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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. All applicants enrolled in U.S institutions must apply through their home campuses. Find the Fulbright Program Adviser on your campus.

If you are an undergraduate student, you are eligible to apply in the fall of your senior year.  If you are a graduate student, you are eligible as long as you will not have a PhD degree by the application deadline.

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 PhD degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicant 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 CIES.

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 or Student Program.

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Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

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For Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines all applicants will be considered, but Masters and Ph.D. applicants may be given preference.  

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Grant Length: 10 months.

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Most grantees choose to begin in the fall, but the start date is flexible. The academic year begins annually in August.

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As a condition of the grant, all grantees to the Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean islands are required to attend a Pre-Departure Orientation in the United States.

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The U.S. Embassy requires that grantees contact the Fulbright staff contact at the Embassy once their grant has been confirmed in order to discuss their travel and receive country specific updates.

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English is the official language of all islands in the Eastern Caribbean.

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Applicants are responsible for arranging their own affiliation(s) with academic institutions, research facilities, or other appropriate organizations, and for submitting supporting documentation at the time of application. If there is any doubt about the suitability of an organization, please contact the Fulbright staff contact at the U.S. Embassy.

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Affiliate organizations and past Fulbrighters are excellent sources of guidance on housing options.

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U.S. citizens do not require entry visas when traveling to any of the islands except in the case of Barbados, where U.S. grantees in the Fulbright Program must obtain a short-term work permit prior to their arrival on island. This work permit is for the duration of their grant program in Barbados. The grantee is responsible for obtaining the required visa, but the U.S. Embassy will assist by providing the application form and confirmation of the items required as supporting documentation. The grant does not provide for expenses related to visa fees; any visa expenses will be borne by the grantee. 

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For travel to all islands, grantees must have a valid passport and a round-trip ticket in order to be granted admittance by the immigration officer. 

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