About Fulbright

The Fulbright Program offers grants to study, teach and conduct research for U.S. citizens to go abroad and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the United States.

What We Do

Through our unique international educational and cultural exchange programs, Fulbright’s diverse and dynamic network of scholars, alumni and global partners fosters mutual understanding between the United States and partner nations, shares knowledge across communities, and improves lives around the world.

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The Fulbright Program is active in more than 160 countries - explore our world with this interactive map.

Since its establishment in 1946 by Congress, the Fulbright Program has given more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

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“More than anything, this is the heart of the Fulbright Program: Finding common threads with people across cultures, languages, and ways of life.”
- Lindsey Liles, Fulbright ETA to Brazil