The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching and research awards in over 125 countries for the 2017-2018 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, independent scholars and many others.

This year, the Fulbright Scholar Program is offering over 95 awards in the field of Education. Opportunities include:

• Australia: Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Cultural Competence (The University of Sydney)
• Canada: Research Chairs in Education 
• Kosovo: All Disciplines
• Ghana: Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Computer Science, Education and Social Sciences
• Guyana: All Disciplines
• Maldives: All Disciplines
• Nepal: All Disciplines (Teaching/Research)
• Poland: Fulbright-University of Pécs Grant
• South Africa: Education, Social Sciences, Humanities, Professional Fields and the Arts
• Taiwan: Arts, Education, Humanities, Professional Fields and Social Sciences (Research)

For additional awards in the field of education, please visit our discipline highlights webpage. There you will find award highlights and examples of successful projects in education, as well as scholar testimonials which highlight the outcomes and benefits associated with completing a Fulbright Scholar grant.
For eligibility factors, detailed application guidelines and review criteria, please follow this link: http://cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program. You may also wish to explore our webinars or register with My Fulbright to receive exclusive program updates and application tips. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and the current competition will close on August 1, 2016.

Please contact Jennifer Bhiro at jbhiro@iie.org or reach any of our regional program staff for more information. We are happy to answer any questions you may have on applying.

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world.