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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 - Fulbright Program & Placement Facts

Fulbright Program & Placement Facts

  • The Fulbright program was created in 1946,  following the U.S.-led allied victory in World War II, through legislation introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, passed by the U.S. Congress, and signed into law by President Harry Truman.
  • The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) administers the Fulbright program with the assistance of binational Fulbright Commissions and Foundations in 49 countries, U.S. Embassies in more than 100 other countries and cooperating agencies in the U.S.
  • Candidate selection is conducted in the home country.
  • Each country /program may have different policies.
  • Fulbright awards vary by country and program.
  • Final placement decision varies based on country / program policy.
  • Candidates enter the U.S. on a J-1 (exchange visitor) visa sponsorship under Fulbright.
  • IIE generates and issues the DS-2019 for Fulbright candidates to apply for and obtain their J-1 visa from the U.S. Embassy.
  • Placement advisors manage the communication process and applications on behalf of IIE-placed Fulbright candidates.
  • Some countries have Fulbright candidates that self-place and do not use IIE’s academic placement services.