About Fulbright
The Fulbright Program
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.
The Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas and is sponsored by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
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Approximately 310,000 "Fulbrighters," 116,900 from the United States and 192,800 from other countries, have participated in the Program since its inception over sixty years ago. The Fulbright Program awards approximately 8,000 new grants annually.
Currently, the Fulbright Program operates in over 155 countries worldwide.
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Fulbright Fact Sheets
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Fulbright Fact Sheet
Program history, funding, and administration as well as grant categories and contact information.
Fulbright Program One-Pager
Brief program information and grant categories for students, scholars, and teachers.
Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Overview of Fulbright and other Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs-sponsored programs for graduate and undergraduate students.
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program
A snapshot of Fulbright's fastest growing program for U.S. students and recent graduates
Fubright Scholar and Faculty
Overview of available Fulbright programs for scholars and faculty.
International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
One-page fact sheet on prestigious Fulbright S&T Award
Fulbright Nobel Prize Winners
A list of the 43 Fulbright alumni who have also received Nobel Prizes.2011 Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment
Overview of 2011 enrichment seminars for Fulbright Foreign Students, held in 9 U.S. cities.