Here’s what participants in the Fulbright-Hays Faculty

Research Abroad Program have to say about their

experiences in the program:

“As a result of my stay in Brazil, I have created lasting

bonds with scholars, teachers, and performers, as well as

with ordinary Brazilians.This human experience will have

an impact on my teaching of Latin American history and

culture for years to come.”

–Darién J. Davis, Middlebury College (Vermont)

“If you visit a site near the beginning of your research, try

to go back later before you leave the country. Each

return, each promise kept, resource given, book shared,

all of these things bring you rewards that are much 

higher than what you gave in the first place.”

–Rebecca Green, Bowling Green State University (Ohio)

“The field research for my project was an unqualified success.

I had no trouble finding people who were happy to be

interviewed on camera and the movie industry opened

its doors to me. I am more convinced than ever that the

Nigerian video movie industry is one of the most 

important cultural and economic developments currently

taking place on the African continent.”

–John McCall, Southern Illinois University

“The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program is

particularly valuable for mid-career scholars in public

universities, which frequently have very limited internal

funding for extended research trips to distant locales.”

–Melissa K. Stockdale, University of Oregon

“My Fulbright-Hays fellowship research work has laid a

solid foundation for my book project. I believe that my

study will make a considerable contribution to the

understanding of the theoretical conceptualization and

practice of modern design in Japan.”

–Gennifer Weisenfeld, Duke University (North Carolina)

U.S.Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education

International Education Programs Service

1990 K Street, N.W., 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20006-8521

Tel: 202-502-7700

Fax: 202-502-7860

www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps providing

U.S. Department of Education

International Education Programs Service

Fulbright-Hays Faculty

Research Abroad Program

© Corbis
The mission of the International Education Programs

Service (IEPS) is to meet the national needs for expertise and

competence in foreign languages and area or international

studies. IEPS administers 14 international education 

programs. These programs are complementary in nature

and designed to benefit a variety of audiences through

training programs, research, start-up or enhancement 

projects, and fellowships.

FULBRIGHT-HAYS FACULTY

RESEARCH ABROAD PROGRAM

This program provides grants to colleges and universities 

to fund faculty to maintain and improve their area studies

and foreign language skills by conducting research in other 

countries for periods of three to 12 months. This program

holds an annual competition.

Eligible Applicants

Institutions of higher education in the United States are 

eligible to apply for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty

Research Abroad Program.

An individual is eligible to receive a fellowship if he or she

meets all of the following criteria:

• Is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the 

United States.

• Is employed by an institution of higher education.

• Has been engaged in teaching relevant to his or her 

foreign language or area studies specialization for the

two years immediately preceding the date of the award.

• Proposes research relevant to his or her modern

foreign language or area studies specialization, which is

not dissertation research for a doctoral degree.

• Possesses sufficient foreign language skills to carry out

the research project.

Duration of the Grant

Faculty may propose research for three to 12 months.

This fellowship may not be renewed.

Terms and Conditions

A fellow shall:

• Maintain satisfactory progress in the conduct of his or 

her research.

• Devote full time to research on the approved topic.

• Not engage in unauthorized income-producing activities

during the period of the fellowship.

• Remain employed by the grantee institution during the

period of the fellowship.

Reporting Requirements

A final report is due from each fellow 90 days after the end of the

grant period. Faculty should contact their institution’s project

director for electronic reporting instructions.

Expenses Covered by the Award

• Travel expenses to and from the residence of the fellow 

and the country or countries of research.

• Maintenance stipend for the fellow related to his or her 

academic year salary.

• An allowance for research-related expenses overseas, such

as books, copying, tuition and affiliation fees, local travel,

and other incidental expenses.

For More Information

E-mail questions to fra@ed.gov or visit the IEPS Web site at

www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsfra for information, including:

application deadline, application package, previous fellowships,

technical assistance, and program statute and regulations.

Access to the World and Its Languages

educating

creating

Under the Fulbright-Hays Act, IEPS administers four overseas

programs that provide a variety of grants to individuals and

institutions of higher education for projects in foreign 

languages and area studies.

These include:

• Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research 

Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

• Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program and 

Special Bilateral Projects

If you would like more information about 

Fulbright-Hays programs, please visit the IEPS 

Web site at www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps.

© Getty Images