Yes. The International Visiting Scholar Program is a campuswide program. If you meet the criteria for an international visiting scholar on our home page, then you must go through UAB’s IVS admissions process.

If you are an international medical graduate, then yes, you must receive an offer letter and the proper clearances from The IVS Office.

You must provide proof of purchased health insurance, that meets the minimum guidelines, and proof your visa, prior to your opportunity start date at UAB. You do not need to provide this with your completed application packet. You will not be cleared to begin your IVS opportunity at UAB without this documentation.

No, the visiting scholar is responsible for locating and paying for lodging for the duration of their opportunity at UAB.

Your department HR will assist you with obtaining your blazer ID/email address and UAB Badge.

No, UAB International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) will assist you with obtaining your DS-2019 for a J-1 visa once your UAB offer letter has been finalized and signed. The IVS Office is responsible for processing your international visiting scholar application, ensuring you have received the proper clearances to participate in your opportunity at UAB, and producing your UAB offer letter.

The visiting scholar will receive an email from The IVS Office informing the scholar and department HR that they are cleared to begin their opportunity. A visiting scholar is not cleared to begin their opportunity, regardless of the start date on the offer letter, until cleared by the IVS Office.

Your department HR will assist in answering all these questions for you.

You are considered a Visiting Scholar. You are not classified as a postdoc, research fellow, resident, research assistant, or any verbiage that deviates from Visiting Scholar.

Yes! Any affiliation with UAB, even if remote, must be documented and cleared through the proper channels. If you meet the criteria for UAB’s IVS process, you must go through the IVS Admissions process.