There are more than 700 grants available. The grants cover transportation, tuition and fees, books, maintenance, and health insurance for a year. An excellent academic record is expected, as well as proficiency in the language of the country to which the student is applying. The academic project must be doable in one year, and needs to be done in the country of application. Fulbrights are generally available to students in any discipline.
Some countries encourage only PhD-level applicants while others encourage younger students to apply.
A country may specify subjects or disciplines which they would like to encourage or discourage. All grantees are expected to be able to work independently. The deadline or CSM students is generally the end of September for the following academic year. Interviews on campus are conducted during October, and applications are submitted to the national screening committees. The National Security Education Program is a new program of the Federal government whose objective is to provide Americans with an understanding of less commonly taught languages and cultures and to build a critical base of future leaders who have cultivated international relationships and worked and studied alongside foreign experts.