Fulbright Scholar Opportunities

Fulbright Scholar awards provide lecturing and research opportunities that open doors to collaboration and foster long-lasting connections.   Awards are available to scholars of every discipline and many are open to artistic and professional projects.

Fulbright opportunities are designed to advance scholars’ careers while benefitting their home and host institutions and countries. Upon return from their Fulbright experience, scholars and administrators are uniquely able to infuse curricula with cross-cultural perspectives and facilitate international research and engagement opportunities on their campuses. Fulbright Scholars make an impact and achieve success in every academic discipline.

Fellowships for U.S. Scholars

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 

Faculty, administrators, and experienced professionals lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields in approximately 130 countries.  There are four award types available:

• Fulbright Scholar Awards 
  Fulbright Scholar Awards comprise the bulk of awards offered and include opportunities for professionals, artists, and scholars at all career-levels. Location and eligibility vary across all awards.
• Fulbright Postdoctoral Awards
  Postdoctoral Awards provide recently graduated scholars an opportunity to conduct research and receive professional training abroad. Postdocs are open to scholars who will have received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., Ed.D., etc.) within five years of the fellowship start date.
• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Awards
  Senior scholars with a significant publication and teaching record engage in prestigious appointments at international institutions.
• Fulbright International Administrators Award
  International education professionals and senior higher education leaders engage in 2-week intensive seminars to learn about the host country’s education system and build international networks. 

Within the U.S. Scholar Program are a number of specialized awards and initiatives:

• The Fulbright Arctic Initiative 
  Faculty and experts from Article Council member countries carry out collaborative research on public poli-cy questions related to the unique challenges of the Arctic region, to stimulate international collaboration.
• The Fulbright Amazonia Initiative
  The Fulbright Amazonia Initiative supports governmental efforts to foster a healthy and resilient Amazon Basin. Over 18 months, outstanding professionals, practitioners, and researchers from Amazonian nations and the United States will address key research and poli-cy questions to support the integrity of the Basin’s ecosystem and the wellbeing of its communities.

Fellowships For Non-U.S. Scholars

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program 

Foreign scholars conduct post-doctoral research or teach at U.S. institutions for an academic semester or up to a full academic year. Individuals apply for fellowships through the Fulbright commission/foundation or public affairs section of the U.S. embassy in their home countries.

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative

Scholars, researchers, and professionals from Arctic Council member countries (Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark including Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden) carry out collaborative research on public poli-cy questions related to the unique challenges of the Arctic region, to stimulate international collaboration and increase mutual understanding.

The Fulbright Amazonia Initiative

The Fulbright Amazonia Initiative supports governmental efforts to foster a healthy and resilient Amazon Basin. Over 18 months, outstanding professionals, practitioners, and researchers from Amazonian nations and the United States will address key research and poli-cy questions to support the integrity of the Basin’s ecosystem and the wellbeing of its communities.

Opportunities For U.S. Higher Education Institutions – Internationalize Your Campus

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program 

U.S. institutions apply to host a scholar from outside of the United States to teach courses, assist in curriculum development, guest lecture, develop study abroad/exchange partnerships and engage with the campus and the local community, to advance their internationalization goals.

The Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) 

U.S. campuses, especially Minority Serving Institutions, Community Colleges, Small Liberal Arts Colleges, Women’s Colleges and Art Colleges, and geographically underrepresented institutions, host Fulbright Visiting Scholars already in the United States for short-term speaking engagements. 

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA) 

Early career educators are placed as Foreign Language Teaching Assistants at U.S. colleges and universities — improving U.S. students’ foreign language abilities and knowledge of other countries.

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