Fulbright Scholar Program

Fulbright Opportunities

The , including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Via the program, competitively-selected American citizens including students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists, and artists may receive scholarships or grants to study, conduct research, teach, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

The offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding.

The Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF) Program

The (OLF) provides funding for campuses to host , already in the United States, for short-term speaking engagements, at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education.

The OLF program is a great way to initiate involvement with Fulbright as it is a short-term award. The typical OLF visit is 2-5 days long, with the scholar completing guest lectures, cultural events, and other similar engagements on and off campus. The OLF award covers the scholar’s direct roundtrip airfare, a modest airport transit allowance, and a per diem meals and incidental expenses allowance. At the end of OLF, the Visiting Scholar returns to their home campus.

The Fulbright Scholar-In-Residence (S-I-R) Program

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program is a program to host an international scholar in the 2026-2027 academic year for a semester or full academic year to support campus internationalization goals. The Fulbright Program provides J-visa sponsorship, travel, and modest living stipends to scholars who enhance internationalization efforts at diverse U.S. institutions through:

  • Teaching courses
  • Curriculum development
  • Cross-campus activities
  • Developing exchange partnerships
  • Community engagement

The Fulbright-Hays Program

The awards grants to individual U.S. K-14 pre-teachers, teachers and administrators, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral faculty, as well as to U.S. institutions and organizations. The Program supports research and training efforts overseas, which focus on non-Western foreign languages and area studies. The Fulbright-Hays Program is funded by a Congressional appropriation to the U.S. Department of Education. The Fulbright-Hays Program is one of the few Fulbright Programs that supports group projects abroad. Program length varies from 3-12 months.

Interested in one of these opportunities? Contact one of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø's Fulbright Scholar Liaisons: