The 2025-2026 application is now closed. The 2026-2027 competition will open in Spring 2025.

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Current U.S. Student

United States citizens who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are eligible to apply.If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you will apply through that institution, even if you are not currently a resident there. Find the Fulbright Program Adviser on your campus.

U.S. Citizen but not a Student

If you are a U.S. citizen, will hold a bachelor’s degree by the award start date, and do not have a Ph.D. degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicants should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Candidates with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The Getting Started page will provide information on eligibility and next steps.

Artist

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes applications in the creative and performing arts. Arts candidates for the U.S. Student Program should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Artists with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

Creative & Performing Arts projects fall under the Study/Research grant category and are available in all countries where Study/Research grants are offered.

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U.S. Professor/Administrator

If you are a U.S. citizen and a professor or administrator at a U.S. institution and are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award, you will need to apply through fulbrightscholars.org.

To support your students in applying for a U.S. Student Program award, please connect with the Fulbright Program Adviser at your institution.

Non U.S. Citizens

If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright Award to the United States, you will need to apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country. Find out more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program or Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

Disability Resources

 

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program seeks to reflect and value the full range of diversity in U.S. society, and this includes people with disabilities both apparent and non-apparent. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities and will provide individualized reasonable accommodations and support to grantees with disabilities, as needed, to ensure their grant experience is as accessible as possible.

If you identify as having a disability and have questions about accessibility in your proposed grant country, please reach out to the IIE program officer for the country’s world region. Note that conversations about potential barriers are not meant to discourage you from applying for Fulbright. Rather, setting realistic expectations can help guide you in choosing the best grant for you and in planning for barriers which may need to be addressed. 

If you have questions or require accommodations during the application process, please reach out to fbstudent@iie.org.

If you are looking for more information about the experiences of people with disabilities in international exchange programs or need more guidance or information on international travel with disabilities, visit our partners at the  National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE), which is administered by Mobility International USA (MIUSA). MIUSA also runs a unique course designed to help people with disabilities how to prepare for an international exchange experience. Learn more about the Access to Exchange Summit. 

Click the links below to learn about past Fulbrighters with disabilities.

 

And many, many more Fulbrighters with disabilities of all types have had successful grant experiences around the world. You can find their stories on Fulbright social media, through the NCDE, through the Fulbright Association’s Fulbrighters With Disabilities chapter, or through Fulbright Access, the affinity group for Fulbrighters with disabilities. To learn more about the different affinity groups, visit our Diversity & Inclusion page.