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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.

UC Riverside



Fulbright Program Adviser(s)

Sonja Lind
Fulbright Program Adviser – Undergraduate Students
Assistant Director, Education Abroad
International Affairs Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-6143
Macy Ring
Program Manager, Capital Internships
Center for Undergraduate Research and Engaged Learning
Student Services Building, 2nd Floor
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-6717
Gladis Herrera-Berkowitz
Director, Student Success Programs
1100 Hinderaker
Riverside, California 92521
951-827-1010
Lauren Hammond
Fulbright Program Adviser –Graduate Students, Graduate Writing Center Coordinator
900 University Ave
University Office Building, Room 122
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4307

Institution Information

Campus Deadline: August 15, 2024

Are you open to getting paid to live and work abroad? Learn about the Fulbright Scholarship to teach, get a Master's degree, or research abroad. To be eligible for the Fulbright, you need to be a current student or have recently graduated from the University of California, Riverside (UCR).

If you're an undergraduate student, contact Dr. Sonja Lind, UCR's Undergraduate Fulbright Program Advisor, at sonja.lind@ucr.edu. You can also book her on her Calendly page.

If you're a graduate student, contact Dr. Lauren Hammond, UCR's Graduate Fulbright Program Advisor, at lhamm002@ucr.edu

Visit these webpages for more information on the Fulbright scholarship and resources, including workshops: 

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Past Grantees
Jonathan Extract
Mexico
Anthropology, Miscellaneous
Sofia Battistella
Germany
English Teaching Assistantship
Samir Al-Alami
Kosovo
English Teaching Assistantship
Hannah Snavely
Chile
History of Music
Jacqueline Aguirre De La O
South Korea
English Teaching Assistantship