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.

2020-2021 Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule

All candidates accepting awards for the following programs are required to attend a Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO). If your country is not listed, there is no pre-departure orientation.

The 2020 Pre-Departure Orientations will be held virtually in September - October 2020. You will receive additional information regarding how to register for the PDOs in August of 2020.

Attendance at Pre-Departure Orientations is mandatory. Exemptions will be considered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State for extenuating circumstances only. Information on filing an exemption will be made available in August 2020.

 

East Asia-Pacific
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Brunei Yes No Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Cambodia Yes Yes
China Yes No
Hong Kong Yes Yes
Kiribati Yes No
Laos Yes Yes
Macau No Yes
Mongolia Yes Yes
Papua New Guinea Yes No
Samoa Yes No
Singapore Yes No
Timor-Leste No Yes
Vietnam Yes Yes
Europe and Eurasia
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Albania Yes No Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
University of Oregon, Eugene OR
Armenia Yes Yes
Azerbaijan No Yes
Belarus No Yes
Bosnia & Herzegovina Yes Yes
Croatia Yes Yes
Cyprus Yes Yes
Estonia Yes Yes
Georgia Yes Yes
Greenland No Yes
Kosovo Yes Yes
Latvia Yes Yes
Lithuania Yes Yes
North Macedonia Yes Yes
Malta No Yes
Moldova Yes Yes
Montenegro No Yes
Russia Yes Yes
Serbia Yes Yes
Slovenia Yes No
Switzerland Yes No
Ukraine Yes Yes
Middle East & North Africa
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Algeria No Yes Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Bahrain Yes Yes
Kuwait Yes No
Oman Yes No
Palestinian Territories No Yes
Saudi Arabia No Yes
UAE Yes No
South & Central Asia
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Kazakhstan Yes Yes Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Kyrgyz Republic Yes Yes
Tajikistan Yes Yes
Uzbekistan Yes  Yes

 

Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Benin Yes Yes Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Botswana Yes No
Burkina Faso Yes No
Cameroon Yes No
Congo (Brazzaville) Yes No
Congo (DRC-Kinshasa) Yes No
Eswatini Yes No
Ethiopia Yes No
Ghana Yes No
Guinea Yes No
Cote d'Ivoire Yes Yes
Kenya Yes Yes
Lesotho Yes No
Madagascar Yes No
Malawi Yes No
Mauritius Yes No
Mozambique Yes No
Namibia Yes No
Niger Yes No
Nigeria Yes No
Rwanda Yes Yes
Senegal Yes Yes
Sierra Leone Yes No
South Africa Yes Yes
Tanzania Yes No
Togo Yes No
Uganda Yes No
Zambia Yes No

 

Western Hemishphere
Country Study/Research ETA Dates Virtually hosted by:
Barbados Yes No Exact Dates TBA: September – October 2020 Virtually Hosted by:
St John's University, Queens, NY
Bolivia Yes No
Costa Rica Yes Yes
Dominican Republic Yes No
El Salvador Yes No
Guatemala Yes Yes
Honduras Yes Yes
Jamaica Yes No
Nicaragua Yes No
Panama Yes Yes
Paraguay Yes Yes
Trinidad & Tobago Yes No
Fulbright-National Geographic Fellowships
All candidates accepting awards for the Fulbright-National Geographic Fellowships program are invited to attend a pre-departure orientation for their host world region and country (see above).

Hosted Virtually
Date: October 26, 2020
Fulbright Fogarty
TBD