Fulbright Foreign Student Program
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program is administered by binational Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassies. All Foreign Student Program applications are processed by these offices.
Program eligibility and selection procedures vary widely by country. Please use the drop-down menu here to find information about the Foreign Fulbright Program in your home country, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines.
Please also discuss the U.S. university admission and placement approach with the Fulbright office in your home country.
There are two placement models: IIE-Placement and Self-Placement.
IIE-Placement
IIE’s Placement service works to secure degree and non-degree opportunities on behalf of Fulbright candidates. Candidates are required to submit their Fulbright application and provide all supporting documents to their respective Fulbright office per established country/award deadlines. The Placement Team will use the information shared in their Fulbright application to apply to institutions on behalf of each candidate. The Placement Team will manage admission decisions and negotiate funding. The Placement Team will accept and decline on behalf of candidates once a final placement decision is made. The Placement Team is the first point of contact to U.S. institutions during this process and candidates are only in touch directly with U.S. institutions on an as needed basis.
Self-Placement
Candidates apply to universities directly and manage their applications with universities directly. Candidates are responsible to submit materials and test scores per each university deadline and application requirements including any associated fees or deposits. IIE is not involved in the application process for self-placed candidates. Candidates secure their own admission, possible university funding and tuition awards independently.
If your country is not listed in the dropdown menu below, you are not eligible to apply.
Nigeria
Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Address(es):
Public Affairs Section
U.S.Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive Central District Area
Abuja
FLTA Information
Address(es):
(Hausa)
Cultural Affairs Assistant, U.S. Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive,
Central Area, Abuja
(Yoruba)
Fulbright Program Officer
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General
2 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island, Lagos