2022-2023 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 2022 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 25 – July 29, 2022 |
Drexel University |
East Asia-Pacific
Country |
Study/Research |
ETA |
Live PDO Dates |
Host Institution |
Brunei |
Yes |
No |
June 21 - June 24, 2022 |
Colorado State University |
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 18 – 21, 2022 |
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 21 – June 24, 2022 |
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 13 – June 16, 2022 |
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 11 – July 14, 2022 |
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 Hemisphere
Country |
Study/Research |
ETA |
Live PDO Dates |
Host Institution |
Barbados |
Yes |
No |
June 13 – June 16, 2022 |
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