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Non-U.S. Student

If you are a non-U.S. citizen looking to applying for a Fulbright grant to study in the United States you will apply to the Fulbright Commissions/Foundations or U.S. Embassy in your home country.

Current U.S. Student

If you are a U.S. citizen currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, please visit our Fulbright U.S. Student Program site.

U.S. Citizen but not a Student

If you are a U.S. citizen, hold a bachelor’s degree, and do not have a PhD degree then you could be eligible for certain awards within the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Please review the program summary for the country where you would like to apply.

U.S. Professor

If you are a U.S. citizen and a professor at a U.S. institution and are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award you will need to apply through fulbrightscholars.org.

Non-U.S. Professor

If you are a non-U.S. citizen and a professor interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award in the United States you need to apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country. Find out more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
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Foreign Fulbright Program - Placement Timeline

Placement Timeline

The timeline was created to walk individuals through various periods of the placement cycle.

  • From September through October, IIE’s Academic Placement team receives and reviews applications for selected candidates.
  • From October through December, the team prepares and finalizes submission plans, recommends any additional testing, and applies to programs on candidates’ behalf. 
  • From January through March, the team negotiates university financial support on behalf of candidates, provides additional documents that were missing from their original application, and coordinates any interviews requested by the institution. 
  • From February through April, the team announces incoming admissions decisions as they are received and begins to finalize placements. 
  • From April through June the team finalizes placements on behalf of candidates.
  • Between the months of May and June is when candidates’ grant documentation (AKA “Fulbright Terms of Appointment”) is being prepared.
  • Between July and August, the team updates final tuition and university financial support figures and begins to conduct webinar/video sessions with panelists for the upcoming placement cycle.