United States citizens who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are eligible to apply.If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you will apply through that institution, even if you are not currently a resident there. Find the Fulbright Program Adviser on your campus.
If you are a U.S. citizen, will hold a bachelor’s degree by the award start date, and do not have a Ph.D. degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicants should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Candidates with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.
The Getting Started page will provide information on eligibility and next steps.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes applications in the creative and performing arts. Arts candidates for the U.S. Student Program should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Artists with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Creative & Performing Arts projects fall under the Study/Research grant category and are available in all countries where Study/Research grants are offered.
If you are a U.S. citizen and a professor or administrator at a U.S. institution and are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award, you will need to apply through fulbrightscholars.org.
To support your students in applying for a U.S. Student Program award, please connect with the Fulbright Program Adviser at your institution.
If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright Award to the United States, you will need to apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country. Find out more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program or Fulbright Foreign Student Program.
The Fulbright Application Deadline is Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5 pm Eastern Time and all Foreign Language Evaluations MUST be submitted through the Fulbright Online System by this time and date. No exceptions.
An applicant for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has requested that you complete the Foreign Language Evaluation (FLE) form to evaluate their language ability in a language other than English. If the applicant is a current or former student, you may complete this form based on the applicant’s record and performance in your language course(s), and/or, you may interview the applicant to determine their current proficiency in the language. If the applicant is not a current or former student, we advise you interview the applicant to determine their current proficiency in the selected language.
We ask that you comment on the applicant's present language competence in the specified language (not English) relative to their proposed project of study or research for the grant. The applicant should provide you with a summary of their Statement of Grant Purpose. In an interview, you may ask them to describe the grant project or program in the language being assessed.
You may refer to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for assessing language ability in determining the appropriate rating in each category.
Fulbright applicants register their language evaluator in the Fulbright Online Application System allowing them to complete the Foreign Language Evaluation form online so that it can be included with the applicant's online application. If you are not familiar with the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, please visit www.us.fulbrightonline.org. The most useful pages for language evaluators are the Application Components and the Award Description for the applicant’s proposed host country and specific award.
Follow the steps below allow you to submit the online Foreign Language Evaluation (FLE) Form:
Important Note: Only evaluations submitted via the Fulbright Online Application System will be accepted. If you encounter issues completing or submitting the Foreign Language Evaluation, please email fbstudentsupport@iie.org for assistance.
Early Campus Deadlines: The applicant will provide you with the date the recommendation is due. For currently enrolled applicants or alumni applying through their alma mater, this date will be earlier than the Fulbright national application deadline. FLEs submitted after the campus deadline may not be considered during the campus review process, but should still be submitted prior to the national deadline.