Application

Overview

How to Request a Fulbright Senior Specialist

	Fulbright Commissions & U.S. Embassies
	Non-U.S. Academic Institutions Abroad
	The Process

The form for requesting a Specialist is now available Online to Fulbright Commissions and Embassies. To make a new request, log in to the Fulbright Senior Specialists Project Management System.

FSSP Roster Login
Potential foreign university hosts that have been approved by Fulbright Commissions or Embassies will be granted user IDs and passwords by CIES to access the public FSSP Roster.

Foreign academic institutions interested in requesting a Fulbright Senior Specialist must make their request through their local Fulbright Commission or the Public Affairs Office at the U.S. Embassy if no such commission exists. CIES cannot receive project requests directly. To find out whether the program is being utilized in a specific country, host institutions should contact their local Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section.

Step 1) Approval of project request by commission or embassy

The local Commission or Public Affairs Office approves project requests in accordance with the Fulbright Program in that country. The commission or embassy works with the host institution to complete the request form. Host institutions may include the name of a preferred candidate on the form. However, it is important to note that this is not a promise of a grant to the preferred candidate. Other equally qualified candidates will also be considered for the grant opportunity.

Step 2) Approval of project request by Fulbright geographic branch at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.

Once the commission or embassy approves the program request, it submits the request to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State for a second approval from the Fulbright geographic Branch.

Step 3) Matching of Fulbright Senior Specialists with project requests

CIES processes approved requests by contacting potential candidates to ascertain availability and, if necessary, requests an application from potential candidates. CIES then proceeds with both peer review and Fulbright Board approval. Qualified candidates are then sent to the host institution and commission/embassy for final selection.