Iraq
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The U.S. Department of State reestablished the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in Iraq in October 2003. Approximately 250 Iraqis have been awarded Fulbright student grants since then. Now the largest student program in the Middle East and North Africa geographic region, current participants are enrolled in master’s degree programs in fields of study that will help rebuild Iraq and contribute to its reconstruction. Such fields include, but are not limited to: public health, law, civil engineering, business, and communications.
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq currently brings junior Iraqi scholars in selected fields to U.S. institutions for ten weeks of faculty development, mentoring, and cultural exchange activities. The program seeks to build higher education capacity in Iraq and foster long-term collaboration and institutional linkages between Iraqi and U.S. academics.
Both the Iraqi Fulbright Visiting Scholar and Student programs further the objectives articulated in the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), which seeks to promote cooperation in the fields of higher education and scientific research by building higher education capacity and providing greater educational opportunities for young leaders.
Fulbright Program Opportunities in the U.S. for Iraqis
Note: No Fulbright Program opportunities exist in Iraq for Americans.
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Opportunities in the U.S. for Iraqis
Opportunities in the U.S. for Iraqis
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The Fulbright Program in Iraq is administered by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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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.
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Scholars
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq currently brings junior Iraqi scholars in selected fields to U.S. institutions for ten weeks of faculty development, mentoring, and cultural exchange activities. The program seeks to build higher education capacity in Iraq and foster long-term collaboration and institutional linkages between Iraqi and U.S. academics.
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Teachers
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.
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Contact Information
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Contact Information for Iraqis
Embassy of the United States
Baghdad, Iraq
Email: fulbrightiraq@state.gov -
Other Links
State Department Country Brief: Iraq
U.S. Embassy Baghdad Facebook Page
Fulbright Program for the Middle East and North Africa Facebook Page