 Program
Overview
Eligibility
Application
Process
Overview
Individual Fulbright grants are available for scholars from
selected countries to conduct research, lecture or pursue combined
lecturing and research in the United States. Under the Visiting
Fulbright Scholar Program, scholars apply in their home country
for Fulbright awards. To determine if your home country participates
in the program, please contact your country's Fulbright
commission or the public affairs section of the U.S.
embassy. 
In 51 countries the Fulbright Program is administered
by binational commissions or foundations. Applications for Fulbright
awards are received by the commissions, and preliminary selections
are made by the commission board, with final approval by the presidentially
appointed J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the United
States. In approximately 90 countries, the competition is run
by the public affairs section of the U.S. embassy. In most countries,
there is a very stiff competition for awards, and priorities may
exist regarding disciplines, career level, type of activity, etc.
In many countries, particularly those with binational
commissions, scholars are expected to submit evidence that they
have identified a host affiliation in the United States as part
of the application process, well before an actual grant is awarded.
Scholars usually include a letter of invitation from the host
institution in their application materials.
In other instances, often in countries where the
competition is conducted by the public affairs section of the
U.S. embassy, scholars apply for awards and identify their specializations.
This information is used to determine placement at U.S. host institutions.
For these grantees, the Council for International Exchange of
Scholars (CIES) is active in confirming affiliations or arranging
placements based upon the scholar's interests and needs.
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