Pre-Departure Orientations

2024 Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule

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

The 2024 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.

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Africa, Sub-Saharan
CountriesDatesHosted Virtually by:
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cote d’Ivoire
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
July 15 – July 18, 2024Northeastern Illinois University
East Asia and the Pacific
Countries/ProgramsDatesHosted Virtually by:
ASEAN Research Program
Cambodia
Mongolia
Singapore
Vietnam
June 10 – June 13, 2024Colorado State University
Europe and Eurasia
CountriesDatesHosted Virtually by:
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Georgia
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
North Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia
June 24 – June 27, 2024Oregon State University
Middle East and North Africa
CountriesDatesHosted Virtually by:
Algeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Palestinian Territories (West Bank)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
July 8 – July 11, 2024Wayne State University
South and Central Asia
CountriesDatesHosted Virtually by:
Bhutan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Maldives
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
June 24 – June 27, 2024Arizona State University, Tempe
Western Hemisphere
CountriesDateHosted Virtually by:
Bahamas
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
Belize
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Paraguay
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
July 8 – July 11, 2023St. John’s University
Fulbright Global Scholar Award

 2023 Pre-Departure Orientation Recording

View PowerPoint of 2023 Pre-Departure Orientation

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

All candidates accepting awards for the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship program are required to attend a virtual pre-departure orientation. In addition, Fellows to Botswana, Cambodia, Fiji, Ghana, Rwanda, Timor-Leste and Vietnam will be required to attend a pre-departure orientation for their respective world region (see above for dates).

CountriesDatesHosted Virtually by:
Botswana
Cambodia
Colombia
Fiji
Mongolia
Peru
Rwanda
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024IIE and ECA