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.

Global Resources:

Guyana

Congratulations on receiving a Fulbright grant! The resources on this page are designed to familiarize you with your host location and provide important context and information as you prepare to travel abroad. We encourage you to review the readings, websites, and logistical information offered by local contacts. Click the section headings below to display the information.

As part of the Fulbright grant, you are expected to participate in a virtual pre-departure orientation. The orientation will provide information about your grant benefits and responsibilities, as well as opportunities to meet with other Fulbrighters to countries in the Western Hemisphere. You will receive an email that will direct you to the PDO website, where you can register for the event. If you have any questions regarding the PDO, please email FulbrightPDO.WHA@iie.org.

U.S. Embassy in Georgetown
100 Young and Duke Streets
Kingston, Georgetown
Guyana
Tel: +1-592- 225-4900
Website: http://gy.usembassy.gov

Point of Contact

Aretha Majeed
Public Affairs Section
Email: ​​​​​​​MajeedA2@state.gov

A work permit is required for Fulbright Scholars to Guyana, and will be arranged by the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown. On arrival at port of entry, the Immigration officer at the airport will grant you and your family a 90 day period of stay. Grantees should not be concerned about this short period as it is routine to grant an initial 90 day period. The grantee should, provide a copy of their passport bio data page and entry stamp to U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section at the earliest opportunity, in order to apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Georgetown for an extension of stay/work permit. Once the approval memo is received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Fulbright Scholar will submit their passport to the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section to process the extension from the Immigration Department. Extensions have always been granted. Applicants remain in status once the application has been filed even if the formal response from Immigration takes several weeks.

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