Each year the program allows more than 800 Americans to study or conduct research in over 100 nations.
Students plan their own programs.
Projects may include university course work, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Recent projects have involved business administration in France, entomology in Madagascar, and Chinese theater in Taiwan. Selection is made on the basis of the student's academic record, language preparation, the feasibility of the proposed study project, and personal qualifications. Students who are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholarship should begin working on their applications in the spring semester of their junior years because completed applications are due in early October of their senior years. Students cannot obtain that endorsement unless they work closely with the Office of University Scholar Programs.