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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.
If you are a U.S. citizen, hold a bachelor’s degree, and do not have a PhD degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicants are encouraged to contact the Fulbright Program Adviser at their most recent alma mater to inquire if the institution can support alumni/ae through the application process. If not, non-enrolled applicants are welcome to apply at “at-large” candidates.
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.
Please visit the Getting Started page for next steps.
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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If you are a U.S. citizen and faculty or staff at a U.S. institution, or professional interested in applying, please visit the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright Award to come 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.
The U.S. Department of State has established health and accident benefits for all Fulbright Fellows. The Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges (ASPE) is a basic policy and it is not a substitute for your private health benefits coverage. It is not intended to cover long-term health care and has limitations in coverage. For this reason, you are encouraged to maintain your current policy or to obtain comprehensive health insurance coverage to offset the cost of major medical contingencies that may occur when you are abroad, to cover you if you travel outside of the host country, and/or to provide you with immediate coverage when you return to the U.S.
The ASPE policy provides coverage up to $100,000 per illness or accident with a $25 deductible for each claim. The Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges Booklet is available at Seven Corners. To print your membership card, go to the MyPlan section of the website, using your Fulbright Grantee ID number as your Participant ID.
Available Services
Toll Free: (800) 461-0430
Collect Outside U.S.: (317) 818-2867
Email: usdosinfo@sevencorners.com
Generally, coverage begins when you leave the U.S. for your grant country and continues until you return to the U.S. at the end of the grant period. In most circumstances, you are only covered while you are in your grant country during the grant period. Stopovers during travel, diversionary travel outside of the country of assignment, or stays in the country prior to the start of the grant or after completion of the grant will not be covered by the Department's benefits. You will not be covered if you take a trip or vacation outside of your host country. See the Booklet for further details on when and where you are covered.
Seven Corners can provide assistance to U.S. students trying to locate a physician overseas and in some cases has established a process where overseas physicians can direct bill Seven Corners (lessening the out-of-pocket expenses for U.S. grantees). U.S. grantees will also have the option to order maintenance drugs prior to their overseas departure. Download the Quick Reference Guide to the ASPE program for U.S. Students.Fully itemized, original bills including Patient’s Name, Nature of Illness/Injury
Description and Charge for each service provided
Note that if you need extensive treatment (i.e., surgery, extensive tests, etc.), you should contact the Seven Corners Administrator to determine coverage and payments.
All queries regarding the ASPE plan should be directed to the program administrator, Seven Corner, Inc.
Seven Corners, Inc.P.O. Box 3724
Carmel, Indiana 46082-3724 USA
E-Mail: aspeinfo@sevencorners.com
Website: www.usdos.sevencorners.com
Telephone:
1-800-461-0430 (toll free for grantees in the United States)
317-818-2867 (a collect call for grantees outside of the United States)
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