Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grant

Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Harvard University
Amount: Approximately US $2,000
Last Updated: May 31, 2025

Summary

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers U.S. citizens and graduating Harvard College seniors opportunities for international graduate study, research, and teaching in over 140 countries. With approximately 2,000 awards granted annually, the program covers transportation, living expenses, and health benefits. It promotes cultural exchange through direct interaction, allowing grantees to engage with local communities and gain diverse perspectives. For more details, applicants should consult the specific country summaries available on the Fulbright website.

Overview

General Information The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. During their tenure, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding. Program length, dates, and other characteristics vary by country. Please consult the country summary for details. These can be found at http://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries. Benefits: Approximately 2,000 awards are granted annually in all fields of study and in more than 140 countries worldwide. Awards cover round-trip transportation, room & board (based on the cost of living in the host country), incidental costs, and accident & sickness health benefits. In some countries, awards may also include book and research allowances, full or partial tuition, and language study programs.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligibility:Applicants must be U.S. citizens and graduating Harvard College seniors.College alumni not currently affiliated with a graduate institution must apply through the “At-Large” process which allows candidates to skip the institutional review process. At-Large applications are submitted directly through the Fulbright website by the October deadline. When prompted for a university affiliation, At-Large candidates should indicate that they have none.College alumni who are currently studying at a graduate institution must apply through that institution’s review process, and must adhere to any early deadlines established by that institution.

Ineligibility

Grants not available to:Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine