Eligibility requirements apply at the time of application. Applicants must meet all of the following requirements—unless specific exemptions are stated in individual country or award descriptions. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin and/or physical impairment.
- U.S. citizenship
- International education professionals
and senior university administrators
(e.g., deans, provosts, vice presidents)
with significant responsibility for
international programs and activities
- Affiliation with an accredited college
or university or nonprofit international
exchange organization administering
postsecondary student or faculty exchange
- Applicants should have a minimum of
three years (Germany) and five years (Japan and Korea) of work experience in international
education
- TEFL administrators are ineligible
for these seminar programs, but they
are encouraged to view a listing of
other Fulbright opportunities. To view
a complete listing of these awards,
visit the discipline
index and click on TEFL/Applied Linguistics
- A Ph.D. is not required for these
seminar
- Limits apply to prior Fulbright Scholar grantees:
Important Message from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board about Newly Adopted Eligibility Guidelines for all those applying for awards in the 2007-2008 year and all years beyond.
- Employees, spouses or dependent children
of the United States Department of State
or public and private organizations
under contract to the United States
Department of State are ineligible to
apply for a Fulbright grant until one
year after the employee's termination.
Notes on Eligibility
Applicants must disclose any prior
convictions for commission of a felony
or a misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic
violations). Applicants must also disclose
if, at the time of application, or at
any subsequent time during the selection
process, they have been arrested for,
indicted for, or charged with a felony
or a misdemeanor (excluding minor traffic
violations), and the criminal matter
has not been resolved.
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