The core Fulbright Scholar Program sends more than 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year.
More than 1,200 long- and short-term grants are available for faculty, administrators and professionals to represent American scholarship abroad.
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From early career faculty to senior scholars, grant opportunities are available for all levels of U.S. faculty. The program offers awards in more than 120 countries.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Student Exchanges
Fulbright Program at U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State's, 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 professionals.
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
THIS PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY IIE
The Visiting Scholars Program supports the research and teaching of scholars visiting colleges and universities in the U.S.
The U.S. Student program offers fellowships to U.S. students for study, research and teaching assistantships abroad.
The Foreign Student program offers foreign students fellowships for study, research and teaching assistantships in the U.S.
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