{"id":8766,"date":"2024-07-16T08:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T12:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/?page_id=8766"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:28:59","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/iso\/scholars-employees\/j-1-scholars\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility and Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":8746,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-8766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"J-1 Eligibility and Requirements","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion_new","anchor_id":"","classes":"pt-15 mt-0","title":"","description":"The J-1 scholar program is designed to promote academic exchange, so J-1 visas are\u00a0not\u00a0appropriate for staff or tenure-track positions. 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Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/education\/post-doctoral\/forms\/postdoctoral-appointment-policy.aspx\">School of Medicine and Dentistry<\/a>\u00a0(SMD) or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/gradstudies\/postdocs\/\">Arts, Sciences and Engineering<\/a> (AS&amp;E)\u00a0postdoctoral appointment policy for more information.","accordion_anchor":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion","accordion_title":"Funding verification","icon":"","row_content":"Verification of financial support for the total length of the visitor's program is required. Funding may come from the department, the visitor's government or employer, or a combination of these sources. 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