Eligibility
| Foreign Fulbrighters to the U.S. | U.S. Fulbrighters Abroad | - In the 50 countries with a Fulbright Commission, must meet citizenship requirements as defined by the binational agreement.
- In countries where the program is administered by the U.S. Embassy, must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a country participating in the Fulbright Program.
- Cannot be a person holding citizenship in a partner country and U.S. citizenship/ permanent residency.
- See contact information on the individual country pages for specific eligibility requirements and limits on numbers of awards.
| - Must be a U.S. citizen
- Cannot be:
- a Department of State employee
- an immediate family member of a Department of State employee
- an employee of an agency under contract to the Department of State to perform services related to exchange programs
- See contact information on the individual country pages for specific eligibility requirements and limits on numbers of awards.
| | More specific requirements for: | Foreign Fulbright students to the U.S. - Must have completed undergraduate education and hold a degree equivalent to a bachelor's degree.
- Contact the U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission listed on the individual country pages for specific eligibility requirements.
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Individual Country Pages | U.S. Fulbright Students Abroad - Must have at least a bachelor's degree required by start of grant. Applicants who hold a doctorate are ineligible.*
- Sufficient proficiency in the host language to carry out the project required.
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Institute of International Education | Foreign Fulbright Scholars to the U.S. - Lecturers are educators at the Ph.D. level or equivalent.
- Sufficient proficiency in the English language to carry out the project required.
- Contact the U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission listed on the individual country pages for specific eligibility requirements.
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Individual Country Pages | U.S. Fulbright Scholars Abroad - A Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree
- College or university teaching experience at the level and in the field of the proposed lecturing activity
- Foreign language proficiency as specified in the award description or as required for the completion of the proposed project.
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Council for International Exchange of Scholars | Foreign Fulbright Teachers to the U.S. - Must have current, full-time teaching or administrative assignment in an accredited school and three years professional experience.
- Sufficient profiency in the English language to carry out the project or assignment required.
- Contact the U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission listed on the individual country pages for specific eligibility requirements.
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| U.S. Fulbright Teachers Abroad - Elementary through four year college teachers and administrators are eligible
- English fluency required
- Bachelor's degree required
- Must have current, full-time teaching or administrative assignment in the U.S.
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Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program |
*see website for exceptions
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