Fulbright U.S. Student applications for 2025-2026 continue to be reviewed as stated on Competition & Selection webpage. Any updates about application status will be communicated to the applicant over email.

2026-2027 Competition Deadline: Tuesday October 7, 2025 at 5 pm Eastern Time

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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.

Grantee Reports

Grantee Survey

 

At this time, we are not currently sending requests to complete baseline, final or alumni surveys. We will resume sending survey invitations as soon as we are able. This will not impact your final stipend payment.
Thank you for understanding.

You may recall from your onboarding materials that the Fulbright Program asks all grantees to complete Midterm and Final Surveys. These surveys are web-based and can be completed online. Survey links will be shared with you via email when it is time to complete them.

 

Submission Dates For These Surveys Are:

Midterm Survey: By the end of the month that marks the midpoint of your grant period. For most of you, this would be on or about the beginning of the fifth month.

Final Survey: You will receive an email asking you to complete the Final Survey within three months of the end of your grant. Note: The final month's stipend and Certificate of Completion may be withheld pending receipt of the Final Survey.

Information in these surveys is very helpful to us for updating our materials as well as in determining if problems occurred, how communications among the various parties worked/is working, whether benefits are sufficient, etc., so we urge you to take the time to complete the form thoughtfully. Your response will be available for viewing by the Fulbright staff at Posts/U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions, State Department Program staff, and IIE Program staff. Submission of your Final Survey is for program evaluation and impact purposes and is separate from requests that may come from your IIE Advisor, a Fulbright Commission

If you are eligible to complete the final survey and have not received the invitation, please, first check your spam, and if you are still unable to locate the email, contact your IIE Program Officer. If you have received the final survey invitation but have technical difficulties accessing or completing the survey, email fulbrightsurveys@iie.org. For any questions about the interim surveys, contact your IIE Program Officer.