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.

2021-2022 Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule

All candidates accepting awards to Post countries for the following programs are required to attend a pre-departure orientation. If your country is not listed, there is no pre-departure orientation (PDO) in the United States and the Fulbright Commission in your host country will provide more details.

The 2021 Pre-Departure Orientations will be virtual, and sessions will be held over the dates listed below. Attendance at Pre-Departure Orientations is mandatory. If you are not able to attend a session at the given time, you will be required to watch the recording.

English Teaching Assistants to Post countries must attend an ETA Workshop separate from the regional PDOs.

 

Global ETA Workshop
Country Live Workshop Dates Host Institution
Grantees with ETA Awards to Post Countries July 26 – July 30, 2021 Wayne State University
East Asia-Pacific
Country Study/Research ETA Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Brunei Yes No June 22 - June 25, 2021 UNC Charlotte
Cambodia Yes Yes
Laos Yes Yes
Mongolia Yes Yes
South Pacific Island Nations Yes No
Singapore Yes No
Timor-Leste No Yes
Vietnam Yes Yes
Europe and Eurasia
Country Study/Research ETA Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Albania Yes No July 12 – 15, 2021 University of Oregon
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 Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Algeria No Yes June 22 – June 25, 2021 Wayne State University
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 Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Kazakhstan Yes Yes June 27 – June 30, 2021 Arizona State University
Kyrgyz Republic Yes Yes
Tajikistan Yes Yes
Uzbekistan Yes Yes

 

Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Study/Research ETA Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Benin Yes Yes July 19 – July 22, 2021 Northeastern Illinois University
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 Live PDO Dates Host Institution
Barbados Yes No July 12 – July 15, 2021 St John's University
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
TBD
Fulbright Fogarty
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