Fulbright Webinars

In this webinar, you will learn about your ASPE health benefits plan and U.S. healthcare.

This webinar will assist you in understanding the Social Security Number (SSN) and the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) and help you to start preparing for 2025 tax filing process.

As a student on a J-1 visa in the United States, there are immigration rules that apply to re-entering the U.S. after an international trip. In this session, IIE staff will advise on the requirements to be aware of when preparing from travel, how to seek authorization from IIE, and help you understand your immigration documents.

Learn more about on-campus work authorization or off-campus pre-degree academic training, including the application and review process, employment policies, and potential impact of additional funding on your Fulbright grant.

This webinar will focus on the arrival process for Visiting Researchers. We will discuss reporting requirements, program resources, and communicating with university contacts.

There are many opportunities to advance the Fulbright mission through engaging with your local community. IIE staff will present different methods to become involved with communities through volunteering, joining groups, sharing experiences, and staying connected.

This webinar will focus on how to connect with your fellow Fulbright grantees. Social media groups, the online directory, and the Fulbright Association will be discussed. 

In this webinar, you will learn about common internet, phone, and email scams and fraud. IIE staff will answer questions, as well as give you examples and resources in order to protect yourself.

This webinar will offer some suggestions on how to utilize the quiet on campus during the holiday season to further the Fulbright mission, get ahead on your research, and practice healthy self-care.

During this webinar, we will explore options for engaging in full-time work in your field of study following study/degree completion through Post-Degree Academic Training. Topics will include eligibility criteria, calculating duration of the training period, understanding the application and review process, and special cases. Time will be provided at the end of the session for questions.

This webinar will focus on Fulbrighters who need to extend their status to complete their original degree objective in the upcoming academic year and how to prepare for this process, how to secure and document funding for the extension period. IIE staff will help answer any other questions on extension of your Fulbright status at this webinar.

In this webinar, you will learn how to request your return flight, report your departure in the Student Portal, and maintain visa compliance as you prepare to return home. Guidance will be provided on how to stay connected to the Fulbright Alumni community and tips on readjusting to life post-Fulbright.

Arriving in the United States to start your program can be very busy. In this session, IIE advisors will share tips on settling-in, as well as how to meet the reporting requirements for your visa.