To be a Fulbrighter is to share an extraordinary experience with virtually thousands of colleagues- the exhilaration of working abroad, the excitement of living in a new environment, the opportunity for research insights, the challenge of introducing a foreign audience to new teaching methods and research goals. Few other opportunities enrich one's personal and professional life as does a Fulbright award. Links to other Fulbright-related websites, including the Fulbright Student Program for graduating seniors and graduate students are also included. The purpose of these grants is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills. Fulbright Grants are funded under the Mutual Education and Exchange Act of 1961 through an annual appropriation made by Congress to USIA and by foreign governments, universities, corporations and private donors.
Fulbright grants are available for study or research.
Travel grants are available to selected countries to supplement maintenance awards from other sources that do not provide funds for international travel or to supplement the applicant s personal funds. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, composed of 12 educational and public leaders appointed by the President of the United States, establishes criteria for the selection of candidates and has final authority for awarding of grants. Juniors, seniors, masters, and doctoral students may be eligible for a U.S. Student Fulbright. Eligible U.S. students must also hold a bachelor s degree or it s equivalent by the beginning date of the grant. Creative and performing artists are not required to have a bachelor s degree, but they must have four years of relevant training or study.