Funding and Scholarships
Student Fulbright Information
Established in 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest exchange program in the United States providing students and young professionals with opportunities to pursue international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching in over 155 countries worldwide.
During their grant period, student Fulbrighters meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of their host country, sharing everyday experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing Fulbrighters the opportunity to gain an appreciation of others' viewpoints, cultural beliefs, lifestyles, and reasoning.
The program currently awards approximately 1,600 grants annually in all fields of study with Fulbright Student alumni present across an entire range of professions including heads of state, cabinet ministers, ambassadors, members of Congress, judges, heads of corporations, university presidents, journalists, artists, professors, and teachers. Bose Corporation founder Amar Bose, actor John Lithgow, composer Philip Glass, opera singer Renee Fleming, and economist Joseph Stiglitz are among notable former grantees.
Who Can Apply?
Recent Graduates
Graduating seniors and recent Bachelor's-degree recipients should have some undergraduate
preparation and/or direct work or internship experience related to the assignment
desired.
Master's and Doctoral Candidates
Graduate-level candidates must demonstrate the capacity for independent study or research,
together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the
countries to which they are applying.
Young professionals, including writers, creative and performing artists, journalists,
and those in law, business, and other professional fields. Competitive candidates who have up to 5 years of professional study and/or experience
in the field in which they are applying will be considered. Those with more than 5
years of experience should apply to the Council for International Exchange of Scholars in the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Competitive applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program will not have recent
extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially
in the country of application.
For general information on Fulbright and available opportunities, visit www.iie.org.
How to Apply
The Office of National Scholars at the University of South Florida facilitates all student Fulbright grants. Prospective applicants will need to meet with USF Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) Lauren Chambers before starting an application.
For information regarding applying at-large this application cycle or applying for next year's application cycle , please contact Ms. Chambers at lschumac@usf.edu.
The intent to apply deadline for the Fall 2023 application cycle will be early April 2023, and the campus deadline will be late July 2023.
Before beginning the application process for the Fulbright US Student program, interested students are expected to have thoroughly reviewed the Fulbright US Student program website. Prospective applicants should also carefully read the Country Summaries for their host countries of interest.
If you are an enrolled USF student, you MUST apply through the Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) and meet the campus deadline. As a recent USF graduate, you are still eligible to apply through USF. The process for recent graduates is the same as it is for enrolled students, and we offer the same services to alumni. Read more about the student Fulbright process on the site of the USF Office of National Scholars.
View the Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipient list>>