Enrolled Applicants

At-Large Applicants

Enrolled Applicants

If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you must apply through the Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) on your campus.

At Each Campus, The Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) Is Asked To:

• Provide information and guidance to U.S. students interested in applying for IIE-administered Fulbright awards for study, research, or teaching assistantships abroad.
• Convene a faculty committee to evaluate applications, interview candidates, and transmit applications electronically and in hard copy to IIE with written evaluations and ratings of each candidate.

• Each institution sets its own campus deadline for Fulbright applications, which will be earlier than the IIE deadline.
  
  
  • Consult the FPA to determine the deadline at your college or university.
  • Campus deadlines usually fall between mid-September and early October.

• Applicants must collect all supporting documents, e.g., foreign language report, references, transcripts, etc., and submit them with the hard copy application to their campus FPA.
  
  
  • Supporting documents must be received by the FPA in their original sealed envelopes with the signature or stamp of the individual or institution across the flap.
  • Applicants must also submit the application electronically in order to provide the FPA with access to it.
• FPAs will arrange for campus interviews of all Fulbright applicants from their campuses.

Upon completion of the campus interviews, the FPA will forward applications (electronically by October 20, 2008 and in hard copy by October 22, 2008) to the Institute of International Education.

At-Large Applicants

As An At-Large Applicant, You Must:

• Collect all supporting documents, e.g., foreign language report, references, transcripts, etc., and submit them with the hard copy application to IIE by the October 22, 2008 deadline.
• Send supporting documents to IIE in their original sealed envelopes with the signature or stamp of the individual or institution across the flap. All application materials must be sent to IIE in a single-application packet and received by the deadline indicated.
• Submit the application electronically in order to provide IIE with access to it.
• Should try to attend one of the U.S. Student Fulbright Guidance Sessions held between May and October at the Institute of International Education headquarters in New York or at one of the IIE Regional Centers.

Already Graduated?

Applicants who have already graduated may apply through their alma mater, provided the campus Fulbright Program Adviser (FPA) will accept applications from alumni. Fulbright Program Advisers are not obligated to work with alumni, but will often do so as a courtesy. Candidates should contact the Fulbright Program Adviser at their alma mater directly for his or her policy on working with alumni. If the FPA is agreeable, applicants should know they will need to meet the campus deadline, follow campus instructions for the submission of their applications and support documents, and also make themselves available for the campus interview.

If you have country-specific questions on the Fulbright Program that are not answered by the participating country summary, you should contact the relevant IIE Program Manager.

The deadline for submission of the online application is October 20, 2008.

The complete hard copy application packet must be received by IIE by October 22, 2008.