eligibility requirements apply for grants through the Fulbright Commission/Foundation or public affairs section of the U.S. embassy in their home countries.
After a thorough selection process in the home country, final approval for awards is issued by the presidentially appointed Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) in the United States.
Exchanges range in length from three to twelve months.
For information on how to apply, including deadlines, please contact your country's Fulbright Commission or the public affairs section of the U.S. embassy.
Opportunities for Current Visiting Scholars Image Fulbright Visiting Scholars currently on exchange in the United States are strongly encouraged to pursue the following opportunities to engage in stimulating topics, meet other Fulbrighters, broaden their intellectual networks, and experience the broad range of Higher Education in the United States.
Please see: Outreach Lecturing Fund Enrichment Resources for Fulbright Visiting Scholar Participants and Commissions & Posts Image These resources are restricted to Fulbright Visiting Scholar participants and Commissions and Posts.
It contains information relevant to the administration of the Fulbright Scholar program, including program policies, required forms, and other important resources.
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Visiting Scholar Grantee Login Commissions and Posts Login Most Fulbright Visiting Scholars come to the United States to carry out a research and/or teaching project specific to their field of expertise.
They work with a faculty associate at a U.S.
Host Institution for the duration of their exchange, and they engage in conventional academic activities.
In addition to the aforementioned core program, the Fulbright Visiting Scholar program also includes the following specialized exchange programs driven by U.S.
Institutional needs and critical research fields.
Through the Scholar-In-Residence (S-I-R) Program, American institutions benefit from hosting a foreign scholar for a semester or full academic year.
The visiting International Education Administrators (IEA) seminars programs help international education professionals and senior higher education officials from other countries to create empowering connections with higher education systems in the United States.
Image The Fulbright U.S.–ASEAN Visiting Scholar Initiative deepens people to-people engagement and strengthens educational ties around issues important to the ASEAN region.
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative brings together a network of scholars, professionals and applied researchers to address key research and policy questions related to the Arctic region.
The Fulbright-National Archives Heritage Science Fellowship provides an opportunity for Fulbright visiting scholars to connect with National Archives scientists and experts while conducting research at the National Archives’ state-of-the-art Heritage Science Research and Testing Lab in College Park, Maryland.
Fulbright Amazonia supported a network of scholars, professionals, and applied researchers to conduct interdisciplinary research on the most important issues facing the countries of the Amazon river basin.
To participate in the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, the applicant must: be a citizen of a country participating in the Visiting Scholar Program.
U.S. citizens and permanent residents are NOT eligible for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. possess a doctoral degree
