IIE West Coast offers information and advising on the U.S. Fulbright Student Program. The deadline to submit applications each year is in October. The applications become available in May. If you are enrolled in a college or university, you should contact your Fulbright Program Advisor for an application. At-large applicants can contact IIE West Coast for applications and questions. For more information, see the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Each year the U.S. Student Programs office offers video guidance sessions for
prospective applicants. During the summer we will have five guidance sessions
at our San Francisco office.
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides scholarships to undergraduate students who are interested in studying abroad in countries outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand.
The application cycle begins each year in the fall and the deadline is in February. For detailed information, see the National Security Education Program website.
The Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program is an opportunity for U.S. primary and secondary teachers and administrators to participate in a three-week study visit to Japan. The program, which is fully funded by the Government of Japan, aims to increase the level of understanding between Japan and the United States.
The application cycle begins in the fall and the deadline is in early January. For more information, call 1888-JAPAN-FMF or see the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program.
Study abroad for U.S. students is expanding rapidly, but the number of students heading to Asia has not kept pace with the rest of the world. According to Open Doors, IIE's annual survey of international student mobility, the majority of U.S. students who study abroad go to the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy or Germany. In the most recent survey, over 60% of all U.S. students studying abroad went to Europe while only about 5% studied in East and Southeast Asia, with the majority going to Japan or China. Yet, there are over a hundred programs to choose from in East and Southeast Asia, with a wide range of costs. In the past there have been few funding opportunities for study abroad in Asia. Through an IIE-administered program generously supported by the Freeman Foundation, the Freeman Awards for Study In Asia (Freeman-ASIA) will help fill this gap.
The primary goal of the Freeman-ASIA Program is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by providing students with the information and financial assistance they will need. Awardees will be expected to share their experiences with their home campus to encourage study abroad by others, and to spread understanding of Asia in their home communities.
