Fulbright grant categories and programs are listed below.  Potential applicants should consult individual country pages for program availability and contact information.  Fulbright offers grants for Students, Scholars, Teachers, and Professionals.

Grants for Students 

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year. The Program also includes an important English Teaching Assistant component.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to conduct research and study in the United States. Some scholarships are renewed after the initial year of study.

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program provides opportunities for young English teachers from overseas to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American culture and society while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States. Website: http://www.flta.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

The International Fulbright Science and Technology Award is a new, internationally competed award for doctoral study at leading U.S. institutions in science, technology, and engineering. Website: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/scienceandtech.html

The Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships award up to 4 U.S. students the opportunity to study the power of music as a cultural force abroad.  Fellows conduct research for one academic year on projects of their own design about a chosen musical aspect. They share their experiences during their Fulbright year via video reports, blogs and podcasts.  Website: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_mtv.html

Grants for Scholars

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program sends American scholars abroad to lecture and/or conduct research for up to a year.

The Fulbright Specialists Program sends U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at overseas academic institutions for a period of 2 to 6 weeks.

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program and Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program bring foreign scholars to lecture and/or conduct post-doctoral research for up to a year at U.S. colleges and universities.

Grants for Teachers 

The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program supports one-to-one exchanges of teachers from K-12 schools and a small number of post-secondary institutions.

Website: http://www.fulbrightteacherexchange.org/

Grants for Professionals 

The Hubert H. Humphrey Program brings outstanding mid-career professionals from the developing world and societies in transition to the United States for one year. Fellows participate in a non-degree program of academic study and gain professional experience. Websites: http://exchanges.state.gov/globalexchanges/humphrey-fellowship.html and http://www.humphreyfellowship.org/.