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Fulbright commissions and U.S. embassies

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

Grants for a master’s or a doctorate at a U.S. university, applied for in your home country Source 1.

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At a glance

Deadline
Deadline varies
Study in
United States
Level
Master’s, PhD and research
Fields
Any field
Language
English
Open to
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Who can apply

Eligibility, placement and selection vary widely by country Source 1. In general you live in the country that nominates you, hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree with a good record by the start, and show your English (TOEFL or IELTS) Source 1. U.S. citizens cannot apply, and programmes with clinical requirements, such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing, are excluded Source 1.

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What it covers

J-1 visa sponsorship, funding support, a health benefit plan and enrichment activities; about 4,000 grants are awarded each year Source 1.

How to apply

Apply to the Fulbright commission, foundation or U.S. embassy in your home country; AMIDEAST handles most of the Middle East and North Africa Source 1.

Documents the official page asks for

The official page does not list the documents: read the call. “Add to my applications” starts with our usual scholarship checklist, which you can change.

Deadlines by cycle

  1. Cycle: 2028/29 Deadline varies

    Each country sets its own deadline; ask the Fulbright office for your country Source 1.

Sources

Every fact on this page carries the number of its source. All are official pages, read on the date above.

  1. Source 1: Fulbright Foreign Student Program: how to apply foreign.fulbrightonline.org

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