Funded by the US State Department, Fulbright offers a variety of grants designed to promote American interests abroad through cultural exchange. The Fulbright US Student program has two primary sub-types: (1) ETA (English Teaching Assistant) grants, which place American students in English classrooms around the world, and (2) Study/Research grants, which fund research work across international borders.
Hunter campus (internal) deadline: September 1, 2020
Final (external) deadline: October 13, 2020
Institutional endorsement is required
While the following details apply to most Fulbright grants, we encourage you to examine the page of the country to which you’d like to apply; many have additional or country-specific details not captured in the below table.
ETA Grants |
Study/Research Grants |
|
Duration |
Academic year |
Academic year |
Grant amounts |
Living and board stipend that ranges based on local cost of living; differs according to country and its municipalities |
Living and board stipend that ranges based on local cost of living; differs according to country and its municipalities; sometimes includes small research allowance |
Annual award statistics* |
25% of applicants (1,189/4,791) receive ETA grants |
18% of applicants (806/4,520) receive Study/Research grants |
Eligibility |
Strictly US Citizens; recent college graduates |
Strictly US Citizens; recent college graduates and graduate students |
* An average of the last three application cycles for 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 award years. Since application and award numbers vary dramatically from country to country, we strongly advise applicants to visit and consult the data posted on the Fulbright website.
ETA Grants |
Study/Research Grants |
|
Personal Statement |
1-page single-spaced essay |
1-page single-spaced essay |
Affiliation Letter |
(none required) |
From chosen foreign supervisor or PI |
Statement of Grant purpose |
1-page single-spaced essay |
2-page single-spaced essay |
Foreign Language Form* |
Language preparation requirements vary by country and grant subtype |
Language preparation requirements vary by country and grant subtype |
Recommendations |
3 letters |
3 letters |
Portfolio of past work |
(none required) |
For Creative and Performing Arts Study/Research grants (e.g., 10 pages of fiction for creative writers; 15-20 images for photographers; video samples for dancers) |
Transcript(s) |
Transcripts of all post-secondary work (unofficial suitable for application) |
Transcripts of all post-secondary work, including undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate transcripts (unofficial suitable for application) |
Program website
https://us.fulbrightonline.org/
Past recipients
|
Year |
ETA |
Study/Research |
| Eleni Katechis, Taiwan
Maria Malizia, Italy Ardit Marku, South Korea Michael Mazzeo, Spain Marielle Ray, Argentina |
Victoria DiTomasso, Germany (Astronomy) | |
| Norine Chan, Taiwan
Robert Roth, Colombia John Wetmore, Spain |
Jane Breakell, Canada (Creative Writing) | |
| Karen Du, Taiwan
Lindsay Romano, Colombia Sean Werkheiser, Colombia |
Amanda Mancini, Madagascar (Anthropology)
Leanne Tory-Murphy, Italy (Sociology) |
|
|
2015 |
Bianca Malhotra, Turkey
Margaret Slavin, Jordan |
Hugo Genes, Brazil (Interdisciplinary Studies) |
| Ariela Hazan, Taiwan
Alyssa Marchetti, Taiwan Madina Wahab, Tajikistan Adam Wier, Colombia |
Eddie Grinman, Japan (Biology)
Erica Thomas, Spain (Business) |
|
|
2013 |
Noa Krawczyk, Brazil (Public Health)
Ivana Mellers, Chile (Anthropology) |
|
|
2012 |
Catherine Detrow, Germany
Ilirjan Gjonbalaj, Kosovo Patrick Lee, Macau Jordan Stockdale, Spain |
Marcin Wisniewski, Switzerland (Medicine Sciences) |
|
2011 |
Nadia Augustyniak, Sri Lanka
Maria Barbo, Spain Janie Thomas, Brazil |
|
|
2010 |
Maria Arettines, Cyprus | Heidi Exline, India (Economics)
Lauren Vriens, Bahrain (Economic Development) |
|
2009 |
Thomael Joannidis, Cyprus (Political Science)
Tonia Tiewul, Jamaica (Psychology) Matthew Willis, Austria (Interpretation/Translation) |
|
|
2008 |
Margaret Park, South Korea
Alex Rodriguez, |
|
|
2007 |
Aurora Almendral, Spain (Anthropology) | |
|
2006 |
Carla Minami, Germany
Sarah Osewalt, South Korea Erica Seppala, Spain |
Alice Arnold, Hong Kong (Filmmaking) |
|
2005 |
James Jackson, Argentina | Hollie Ecker, Italy (Art & Architectural History) |
|
2004 |
Brendan Buschman-Kelly, Germany | Catherine Demavivas, Thailand (Art & Architectural History) |
|
2002 |
Imran Chowdhury, Malawi (African Studies)
Trinh Nguyen, Vietnam (Southeast Asian Studies) |
|
|
2001 |
Melissa Chan, Germany | |
|
2000 |
Trina Bardusco, Spain (Ethnomusicology) | |
|
1998 |
Suzanne Pace, Turkey | |
|
1997 |
Thomas Kamerasevic, Germany | Dawn Bauer, Germany (Theology & Religion) |
|
1995 |
Monique Abrams, South Korea
Julide Gokcebay, Germany Judy Strassberg, Germany |
Paul Pfeiffer, Philippines (Sculpture) |
|
1993 |
Siochain Hughes, Germany (Sculpture) | |
|
1992 |
Michael Hariton, Germany | |
|
1991 |
Julia Butterfield-Huq, India (Anthropology)
Ruth Hardinger, Mexico (Painting and Printmaking) |
|
|
1990 |
Erica Herd, West Germany | |
|
1989 |
Paul Carty, West Germany | |
|
1986 |
Manuel Martin, Uruguay (Creative Writing) | |
|
1984 |
Stephen James, Italy (Sculpture) | |
|
1980 |
Marcia Lesser, Ecuador (International Relations) | |
|
1968 |
Glasio Sanchez, Ecuador (Anthropology)
Biruta Surmanis, Germany (Romance Languages and Literature) |
|
|
1967 |
M. Fernanda Gieffers, Italy | Marina Kanganis, France (French Language and Literature) |
|
1966 |
Thomas Noel, West Germany (Design)
Karen Smyley, France (Romance Languages and Literature) Tiana Toumayan, France (Romance Languages and Literature) |
|
|
1964 |
Amsemi Milkowski, Poland (Sculpture)
Lynne Van Voorhis, France (Romance Languages and Literature) |
|
|
1959 |
Harriet Brodey, Italy (History)
James Van Houten, West Germany (Music History) |
|
|
1953 |
Natalie Auerback, France (French Language and Literature) | |
|
1952 |
Sherrin Bernstein, France (Romance Languages and Literature)
Shirley Field, Austria (Voice) |
|
|
1951 |
Elvira Adorno, Italy (Literature)
Mona Laubheim, France (French Language and Literature) Dorothy Schauer, Italy (Voice) Mildred Spiewak, United Kingdom (Physics) |
|
|
1950 |
Marian Astuti, Italy (Classical Languages and Literature)
Grace Pearucci, Italy (Italian Language and Literature) Frances Schapiro, France (Romance Languages and Literature) |
|
|
1949 |
Katherine Chlopinski, France (Sociology)
Ruby Haykin, France (Literature) Josephine Mcgurk, Italy (Italian Language and Literature) Ruth Redding, United Kingdom (Economics) |
