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 the awarding of grants. Each year the program allows more than 800 Americans to study or conduct research in over 100 countries. Full grants provide round-trip travel, maintenance, a research allowance and tuition waiver, if applicable. Travel grants are intended to supplement maintenance awards from other sources or the applicant's personal funds. All grants include health and accident insurance.
Most grants are for one academic year of study or research.
Information concerning these grants is contained in the booklet published by IIE entitled Fulbright and Related Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad . The same eligibility criteria and deadlines apply as for Fulbright grants. Applicants may not hold a Ph.D. at the time of application. Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country to communicate with the people of the host country and to carry our the proposed study. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Certificate of Health from a physician.