short-term scholar exchange program to visit the National Center for Toxicological Research.
Newly arrived J-1 postdocs, professors, researchers,short-term scholars, and visiting student researchers are required to attend this meeting to validate their arrival in the U.S. Information on immigration regulations, travel, employment, resources for families, health insurance and other practical information will be discussed.
