Applicants should be beginning professional journalists or recent graduates in journalism or related fields. Graduate students should be within 6 months of receipt of their degrees by application deadline. Professional journalism applicants should not have more than 7 years of professional experience. Graduate students should accompany their applications with a letter from their thesis advisors confirming the date by which they are expected to receive their degrees. Research may be conducted at a German university or other relevant institution.
Some flexibility regarding length of grant, but preference is for full academic year.
Intensive, intermediate, summer language courses will be offered to grantees if necessary. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.