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Current U.S. Student

United States citizens who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are eligible to apply.If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you will apply through that institution, even if you are not currently a resident there. Find the Fulbright Program Adviser on your campus.

U.S. Citizen but not a Student

If you are a U.S. citizen, will hold a bachelor’s degree by the award start date, and do not have a Ph.D. degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicants should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Candidates with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The Getting Started page will provide information on eligibility and next steps.

Artist

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes applications in the creative and performing arts. Arts candidates for the U.S. Student Program should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Artists with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

Creative & Performing Arts projects fall under the Study/Research grant category and are available in all countries where Study/Research grants are offered.

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U.S. Professor/Administrator

If you are a U.S. citizen and a professor or administrator at a U.S. institution and are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award, you will need to apply through fulbrightscholars.org.

To support your students in applying for a U.S. Student Program award, please connect with the Fulbright Program Adviser at your institution.

Non U.S. Citizens

If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright Award to the United States, you will need to apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country. Find out more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program or Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

2008 Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors

 

James Allwein
Field of Study: Business
Institution: Fairfield University
Country Visited: Greece
City/State: West Warwick, RI
Program Year: 2004-2005
Nathan Bordegaray
Field of Study: English Teaching Assistantship
Institution: University of Chicago
Country Visited: Spain
City/State: Charlottesville, VA
Program Year: 2006-2007
Shebana Coelho
Field of Study: Anthropology
Institution: Lafayette College
Country Visited: Mongolia
City/State: Cranbury, NJ
Program Year: 2006-2007
Robinette D. Dowtin
Field of Study: Middle Eastern Studies
Institution: Spelman College
Country Visited: Morocco
City/State: Richmond, VA
Program Year: 2006-2007
Katrina Durbak
Field of Study: Urban Development and Planning
Institution: Columbia University
Country Visited: Ukraine
City/State: Ramsey, NJ
Program Year: 2005-2006
Linda Evarts
Field of Study: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institution: Brown University
Country Visited: Colombia
City/State: Milford, CT
Program Year: 2006-2007
Trudee Hill
Field of Study: Design
Institution: University of the Arts
Country Visited: Estonia
City/State: Seattle, WA
Program Year: 2005-2006
Katie Ladewski
Field of Study: Economics
Institution: Stanford University
Country Visited: Chile
City/State: Ann Arbor, MI
Program Year: 2005-2006
Chris MacDonald
Field of Study: Physics
Institution: Leigh University
Country Visited: Australia
City/State: Falls Church, VA
Program Year: 2005-2006
Brian McAllester
Field of Study: English Teaching Assistantship
Institution: Kenyon College
Country Visited: Bulgaria
City/State: Cleveland Heights, OH
Program Year: 2006-2007
Oghenetoja Okoh
Field of Study: African History
Institution: University of Wisconsin
Country Visited: Nigeria
City/State: Plymouth, MN
Program Year: 2006-2007
Samantha Raneri
Field of Study: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Institution: University of Notre Dame
Country Visited: Mexico
City/State: Katonah, NY
Program Year: 2006-2007
Michael V. Stanton
Field of Study: Psychology
Institution: Brown University
Country Visited: Senegal
City/State: Medford, MA
Program Year: 2005-2006