PREPARING AN APPLICATION FOR ENROLLED OR AT-LARGE APPLICANTS

Enrolled Applicants

At-Large Applicants

Currently Enrolled Applicants and Applicants Applying Through Their Alma Mater

If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you must apply through the Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) on your campus.   

Click here to find the FPA on your campus

FPAs at U.S. institutions:

• Work with students to promote interested in applying for U.S. Student Fulbright awards
  
• Provide general advice about the U.S. Student Fulbright Program and application procedures
• Convene a faculty committee to evaluate applications, interview candidates
• Transmit applications in hard copy to IIE with written evaluations and ratings of each candidate
• Arrange for campus interviews of all Fulbright applicants from their campuses

Campuses set an internal Fulbright application deadline for their students, which may be up to 6-8 weeks earlier than the IIE deadline.

• Consult the FPA or the University Page on this website to determine the deadline at your college or university.
  
• Campus deadlines usually fall between mid-September and early October.

Enrolled applicants must:

• Collect all supporting documents, e.g., Foreign Language Evaluation, references, transcripts, etc.
• Provide the FPA on your campus with the hard copy applications and supporting documents
  
• Submit documents in their original sealed envelopes with the signature or stamp of the individual or institution across the flap
• Meet internal Fulbright campus deadlines
  
• Submit the application electronically in order to provide the FPA with access to it.
• Attend a campus interview

Applicants must make sure that their Online Application is electronically SUBMITTED by October19, 2010, at the latest.

The FPA will forward the complete hard copy application to the Institute of International Education by October 21, 2010.

Already Graduated?

Applicants who have already graduated may apply through their alma mater, provided the campus Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) will accept applications from alumni. Fulbright Program Advisers are not obligated to work with alumni, but will often do so as a courtesy. Candidates should contact the Fulbright Program Adviser at their alma mater directly for his or her policy on working with alumni.

If the FPA agrees, alumni applicants must:

• Meet the campus deadline
• Follow campus instructions for the submission of their applications and support documents
• Make themselves available for the campus interview

At-Large Applicants

You may apply At-Large, if you are not currently enrolled in a U.S. institution of higher learning or are unable to apply through your home campus or alma mater.  This status includes U.S. students studying at institutions outside of the U.S. or students attending institutions where there is not a Fulbright Program Adviser.
  

At-Large Applicants must:

• Collect all supporting documents, e.g., foreign language report, references, transcripts, etc., and submit them with the hard copy application to IIE by the October 21, 2010 deadline.
  
• Send supporting documents to IIE - transcripts, references and the Foreign Language Evaluation must be in the original sealed envelope with the signature or stamp of the individual or institution across the flap.
  
• Provide IIE with a single-application packet by the deadline indicated.
  
• Submit the Online Application electronically by October 19, 2010

At-Large applicants are encouraged to:

• Attend one of the U.S. Student Fulbright Guidance Sessions held between May and October at the Institute of International Education headquarters in New York or at one of the IIE Regional Centers.
• Participate in scheduled US Student Fulbright Webinars featuring program alumni by world region or in the Creative and Performing Arts
• Listen to application procedure podcasts, review Applicant Newsletters, and view video interviews with former grantees and others.
• Identify a former faculty member or adviser to provide you with feedback on your application and project propose/Statement of Grant Purpose. 
  
  

IIE staff cannot provide specific feedback on proposals or applications.

If you have country-specific questions on the Fulbright Program that are not answered by in the Country Summary section, you should contact the relevant IIE Program Manager.