Fulbright - International Educational Exchange Program

The Fulbright Program in Turkey is administered by the Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States of America and Turkey.

Students

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer.

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program

The Fulbright FLTA program, a component of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.

Scholars

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to lecture and/or conduct postdoctoral research at U.S. institutions for an academic semester to a full academic year.

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) Program

The Fulbright SIR Program brings scholars and professionals from abroad to U.S. college and university campuses for a semester or an academic year, primarily to teach undergraduate courses. SIR grantees also assist in developing curricula and serve as a resource for faculty, students, and the community.

In Turkey, Fulbright U.S. grantees are supported by the Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States of America and Turkey.

Students

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, and artists to study abroad for one academic year. In addition, Critical Language Enhancement Awards are available to grantees for study of Turkish before their grant period.

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) Program

The Fulbright ETA Program, an element of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, places U.S. students as English teaching assistants in schools or universities overseas, thus improving foreign students’ English language abilities and knowledge of the United States while increasing their own language skills and knowledge of the host country. ETAs may also pursue individual study/research plans in addition to their teaching responsibilities.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).