March 13, 2025 — For over one hundred years, IIE has helped people and organizations forge brighter futures through educational exchange and lifelong learning. This has included administration of flagship programs and scholarships on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).
Effective March 14, some IIE team members who work on ECA-funded programs such as Fulbright, Humphrey, Gilman, and others will be furloughed. IIE will maintain limited program staff in order to carry out essential administrative responsibilities.
We regret taking this difficult action because it disrupts the lives of team members and people who have dedicated their careers to facilitating educational exchanges.
Numerous factors have limited our ability to retain full staffing levels, including delays and consistency in agreement modifications and payment processing delays. However, we remain hopeful that this is temporary and that we will be able to resume full staffing levels soon.
We are actively working with partners and grantees to navigate these circumstances. Our priority is to ensure that students and scholars continue to be able to have life-changing international educational opportunities.