"Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program." – Senator J. William Fulbright

THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM

• Is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

• Is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

• Was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to "enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."

• Awarded approximately six thousand grants in 2007, at a cost of more than $262 million, to U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in more than 155 countries, and to their foreign counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States.

• Receives its primary source of funding through an annual appropriation from Congress to the Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions in foreign countries, and in the United States, also contribute financially through cost-sharing and indirect support, e.g., through salary supplements, tuition waivers, and university housing.

• The U.S. Student Program grant numbers are subject to the availability of federally appropriated funds. The United States Department of State reserves the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, numbers of awards, terms of agreement, and allowances.

THE U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM

Is designed for:

• Recent BA/BS graduates
• Master's and doctoral candidates
• Young professionals, including writers, journalists, and those in law, business, and other professional fields
• Artists and musicians

and: Awards grants to U.S. citizens in all fields of study
Awards approximately 1,500 grants to U.S. students to study, do research or assistant-teach overseas for one academic year

Allows students to design their own programs which may include:

• University coursework
• Independent library or field research
• Professional training in the arts and other fields
• Assistant English-teaching A combination of these or other projects
• Has a preference for candidates who have not had recent extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially in the country of application.

Allows for:

• Invaluable opportunities to meet, work, and live with the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences
• Opportunities to promote mutual understanding through engagement in the community on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom
• Appreciation of other’s viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think, through direct interaction with them on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in daily tasks.

YOU SHOULD BEGIN AN APPLICATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT:

• At least 2 months prior to the campus or IIE deadline: for full research and study grants or grants in the Creative and Performing Arts.

• At least 6 weeks prior to the campus or IIE deadline: for Teaching Assistantships or Travel Grants.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• If you are currently enrolled in a U.S. institution of higher education, click here for application procedures.

• If you are not currently enrolled in a U.S. institution of higher education, click here for application procedures.

For more information...please visit online... http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

TRADITIONAL FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM

The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professions.

Who's Eligible?

Eligibility requirements apply at the time of application. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements—unless specific exemptions are stated in individual country or award descriptions. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin and/or physical impairment.

• U.S. citizenship at the time of application. Permanent resident status is not sufficient.

• A Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree (including a master's depending on the field) as appropriate at the time of application. For professionals and artists outside academe, recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments.

• College or university teaching experience at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity as specified in the award description at the time of application.

• Foreign language proficiency as specified in the award description or as required for the completion of the proposed project. (Note: Except in certain world areas and countries, lecturing is in English.)

• Sound physical and mental health

• Limits apply to previous Fulbright Scholar grantees
  Important Message from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board about Newly Adopted Eligibility Guidelines for all those applying for awards in the 2007-2008 year and all years beyond.

• Notes on Eligibility

  Employees, spouses or dependent children of the United States Department of State or public and private organizations under contract to the United States Department of State are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after the employee's termination.

  A candidate who has resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in a the six-year year period preceding the date of application is ineligible for a grant. For the purpose of this section, a candidate who has lived outside the United States for nine months or more during a calendar year is deemed to have resided abroad for that year. In addition, candidates should be aware of the Review Criteria regarding Previous Experiences Abroad and Previous Fulbright Awards.

  Applicants must disclose any prior convictions for commission of a felony or a misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic violations). Applicants must also disclose if, at the time of application, or at any subsequent time during the selection process, they have been arrested for, indicted for, or charged with a felony or a misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic violations), and the criminal matter has not been resolved.

For more information please visit http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/index.html

FULBRIGHT FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANT FLTA

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program enables young educators to refine their teaching skills, increase their English language proficiency and extend their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States while engaging in non-degree studies at accredited post-secondary U.S. educational institutions. Along with their studies, FLTAs teach language courses, supervise language labs and lead language table discussions. FLTAs may serve as an instructor of a foreign language class or have a purely teaching assistant role. FLTAs may also act as resource persons in conversation groups, cultural representatives, attendants in language laboratories, coordinators of extra-curricular activities, guest speakers in civilization courses, head's of language clubs, houses, tables and much more.

Many institutions request FLTAs who have an interest and ability to live in small towns or are adaptable to living in rural areas, and who are outgoing and energetic representatives of their culture and language. Most of all, host institutions look for candidates who demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to learn.

If you are interested in becoming an FLTA, please go to Thinking of Applying on this website to learn more about program eligibility and application procedures.

If your institution is interested in hosting one or more FLTA(s), please review Become a Host Institution to learn more about program requirements and application procedures.

For more information please visit http://www.flta.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

FULBRIGHT TEACHER EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Since 1946, the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program has helped nearly 23,000 teachers and administrators contribute to mutual understanding between the United States and countries around the world.

If you are a full-time U.S. teacher or administrator, you may be eligible to apply to the regular program.

For U.S. teachers, this opportunity involves a year, semester or six-week direct exchange of teaching positions with a counterpart in another country teaching the same subject(s) at the same level. Fulbright program staff in the U.S. and abroad match U.S. and overseas candidates in the spring of each year. Fulbright staff then propose matched-exchanges that each candidate and each school involved in the application process must approve before final selection to the program takes place. For more information about the grant process, see the Selection and Grant Details section of our website. For a country listing of teacher exchanges and more information about country choices, see the Teacher Exchanges & Summer Seminars section of our website.

In addition, U.S. teachers of Latin, Greek, the Classics, Social Studies and other related subjects may be eligible to participate in one of two summer seminars in Italy or Greece. For more specific requirements and information about these two programs, please see the Teacher Exchanges & Summer Seminars section of our website.

For U.S. administrators, the Fulbright program offers non-simultaneous work-shadowing assignments with an overseas counterpart. These exchanges may be from three to six weeks in length, but each partner must exchange to the other's school during the same academic year. For a country listing and more information about these opportunities, see the Administrator Exchanges section of our website.

The application deadline for direct exchanges is October 15, 2008 for the 2009-2010 academic year. You may use the online application for the regular Teacher or Administrator exchange programs. (Click on Sign In in the upper righthand corner of this web-site). Your online application may be easily updated and re-submitted in subsequent years. You also download a paper copy of the application (See Applying to the Program ).

Observational study programs: In addition, the Fulbright program encourages U.S. schools to host overseas teachers and administrators coming on two to four week observational study programs in the United States. U.S. administrators and teachers may also apply for observational study programs offered overseas. These teacher and administrator programs have special deadlines and are listed on our Other Opportunities page during the time when we are accepting applications. You may not use the Fulbright Teacher Exchange online application for these short term programs. Candidate applications and hosting applications are available to download under each Fulbright short term program announcement.

For more information please visit http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/