The Fulbright program is a scholarship program that allows American students or faculty to study or conduct research in over 100 different nations. The program is sponsored by the US Information Agency in cooperation with binational Fulbright commissions and Foundations abroad as well as US embassies.
Grantees plan their own programs.
Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in music conservatory or art school, special projects in social or life sciences, or a combination thereof. The deadline for faculty applications is the second week of August each year. The deadline for graduate and undergraduate student applications is the third week of October of each year.