The Fulbright-Commission in Germany has sponsored approx. 30.000 German and American scholars, university students, high school teachers, journalists and experts in education, German Studies and other academic and professional areas. A Fulbright grant allows individuals to visit the host country for various periods up to one academic year.
Grantees contribute significantly to professional and cultural exchange of knowledge.
The core program of the Fulbright Commission offers German and American senior scholars, university students, teaching assistants, high school teachers, journalists, educational and, for instance, administrative experts individual grants in a variety of program categories for academic and professional visits of the respective host country. The Commission's future programs will intensify opportunities for practical training of university students, for instance through internships in combination with academic studies. Special short term seminars will offer professionals in non-traditional areas like environment, secondary school sector, media and communication and law to receive intensive short term insights into the respective situation of the host country. The Commission will also concentrate its efforts on the successor generation in fields outside the humanities.